Clas Thunberg

Clas Thunberg
Personal information
Born(1893-04-05)5 April 1893
Helsinki, Finland
Died28 April 1973(1973-04-28) (aged 80)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1924 Chamonix 1500 m
1924 Chamonix 5000 m
1924 Chamonix Allround
1924 Chamonix 10000 m
1924 Chamonix 500 m
1928 St. Moritz 500 m
1928 St. Moritz 1500 m
World Allround Championships
1922 Kristiania Allround
1923 Stockholm Allround
1925 Oslo Allround
1927 Tampere Allround
1928 Davos Allround
1929 Oslo Allround
1931 Helsinki Allround
European Championships
1922 Helsinki Allround
1923 Hamar Allround
1924 Kristiania Allround
1927 Stockholm Allround
1928 Oslo Allround
1929 Davos Allround
1931 Stockholm Allround
1932 Davos Allround

Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893 – 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 (along with a silver and a bronze medal) and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz. He was the most successful athlete at both of these Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1928 Winter Olympics with Johan Grøttumsbraaten of Norway. No other athlete ever won such a high fraction of all Olympic events at a single Games. He was born and died in Helsinki.