Bertil "Bo" Bothén (14 July 1892 – 23 March 1966) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Marga'' which finished fourth in the 10 metre class competition at those Olympic Games. Bothén was born in

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

, Sweden, on 14 July 1892 and was the elder brother to

Björn Bothén Björn Bothén (26 April 1893 – 19 August 1955) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Marga'' which finished fourth in the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 me ...

, a fellow ''Marga'' crew member. Bo Bothén died on 23 March 1966 in Gothenburg at the age of 73.

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* * 1892 births 1966 deaths Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub