Björn Lind

Björn Lind
Björn Lind
	Björn Lind at FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup competitions in Otepää, Estonia in January 2006
Country	Sweden
Full name	Björn Johan Lind
Born	March 22, 1978 (age 42); Ljusterö, Sweden
Ski club	IFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons	2000–2010
Individual wins	3
Team wins	1
Indiv. podiums	7
Team podiums	6
Indiv. starts	74
Team starts	14
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2006)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 SP)
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
	Updated on 3 April, 2019.

Björn Johan Lind (born March 22, 1978 in Ljusterö, Uppland) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed since 2000. Competing in three 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	—	N/A
2006	27	—	—	N/A	—	Gold	—	Gold
2010	31	—	—	N/A	—	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	—	—

Season titles

1 title – (1 sprint)

Season
Season	Discipline
2006	Sprint

Season standings

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

Individual podiums

3 victories – (3 WC)
7 podiums – (7 WC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2004–05	14 December 2004	Asiago, Italy	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
2	2004–05	16 January 2005	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3	2005–06	11 December 2005	Vernon, Canada	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
4		30 December 2005	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
5		8 January 2006	Otepää, Estonia	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
6		2 February 2006	Davos, Switzerland	1.1 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
7	2007–08	27 October 2007	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	Pragelato, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson
2	2005–06	23 October 2005	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson
3	2005–06	18 December 2005	Canmore, Canada	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson
4	2006–07	29 October 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Larsson
5	2008–09	21 December 2008	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson
6	2009–10	6 December 2009	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Bryntesson

References

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

External links

Björn Lind at the International Ski Federation
http://www.dn.se/sport/bjorn-lind-slutar-med-skidakning
Bjoern Lind at the International Olympic Committee
Björn Lind at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[FISprofile-1] "LIND Bjoern". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.