Björn Lind

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Björn Lind
2006
)
Discipline titles1 – (1 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team sprint
Updated on 3 April, 2019.

Björn Johan Lind (born March 22, 1978, in

Winter Olympics, he won gold medals in both the Individual and Team sprint events at Turin in 2006
.

Lind's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fourth in the individual sprint twice (2005, 2007). He has three World Cup victories in individual sprint events since 2005.

After the 2010–11 season, Lind retired.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the

International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 23 4
2006 27 Gold Gold
2010 31 19

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005 26 4 9
2007 28 4 DNF
2009 30 61

World Cup

Season titles

  • 1 title – (1 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2006 Sprint

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2000
22 103 63
2001 23 NC NC
2002 24 33 7
2003 25 45 12
2004 26 29 9
2005 27 20 NC 6
2006 28 4 115 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 29 53 NC 26 63
2008 30 28 8
2009 31 54 20
2010 32 52 18

Individual podiums

  • 3 victories – (3 WC)
  • 7 podiums – (7 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  2004–05  14 December 2004 Italy Asiago, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
2 16 January 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3  2005–06  11 December 2005 Canada Vernon, Canada 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 30 December 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 8 January 2006 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
6 2 February 2006 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.1 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
7  2007–08  27 October 2007 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2004–05 23 January 2005 Italy Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
2 2005–06 23 October 2005 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
3 18 December 2005 Canada Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
4 2006–07 29 October 2006 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Larsson
5 2008–09 21 December 2008 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
6 2009–10 6 December 2009 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Bryntesson

References

  1. ^ "LIND Bjoern". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

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