Mikael Örn

Swedish swimmer
Mikael Örn
Personal information
Full nameMikael Gustaf Örn
NationalitySwedish
Born (1961-11-29) 29 November 1961 (age 62)
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubKristianstads SLS
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle

Mikael Gustaf Örn (born 29 November 1961) is a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer whose notability, during the 1980s, stems from winning a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles.

A native of the southwestern coastal city of Gothenburg, the nation's second-largest and the capital of Västra Götaland County, Mikael Örn, who is 195 cm tall [6 ft. 5 in.], competed in the medal-winning 4 × 100 m freestyle relay along with teammates Thomas Lejdström, Bengt Baron and Per Johansson.[1] His best individual result at the 1984 Olympics was 16th place in men's 200 m individual medley.[2]

Clubs

  • Kristianstads SLS

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Mikael Örn". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-06-25.

External links

  • Mikael Örn at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)



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