Kjetil Borch (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian representative rower. He is a three-time Olympian, a two-time Olympic medallist and a two-time world champion. He competed in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games.
Rowing career
Born in Tønsberg, Norway Borch began rowing in 2001, before taking a break and then starting again in 2004.[1] He rows from the Horten Roklubb on the Oslofjord near Tonsberg. Borch made his national representative debut for Norway in a quad scull at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Beijing in 2007[1] and then rowed in a double scull at 2008 World Junior Championships.[1] In 2009 he finished third in the double scull at the World Rowing U23 Championships with Truls Albert in bow seat.
Borch rowed on with Tufte in 2017 and they placed fifth at the 2017 World Rowing Championships[1] but in 2018 he moved into the single scull. He won gold at the 2018 European Championships and a month later won his second world championship title in the men's single sculls at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[1] He took bronze in the single at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and the 2020 European Championships.[1] He qualified the single scull for Norway for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics based on 2019 performances, was selected to represent in that boat and won the silver medal at those delayed Olympics.[1]