Hasse Börjes
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| ||
| Men’s Speed skating | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Sapporo | 500 m |
Hasse Börjes (born January 25, 1948 in Rättvik) is a Swedish speed skater, Olympic silver medalist and former world record holder in the 500m.
At the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo Börjes was silver medalist on the 500 meter.[1]
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).[2]
World records
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 0.38,9 | January 18, 1970 |  Davos |
| 500 m | 0.38,87 | January 25, 1970 |  Medeo |
| 500 m | 0.38,46 | March 8, 1970 |  Inzell |
| Sprint combination | 163.300 | December 12, 1971 |  Kongsberg |
| 500 m | 0.38,0 | March 4, 1972 | Inzell |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
References
- ↑ "1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan – Speed Skating" (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- ↑ Historical World Records – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- ↑ "Hasse Börjes". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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