Lars Thörn
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Lars Einar Vilhelm Thörn (26 September 1904 – 9 October 1990) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Full name | Lars Einar Vilhelm Thörn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 September 1904 (1904-09-26) Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 October 1990 (1990-10-10) (aged 86) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1956 he won the gold medal as part of the Swedish boat Rush V in the 5.5 metre class event. Eight years later he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII in the 5.5 metre class event.[1][2]