Bjørn Bergvall (born 13 February 1939) is a retired Norwegian sailor, born in Oslo. He won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1960 Olympics, together with Peder Lunde Jr.[1] He placed fourth at the 1962 Flying Dutchman World Championship.[2]

Bjørn Bergvall
Lunde and Bergvall (right) in 1960
Personal information
Born (1939-02-13) 13 February 1939 (age 85)
Oslo, Norway
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
Sailing career
ClubRoyal Norwegian Yacht Club
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Flying Dutchman

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bjørn Bergvall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Bjorn Bergvall". members.sailing.org/. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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