| Kjetil Borch | |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Tønsberg, Norway |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Weight: | 95 kg |
| Country: | Norway |
| Sport: | Rowing |
| Event: | Single sculls |
| Club: | Horten RK |
Kjetil Borch (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian rower. He is a four-time Olympian, a two-time Olympic medallist (2016, 2016) and a two-time world champion (2013, 2018). Borch competed in the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Born in Tønsberg, Borch began rowing in 2001, before taking a break and then starting again in 2004.[1] He rows for Horten Roklubb in the Oslofjord near Tønsberg. Borch made his national representative debut for Norway in a quad scull at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Beijing in 2007 and then rowed in a double scull at 2008 World Junior Championships. In 2009, he finished third in the double scull at the World Rowing U23 Championships with Truls Albert in bow seat.
In 2010, Borch became part of the Norwegian senior men's squad and teamed up with Nils Jakob Hoff. They placed fourth in the double sculls event at the 2010 World Rowing Championships. The duo continued together throughout 2011 and 2012, finishing in overall seventh place at the 2012 London Olympics and winning the gold medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju.
After a tenth placing with Hoff at the 2014 World Championships and a twelfth placing at the 2015 World Championships, Borch paired up with five-time Olympian Olaf Tufte who was vying for his sixth Olympic Game. The pair qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics at the final European qualification regatta and won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls in Rio de Janeiro.
After placing fifth at the 2017 World Rowing 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. Borch earned the bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and the 2020 European Championships. He was selected to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the men's single sculls in Tokyo.
Borch represented Norway in the men's single scull at the 2022 World Rowing Championships and qualified through to the A Final. He represented Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's double sculls with Martin Helseth.[2]