Björn Lind

Lind at FIS World Cup Cross Country - January 7–8, 2006 in Otepää, Estonia

Personal information

Born

March 22, 1978 (age 38)
Ljusterö, Uppland, Sweden

Medal record

Men's cross country skiing
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
	2006 Turin	Individual sprint
	2006 Turin	Team sprint

Björn 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 2011 season, Lind retired.

External links

Media related to Björn Lind at Wikimedia Commons

Bjoern Lind at the International Ski Federation

Olympic champions in men's individual sprint cross country

2002: Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) 2006: Björn Lind (SWE) 2010: Nikita Kriukov (RUS) 2014: Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR)

Olympic champions in men's team sprint cross country

2006: Thobias Fredriksson & Björn Lind (SWE) 2010: Øystein Pettersen & Petter Northug (NOR) 2014: Iivo Niskanen & Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN)

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