Mikael Löfgren | |
Fullname: | Mikael Löfgren |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1969 |
Birth Place: | Torsby, Sweden |
Disciplines: | Biathlon |
Wcdebut: | 14 March 1987 |
Olympicteams: | 4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998) |
Olympicmedals: | 2 |
Olympicgolds: | 0 |
Worldsteams: | 7 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) |
Worldsmedals: | 0 |
Wcseasons: | 12 (1986/87–1997/98) |
Wcwins: | 0 |
Wcpodiums: | 5 |
Wcoveralls: | 1 (1992–93) |
Wctitles: | 1: 1 Individual (1992–93) |
Mikael Löfgren (born 2 September 1969) is a former Swedish biathlete. He became the Junior World Champion in 1986, aged 17. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, he won two bronze medals, one in the 4 × 7.5 km relay and one in the 20 km individual. His teammates with the Swedish relay team were Ulf Johansson, Tord Wiksten, and Leif Andersson.[1] The next season, he won the overall Biathlon World Cup.
Löfgren coached Norway's biathlon team from 2008 to 2012.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
2 medals (2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay | ||
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align=left | 1988 Calgary | 51st | 22nd | 7th | |
align=left | 1992 Albertville | Bronze | 20th | Bronze | |
align=left | 1994 Lillehammer | — | — | 11th | |
align=left | 1998 Nagano | 20th | 25th | 10th |
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left | 1989 Feistritz | 16th | 42nd | 5th | 8th | ||
align=left | 1990 Minsk | 26th | 39th | 8th | — | ||
align=left | 1991 Lahti | 4th | 39th | 8th | 5th | ||
align=left | 1993 Borovets | 12th | 14th | 7th | 6th | ||
align=left | 38th | 22nd | 9th | 6th | |||
align=left | 1996 Ruhpolding | 53rd | 20th | — | — | ||
align=left | 1997 Brezno-Osrblie | — | — | — | 13th | 11th |