Hasse Börjes (born 25 January 1948) is a Swedish speed skater, Olympic silver medalist and former world record holder in the 500 m.
 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1948 Rättvik, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Born in Rättvik, at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo Börjes was silver medalist at the 500 meter speed skating event.[1] During those games he also was the Swedish flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
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).[3]
World records edit
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 0.38,9 | 18 January 1970 |  Davos
|
| 500 m | 0.38,87 | 25 January 1970 |  Medeo
|
| 500 m | 0.38,46 | 8 March 1970 |  Inzell
|
| Sprint combination | 163.300 | 12 December 1971 |  Kongsberg
|
| 500 m | 0.38,0 | 4 March 1972 | Inzell
|
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
References edit
- ^ "1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan – Speed Skating" Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- ^ "Fakta: Tidigare svenska fanbärare" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Historical World Records Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- ^ "Hasse Börjes". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links edit
- Hasse Börjes at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Hasse Börjes in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Hasse Börjes at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Hasse Börjes at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Hasse Börjes at Olympedia
- Hasse Börjes at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
