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]
 Lunde and Bergvall (right) in 1960 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 February 1939 Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Norwegian Yacht Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bjorn Bergvall". members.sailing.org/. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
External links
edit- Bjørn Bergvall at World Sailing (archived)
- Bjørn Bergvall at Olympics.com
- Bjørn Bergvall at Olympedia
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