Mikael Löfgren Explained

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.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
align=left 1988 Calgary51st22nd7th
align=left 1992 AlbertvilleBronze20thBronze
align=left 1994 Lillehammer11th
align=left 1998 Nagano20th25th10th

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
align=left 1989 Feistritz16th42nd5th8th
align=left 1990 Minsk26th39th8th
align=left 1991 Lahti4th39th8th5th
align=left 1993 Borovets12th14th7th6th
align=left 38th22nd9th6th
align=left 1996 Ruhpolding53rd20th
align=left 1997 Brezno-Osrblie13th11th

Notes and References

  1. News: Albertville 1992. Expressen. Swedish. 29 December 2009. 20 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Mikael Löfgren . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 5 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716211635/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTSWE10209196901 . 16 July 2015 .