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Finland’s Clas Thunberg was one of the first internationally dominant speed skaters. His record of five Olympic gold medals in speed skating for men was equaled by Eric Heiden in 1980, who did it in one Olympics, but it has never been bettered.

In 1924 he won the 1,500, 5,000 and the combined event, placed second in the 10K and third in the 500. Four years later, he won the 500 and defended his 1,500 crown.

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Further Olympic honors seemed certain at the 1932 Games but, like several leading European skaters, he refused to compete at Lake Placid as a protest against the mass-start style of racing. An unusual character, he was fiercely proud of his competitive record and was always slightly upset at not being accorded the same honors in Finland as his countryman, the legendary runner Paavo Nurmi.

Thunberg made his World All-around Championship début in 1922 at the age of 28 and his final appearance was in 1935, aged 42. During this period he missed three Championships (1926, 1930, 1935)