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| Born | (1948-01-25)25 January 1948 (age 77) Rättvik, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
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Hasse Börjes (born 25 January 1948) is aSwedishspeed skater, Olympic silver medalist and former world record holder in the 500 m.
Born inRättvik, at the1972 Olympics inSapporo 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 theworld 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]
| 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]
