Per Thorén

Per Ludvig Julius Thorén (26 January 1885 – 5 January 1962) was a Swedish figure skater in the early 20th century who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. In Europe, the half loop jump, a variation of the loop jump, was often referred to as the Thorén jump.[1][2][3]

Per Thorén
Thorén in 1909
Personal information
Country represented	Sweden
Born	28 January 1885 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	5 January 1962 (aged 76) Stockholm, Sweden
Skating club	SASK, Stockholm
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1908 London Singles World Championships 1909 Stockholm Singles 1905 Stockholm Singles European Championships 1911 St. Petersburg Singles 1910 Berlin Singles 1909 Budapest Singles 1906 Davos Singles

Results

Event	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911
Winter Olympics					3rd
World Championships		3rd	5th	4th		2nd	4th
European Championships			3rd	4th		3rd	3rd	1st
Swedish Championships	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd

References

1. Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. James R.Hines. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5
2. Per Thorén. sports-reference.com
3. Per Thorén. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

• Per Thorén at Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
• Per Thorén at Olympedia