Jump to content

Torbjörn Thoresson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torbjörn Thoresson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Mechelen K-4 10000 m

Nils Torbjörn Thoresson (born December 29, 1959) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early to mid-1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen.

Thoresson also finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Thoresson went on spending his professional career as a Fire Fighter and retired 2019. Not to settle down in retirement but to continue working as a PE-teacher. He lives a quiet family life and still enjoys canoeing.

References

[edit]