Björn Ferm Explained

Björn Ferm
Birth Date:10 August 1944
Birth Place:Jönköping, Sweden
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:72kg (159lb)
Sport:Modern pentathlon, fencing
Club:A6 IF, Jönköping
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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. In 1968, his team finished third but was stripped of the bronze medal after one member failed a drug test (for alcohol).[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Modern Pentathlon at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/MOP/mens-team.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 6 April 2014.