Hasse Börjes (born 25 January 1948) is a Swedish speed skater, Olympic silver medalist and former world record holder in the 500 m.
Born in Rättvik, at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo Börjes was silver medalist at the 500 meter speed skating event."1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan – Speed Skating" (Retrieved on April 9, 2008) During those games he also was the Swedish flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.
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).Historical World Records – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
World records DisciplineTimeDateLocation500 m0.38,918 January 1970 Davos500 m0.38,8725 January 1970 Medeo500 m0.38,468 March 1970 InzellSprint combination163.30012 December 1971 Kongsberg500 m0.38,04 March 1972 Inzell
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
References
External links Hasse Börjes at SpeedSkatingStats.com