Björn Bernt Ewald Ferm (born 10 August 1944) is a Swedish

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

. He competed at the

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and won an individual gold medal in 1968. In 1968, his team finished third but was stripped of the bronze medal after one member failed a drug test (for alcohol). Ferm won two individual bronze medals at world championships, in 1967 and 1969. Nationally he collected 12 titles that included one in

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

fencing and 11 in modern pentathlon, five individual and six with a team. After retiring from competitions he became an Asia-based businessman, and as of 2009 headed a company exporting

ink cartridge An ink cartridge or inkjet cartridge is a component of an inkjet printer that contains ink to be deposited onto paper during printing. It consists of one or more ink reservoirs and can include Inkjet printer#Underlying business model, electronic ...

s and

toner Toner may refer to: * Toner (printing), a powder mixture used in laser printers and photocopiers * Toner (skin care), a water-based lotion, tonic, or wash designed to cleanse the skin in preparation for other skincare products * Hair toner, produ ...

References

1944 births Living people Swedish male modern pentathletes Swedish male épée fencers Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jönköping 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub