Björn (or Bjørn) Forslund (born 3 May 1972) is an entrepreneur and former Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Dinghy World Championships, winning two gold medals and ranked first in many national and international level sailing championships. He won the first Gold in 1995 - 'OK Dingy World Championship' in Felixstowe, UK and second in 1997 – 'OK Dingy World Championship' in Sønderbord, Denmark.
Biography Björn Forslund was born in Västervik, Sweden on 3 May 1972. After being born in Västervik he lived in Karlskrona and Gothenburg, and later moved to Majorca in Spain. And since 1998 he lives in Oslo Norway.
In 1993 Bjorn participated in ‘OK Dinghy World Championship’ held in Puck, Polen and finished it at rank eight. In 1994 he has participated in ‘Europe Dinghy Championship’ in La Rochelle in France and finished at rank thirty-two. During year 1995 he has competed in two ‘Europe Dinghy World Championships’, the World Championship competitions held in Auckland in New Zealand and the European Championship held in Malmö in Sweden and in both he finished at rank sixteen.
In year 1995, he won his first gold medal by competing in ‘OK Dinghy World Championship’ held in Fleixstowe, UK. In 1996 he has participated in ‘Europe Dingy World Championship’ and finished at rank eight. Next year in 1997, he has participated in ‘OK Dinghy Swedish Championship’ in Båstad, Sweden and finished it at rank one. During this year he has won his second gold medal in ‘OK Dinghy World Championship’ held in Sønderborg, Denmark and continued participating in various national and international level sailing championships in consecutive years until 2013.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Sailing Class 1993 World Championship Puck, Polen 8 OK Dingy 1994 World Championship La Rochelle, France 32 Europe Dinghy 1995 World Championship Auckland, New Zealand 16 Europe Dingy 1995 European Championship Malmo, Sweden 16 Europe Dingy 1995 World Championship Felixstowe, UK 1 OK Dinghy 1996 World Championship Mallorca, Spain 8 Europe Dingy 1997 Swedish Champion Båstad, Sweden 1 OK Dinghy 1997 World Championship Sønderbord, Denmark 1 OK Dinghy 1998 Norwegian Championship Bergen, Norway 2 SNIPE 2000 Norwegian Championship Arendal, Norway 2 Melges 24 2000 European Championship Åsgårdstrand, Norway 3 SNIPE 2000 Norwegian Championship Vestfjorden, Norway 2 SNIPE 2002 Swedish Champion Motala, Sweden 1 SNIPE 2002 Norwegian Championship Stavanger, Norway 1 SNIPE 2002 European Championship Anzio, Italy 6 SNIPE 2003 Colombian Championship Bogota, Colombia 1 SNIPE 2006 Norwegian Championship Oslo, Norway 8 Express 2006 Norwegian Championship Oslo, Norway 3 Express 2007 Norwegian Championship Ran, Norway 1 Express 2008 WATSKI SKAGERRAK TWOSTAR 2008 Hankø, Norway 1 Elan 37 2008 Hollænder Seilasen Son, Norway 1 Elan 37 2009 OneStar Hankø, Norway 1 Elan 37 2009 Oslofjorden Rundt Asker, Norway 1 Elan 37 2010 Seilmakeren Doublehanded Askøy Norway 2 Elan 37 2012 Seilmakeren Doublehanded Askøy Norway 2 Elan 37 2012 Bohusracet Uddevalla, Sweden 6 Kracer 40 2012 Watski Skagerrak TwoStar Hankø, Norway 1 Kracer 40 2012 Årets Shorthandedseiler Various, Norway 1 Kracer 40 2013 Bohusracet Uddevalla, Sweden 4 Elan 37 2013 Seilmakeren Doublehanded Askøy, Norway 1 Elan 37 2020 NM I Shorthanded Nesodden, Norway 1 Express
Work As of May 2020 He is today the CEO & Founder of House of Martech, MainBrainer, and Loyalty Communication. In his past, he has been CEO, CTO, chairman of the board, board member, and Founder/ co-founder in TargetEveryOne AB (publ), Ironroad AB (Publ), XIB Group, Yamanu Group, Lev enkelt, Forslund invest, Communicate Norge, Frontec Norge, and Frontec.
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