Kjetil Borch
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1990 Tønsberg, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Single sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Horten RK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjetil Borch (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian rower. He is a two-time Olympic medallist and won the silver medal in the single sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Borch is also a two-time world champion (2013, 2018) and a European champion (2018). He is a four-time Olympian and competed at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Rowing career
[edit]Borch began rowing in 2001, before taking a break to play handball and train kickboxing, and then later returned to rowing.[1] He made his international debut for Norway in the quad scull at the World Junior Championships in Beijing in 2007 and later switched to the double scull with Bjørn Jostein Singstad for the 2008 World Junior Championships in Ottensheim.[1][2] In 2009, Borch won the bronze medal in the double sculls at the World U23 Championships in Račice with Truls Albert in bow seat.[3][4] In 2010, Borch became part of the Norwegian senior men's squad and partnered with Nils Jakob Hoff.[5] The pair placed fourth in the double sculls event at the 2010 World Championships in Cambridge and won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships in Varese.[1]
Borch made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished in overall seventh place in the men's double sculls with Hoff.[6] The pair won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships in Seville and the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Chungju.[1] After placing tenth at the 2014 World Championships and twelfth at the 2015 World Championships with Hoff, Borch partnered with two-time Olympic champion Olaf Tufte in 2016.[7] The duo won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[8]
After placing fifth at the 2017 World Championships, Borch moved into the single scull in 2018. That same year, he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Glasgow and the World Championships in Plovdiv.[9][10] Borch won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships and the 2020 European Championships.[11][12] He was selected to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the men's single sculls in Tokyo.[13][14]
Borch placed fifth in the men's single sculls at the 2022 World Championships. He competed in the men's double sculls with Martin Helseth at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where the pair finished in overall tenth place.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kjetil Borch Interview". World Rowing. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "– Sølv er intet nederlag" [– Silver is no defeat]. Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 26 July 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "World Best Times fall during under 23 finals". World Rowing. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Norsk bronse i U23-VM" [Norwegian bronze at the U23 World Championships]. Adressa (in Norwegian Bokmål). 26 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Tufte fryder seg over nye stjerneskudd". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 18 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Tomasgard, Jørn-Arne (2 August 2012). "Utklasset konkurrentene i B-finalen" [Outclassed competitors in the Final B]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Skjerdingstad, Anders (12 August 2016). "Borch om sin vrakede makker: – Han var langt nede". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Rowing - 15 countries score medals on first day of Rio Olympic finals". World Rowing. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Skjellum, Hanne; Bårtvedt, Hans Henrik (5 August 2018). "Borchs ekstreme melkesyre: Mister hørsel og syn etter maksløp" [Borch's extreme lactic acid: Lost hearing and vision after max race]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Murtnes, Sindre (16 September 2018). "Borch tok overlegent VM-gull" [Borch took superior World Championships gold]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 qualifiers and new World Champions at 2019 World Rowing Championships". World Rowing. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Borch tok EM-bronse i dramatisk finale" [Borch took European Championships bronze in dramatic final]. Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Blistering speed and surprise results for final day of finals at Tokyo Olympic rowing regatta". World Rowing. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Blystad, Truls Hovelstuen; Anja, Borg (30 July 2021). "Sterkt OL-sølv til Kjetil Borch: - En ære å avslutte med en medalje for laget" [Strong Olympics silver to Kjetil Borch: - An honor to finish with a medal for the team]. TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Borch og Helseth på fjerdeplass i B-finalen i OL – tiendeplass totalt i dobbeltsculler" [Borch and Helseth in fourth place in the Final B in the Olympics – overall tenth place in the double sculls]. Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Double Sculls - Final B results" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kjetil Borch at World Rowing
- Kjetil Borch at Olympics.com
- Kjetil Borch at Olympedia (archive)
- Kjetil Borch at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Norwegian male rowers
- Sportspeople from Tønsberg
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Norway
- Olympic rowers for Norway
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen