Björn Ferm

Swedish modern pentathlete

Björn Ferm

Björn Ferm at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico

Personal information
Born|  (1944-08-10) 10 August 1944 (age 80)
Jönköping, Sweden
Height| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport| Modern pentathlon, fencing
Club| A6 IF, Jönköping

Medal record

Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
| 1968 Mexico City | Individual
World Championships
| 1967 Jönköping | Team
| 1967 Jönköping | Individual
| 1969 Budapest | Individual

Björn Bernt Ewald Ferm (born 10 August 1944) is a Swedish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won an individual gold medal in 1968.[1] In 1968, his team finished third but was stripped of the bronze medal after one member failed a drug test (for alcohol).[2]

Ferm won two individual bronze medals at world championships, in 1967 and 1969. Nationally he collected 12 titles that included one in épée fencing and 11 in modern pentathlon, five individual and six with a team. After retiring from competitions he became an Asia-based businessman, and as of 2009 headed of a company exporting ink cartridges and toners.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Björn Ferm Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
2. ^ "Modern Pentathlon at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Team". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
3. ^ Björn Ferm. Swedish Olympic Committee

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Olympic Champions in Men's Modern Pentathlon

* 1912:  Gösta Lilliehöök (SWE)
* 1920:  Gustaf Dyrssen (SWE)
* 1924:  Bo Lindman (SWE)
* 1928:  Sven Thofelt (SWE)
* 1932:  Johan Oxenstierna (SWE)
* 1936:  Gotthard Handrick (GER)
* 1948:  William Grut (SWE)
* 1952:  Lars Hall (SWE)
* 1956:  Lars Hall (SWE)
* 1960:  Ferenc Németh (HUN)
* 1964:  Ferenc Török (HUN)
* 1968:  Björn Ferm (SWE)
* 1972:  András Balczó (HUN)
* 1976:  Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL)
* 1980:  Anatoli Starostin (URS)
* 1984:  Daniele Masala (ITA)
* 1988:  János Martinek (HUN)
* 1992:  Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek (POL)
* 1996:  Alexander Parygin (KAZ)
* 2000:  Dmitri Svatkovskiy (RUS)
* 2004:  Andrey Moiseyev (RUS)
* 2008:  Andrey Moiseyev (RUS)
* 2012:  David Svoboda (CZE)
* 2016:  Aleksander Lesun (RUS)
* 2020:  Joe Choong (GBR)
* 2024:  Ahmed El-Gendy (EGY)

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