Mikael Örn
Swedish swimmer
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Mikael Gustaf Örn (born 29 November 1961) is a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer who competed for Arizona State University, and represented Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles, winning a bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.[1]
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| Full name | Mikael Gustaf Örn | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kristianstads SLS | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ron Johnson | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arizona State
Orn attended and swam for Arizona State University under Hall of Fame Coach Ron Johnson, graduating in 1984 with a degree in Computer Engineering. At Arizona State, he was the 1984 Athlete of the Year, and was an NCAA Champion at 200-yards in 1983. A noteworthy student, he graduated with a 3.43 grade point average, and was an academic All American in two years. After graduating Arizona State, he was the recipient of an NCAA post-graduate scholarship.[2]
1984 Olympic bronze
A native of the southwestern coastal city of Gothenburg, the nation's second-largest and the capital of Västra Götaland County, Mikael Örn, who is 195 cm tall [6 ft. 5 in.], competed in the medal-winning 4 × 100 m freestyle relay along with teammates Thomas Lejdström, Bengt Baron and Per Johansson.[1] His best individual result at the 1984 Olympics was 16th place in men's 200 m individual medley.[3]
