Thyra Boldsen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameThyra Valborg•Boldsen
Used nameThyra•Boldsen
Born2 January 1884 in Stavnsholt, Farum, Furesø, Hovedstaden (DEN)
Died22 September 1968 in Monrovia, California (USA)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Thyra Boldsen had her greatest success as a sculptor in the United States. She studied in Paris and Copenhagen and traveled to the USA in the 1920s for the first time after having undertaken extensive travels through Europe. In the US, she created busts of famous personalities such as the aviator Charles Lindbergh and the Japanese dancer Mitshio Ito.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions DEN Thyra Boldsen
Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) AC
Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) AC

Olympic family relations