Hasse Börjes (born 25 January 1948) is a
Swedish
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speed skater
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, Olympic silver medalist and former world record holder in the 500 m.
Born in
Rättvik
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, at the
1972 Olympics in
Sapporo
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Börjes was silver medalist at the 500 meter speed skating event.
["1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan – Speed Skating"]
(Retrieved on April 9, 2008) During those games he also was the Swedish flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.
Hasse Börjes improved the
world record on 500m three times in 1970 (38.9 seconds, 38.87, and 38.46 seconds), and equaled the then record in 1972 (38.0 seconds).
[Historical World Records]
– ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[
]
References
External links
Hasse Börjes at SpeedSkatingStats.com*
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1948 births
Living people
People from Rättvik Municipality
Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters of Sweden
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in speed skating
World record setters in speed skating
Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Swedish male speed skaters
Sportspeople from Dalarna County
20th-century Swedish people