title: Thor Thorvaldsen
text: # Thor Thorvaldsen
  
  Thor Thorvaldsen (31 May 1909 – 30 June 1987) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Bamble and died in Bærum. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as helmsman on the boat Pan.
  
  He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he again received a gold medal with Pan.
  
  