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{{Short description|Swedish swimmer (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name=Bengt Baron
| image=Bengt Baron.jpg
| imagesize=
| caption = Bengt Baron at the [[Swedish Sports Awards]] inside the [[Stockholm Globe Arena]] in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
| fullname = Bengt Baron
| nicknames = ''Barre''
| nationality = Swedish
| strokes = [[backstroke]], [[butterfly stroke|butterfly]]
| club = 
| collegeteam = [[University of California]]
| coach       = [[Nort Thornton]] Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|3|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Finspång]], [[Östergötland]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 6 ft 4 in
| weight = 183 lb
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalGold| [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] | [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}} 
{{MedalBronze| [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1982 World Aquatics Championships|1982 Guayaquil]] | 100 m butterfly}} 
{{MedalBronze | [[1982 World Aquatics Championships|1982 Guayaquil]] | 4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1981 European Aquatics Championships|1981 Split]] | 4×100&nbsp;m medley}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1985 European Aquatics Championships|1985 Sofia]] | 4×100 m freestyle}}
}}

'''Bengt Baron''' (born 6 March 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/bengt-baron|title=Bengt Baron|website=IOC|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> is a business leader and former [[backstroke]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Sweden]].

Baron won the 100 m backstroke at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]], and was a member of the bronze winning team from Sweden in the 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]], California. An undergraduate student from the [[University of California]], Baron was named into its Hall of Fame in 1999. In the years 1979–1985 he won a total number of 33 Swedish titles.

After his career as swimmer, Baron attended the [[Haas School of Business]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he received his [[MBA]] in 1988. Upon graduation, he joined [[McKinsey & Company]] in their [[Stockholm]] office, after which he joined numerous consumer companies, including [[Coca-Cola]], [[AB Frionor]] (a Norwegian frozen seafood company), and [[Kodak]]. From 2001 to 2004, Baron was CEO and President of [[Absolut Vodka]], CEO and president of its parent company [[V&S Group]] 2004–2008, then CEO for Leaf 2009–2012 and after Leaf's merger with [[Cloetta]] he was CEO of the new Cloetta from 2012. He announced in 2015 that he was going to leave Cloetta.<ref>''Aktiespararen'' no. 5/2015, ISSN 0345-049X</ref>

He was previously married to [[Agneta Mårtensson]], the couple has two daughters. He now lives with another woman.

==Personal bests==

===Long course (50 m)===
{{swimmingpersonalrecordlisttop|meet=yes}}
{{swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 08
|event = 100&nbsp;m backstroke
|time = 56.53
|recordinfo = 
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|Jul|21}}
|country = URS
|city = Moscow
|meet = [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|ref = 
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 09
|event = 200&nbsp;m backstroke
|time = 2:04.40
|recordinfo = 
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1979|Aug|18}}
|country = SWE
|city = Landskrona
|meet = -
|ref = 
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|eventsort = 14
|event = 100&nbsp;m butterfly
|time = 54.47
|recordinfo = 
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|Apr|11}}
|country = ECU
|city = Guayaquil
|meet = [[1982 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|ref = 
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|WR=yes|ER=yes|nation=Swedish}}

==Clubs==
* [[Finspångs SK]]
* [[SK Korrugal]]
* [[Järfälla SS]]

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100113221612/http://www.sok.se/5.b17e0a10832cc6a9a800046024.html Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté]
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bengt-baron-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bengt-baron-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Bengt Baron}}

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{{succession box|
 before=[[Per Holmertz]]|
 title=[[List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions|Swedish National LC Champion<br>Men's 50&nbsp;m freestyle]]|
 years=1984|
 after=[[Per Johansson (swimmer)|Per Johansson]]}}
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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Haas School of Business alumni]]
[[Category:McKinsey & Company people]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for Sweden]]
[[Category:Swedish chief executives]]
[[Category:Swedish male backstroke swimmers]]
[[Category:Swedish male butterfly swimmers]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Swedish male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Järfälla SS swimmers]]
[[Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen]]