Björn Lind Explained

Björn Lind
Fullname:Björn Johan Lind
Birth Place:Ljusterö, Sweden
Club:IFK Umeå
Seasons:11 – (20002010)
Wins:3
Totalpodiums:7
Teamwins:1
Teampodiums:6
Individual Starts:74
Team Starts:14
Wcoveralls:0 – (4th in 2006)
Wctitles:1 – (1)
Updated:3 April, 2019
Show-Medals:yes

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

 Year   Age   15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
23
27 Gold
31

World Championships

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

World Cup

Season titles

Season
Discipline
Sprint

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
22 103 63
23
24 33 7
25 45 12
26 29 9
27 20 6
28 4 115
29 53 26 63
30 28 8
31 54 20
32 52 18

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2004–05 14 December 2004 Asiago, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
2 16 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup3rd
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
62 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

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2004–0523 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
2 2005–0623 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
3 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup2nd Fredriksson
4 2006–0729 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1stLarsson
5 2008–0921 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson
6 2009–106 December 2009 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Bryntesson

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIND Bjoern . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 13 January 2020.