Kjetil Borch

Kjetil Borch (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian rower. His career highlights include finishing third at the 2009 World Rowing U23 Championships with Truls Albert in bow seat. Together with Nils Jakob Hoff he was fourth in the double sculls event at the 2010 World Rowing Championships and gold at the 2013 World Rowing Championships.

Kjetil Borch
Borch (right) with Olaf Tufte in 2016
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1990-02-14) 14 February 1990
Tønsberg, Norway
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportRowing
Event(s)Single sculls
ClubHorten RK
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroDouble sculls
World Championships
2013 ChungjuDouble sculls
2018 PlovdivSingle sculls
2019 OttensheimSingle sculls
European Championships
2018 GlasgowSingle sculls
2020 PoznanSingle sculls
2012 VareseDouble sculls
2013 SevilleDouble sculls

Borch and Olaf Tufte won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Borch won the gold medal in the men's single sculls at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and bronze in 2012, 2013 and 2020.[1]

He began rowing in 2001, before taking a break and then starting again in 2004.[2]

References
  1. "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. "Kjetil BORCH". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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