Sven Gustav Thorell (18 February 1888 – 29 April 1974) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

who competed in the mixed one-person

dinghy A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor. Some are rigged for sailing but they differ from sailing dinghies, which ...

event at the

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and

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

. He won the gold medal in 1928 and finished ninth in 1932. In 1933–34 Thorell was president of the Swedish Canoe Federation.

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1888 births 1974 deaths Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Sweden Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy Sailors at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Snowbird Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Stockholms Segelsällskap sailors Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub