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Ever since he broke into the professional circuit back in 1986, Björn has been considered a true hero among his fellow windsurfers In a career spanning more than two decades, he dominated his sport from the late 80s and throughout the 90s. Björn has broken the world speed sailing record no fewer than seven times, the Nautical mile speed record four times, the 500m Open Ocean speed record twice and the 250m speed record.

He has also won the PWA Overall world champion title a record of 12 times in as many years. Björn held the Race world champion title from 1988-1999, was Wave world champion seven times, the Freestyle world champion of 1998 and the Speed world champion in 1994. A total of 105 PWA titles makes him the most successful windsurfer of his time, and establishes him as a true sensation in the world of professional sport.

Crowned the winner of the Speed Classic 2010, Björn beat French contenders Benoît Moussilmani and Cedric Bordes in what was described as a "pretty hard race". The wind reached speeds of 40-50 knots offshore on the first day of the race, dropping to around 30 knots on day two with waves a couple of metres high to really test the skill of the athletes. The 'champion of champions' also notched up another big win in the same year in the Slalom World Cup, Sylt, giving him an overall ranking of second place.

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