Bj�rn Rune Gjelsten is a Norwegian businessman and Offshore powerboat racing World Champion. He was also a joint owner of Wimbledon Football Club and involved in the controversial relocation of the team from London to Milton Keynes. Gjelsten made his powerboat racing debut in 1994 in the U.S., winning his first race in Jacksonville with throttleman Jim Dyke. In 1996 he formed Class 1's most successful partnership with Englishman Steve Curtis, which in the "Spirit of Norway" the pair took: The World Championship - 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004 The European Championship - 1998, 2002, 2003 The Middle East Championship - 2003, 2004 The Pole Position Championship - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Curtis was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 2003, and the committee presented Gjelsten with a Segrave Certificate. In 2004 Gjelsten retired to concentrate on his businesses, and sold the "Spirit of Norway" team to Bard Eker, who won the 2005 Championship with Curtis. In 2006, Gjelsten bought back the team from Eker, and won the 2006 Championship with Curtis. 

September 17th, 1956 in Norway (Age 68)