Tor Arneberg Explained

Tor Birger Arneberg (4 September 1928 – 23 September 2015)[1] was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Oslo. He received a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Johan Ferner, Erik Heiberg, Finn Ferner and Carl Mortensen.[2] He was an all-American ski jumper at Dartmouth College. He has been married to wife Jean for more than 50 years, and they have three daughters, Elisabeth, Marianne and Karin. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School. He was on the board of directors of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/09/28/eight-bells-tor-birger-arneberg/ Tor Arneberg's obituary
  2. Web site: 1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20070827110540/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=YAT . 2007-08-27 . databaseOlympics.com . 31 May 2008.