Björn Borg (14 November 1919 – 13 April 2009) was a Swedish swimmer. He competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

in the 4 × 200 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke and finished eighth in the relay. He won the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the

1938 European Aquatics Championships The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6–13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Water polo See also *List of ...

and was awarded the

Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal (, but usually simply called ''Bragdguldet'', "The Feat Gold") is an annual award "for the most significant Sweden, Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury led by the Swedish morning ...

the same year. In 1959, Borg moved to Switzerland, where he worked as a businessman. He died in Zurich aged 89.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Borg, Bjorn 1919 births 2009 deaths Swedish male freestyle swimmers Swedish male backstroke swimmers Male long-distance swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century Swedish people Norrköpings KK swimmers 20th-century Swedish sportsmen