Thorvald Wilhelmsen (14 February 1912 – 13 September 1996) was a

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long-distance runner who specialized in the

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. He represented the club Grue-Finnskog IL. He never participated in the

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, but finished seventh at the 1946 European Championships at

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in a personal best time of 31:20.8 minutes. This remained his career best time. He became Norwegian champion in 1946,Norwegian championships in 10,000 metres
but his career was interrupted by World War II in Norway from 1940-1945.

References

1912 births 1996 deaths Norwegian male long-distance runners {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub