Toonberg, Klas

Arnold Klas Robert Thunberg ( Swede. Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg ; April 5, 1893 , Helsingfors , Grand Duchy of Finland - April 28, 1973 , Helsinki , Finland ) - Finnish speed skater, multiple world champion (1923, 1925, 1928, 1929 and 1931), five-time Olympic champion (1924 and 1928), multiple European champion . Multiple world record holder. The first three-time winter Olympic champion in history.

Klas Thunberg
general information
Full name	Swede. Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg
Citizenship	Finland
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Date of death
Place of death
Personal records
500 meters	42.6
1000 meters	1.27.4
1500 meters	2.18,1
3000 meters	5.00,6
5000 meters	8.32,6
10,000 meters	17.34,8
Medals
Olympic Games Bronze Chamonix 1924 500 m Gold Chamonix 1924 1500 m Gold Chamonix 1924 5000 m Silver Chamonix 1924 10,000 m Gold Chamonix 1924 classic all-around Gold St. Moritz 1928 500 m Gold St. Moritz 1928 1500 m

Klas Thunberg started speed skating at the age of 18. At 28, he won the first title - European champion and for 10 years showed outstanding results. During his career he set four world records:

Distance	Time	date	Rink
500 m	42.8	January 19, 1929	Davos
1000 m	1: 28.4	January 11, 1930	Davos
500 m	42.6	January 13, 1931	St. Moritz
3000 m	5: 19.2	January 8, 1932	Davos

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com ^[2]