Pål Børnick (born 3 November 1955) is a Norwegian competition

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and twice World Champion. He received a silver medal in lightweight coxless fours at the 1976

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in Villach, Austria. The team consisted of

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, Per Arvid Steen, Ivar Sølberg and Børnick. Børnick won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the

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, together with Arne Gilje. While the main championship was held in

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, New Zealand, the lightweight championship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Gilje and Børnick won a second gold medal at the 1979 World Championships in

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, Yugoslavia. He resides at

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1955 births Living people Norwegian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway {{Norway-rowing-bio-stub