Kjetil Borch (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian rower. He is a two-time Olympic medallist and won the silver medal in the single sculls at the

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and the bronze medal in the double sculls at the

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. Borch is also a two-time world champion (

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) and a European champion (

). He is a four-time Olympian and competed at the

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, and

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Rowing career

Borch began rowing in 2001, before taking a break to play handball and train kickboxing, and then later returned to rowing. He made his international debut for Norway in the quad scull at the World Junior Championships in

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in 2007 and later switched to the double scull with Bjørn Jostein Singstad for the 2008 World Junior Championships in

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. In 2009, Borch won the bronze medal in the double sculls at the World U23 Championships in Račice with Truls Albert in bow seat. In 2010, Borch became part of the Norwegian senior men's squad and partnered with Nils Jakob Hoff. The pair placed fourth in the

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s event at the 2010 World Championships in

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and won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships in

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. Borch made his Olympic debut at the

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, where he finished in overall seventh place in the men's double sculls with Hoff. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships in

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and the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in

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. After placing tenth at the 2014 World Championships and twelfth at the 2015 World Championships with Hoff, Borch partnered with two-time Olympic champion Olaf Tufte in 2016. The duo won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls at the

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. After placing fifth at the 2017 World Championships, Borch moved into the

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in 2018. That same year, he won the gold medal at the

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and the

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. Borch won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships and the 2020 European Championships. He was selected to represent Norway at the

and won the silver medal in the men's single sculls in

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. Borch placed fifth in the men's single sculls at the 2022 World Championships. He competed in the men's double sculls with Martin Helseth at the

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, where the pair finished in overall tenth place.

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