Björn Lind

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.

Björn Lind

Björn Lind at FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup competitions in Otepää, Estonia in January 2006
Personal information
Full name	Björn Johan Lind
Nationality	Sweden
Born	March 22, 1978 (1978-03-22) (age 48) Ljusterö, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	IFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons	11 – (2000–2010)
Indiv. starts	74
Indiv. podiums	7
Indiv. wins	3
Team starts	14
Team podiums	6
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2006)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 SP)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Sweden Olympic Games 2006 Turin Individual sprint 2006 Turin Team sprint
Updated on 3 April 2019

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).

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	—	—

World Cup

Season titles

• 1 title – (1 sprint)

Season
	Discipline
2006	Sprint

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		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		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		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

External links

• Bjoern Lind at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Bjoern Lind at Olympics.com
• Bjoern Lind at Olympic.org (archived)
• Björn Lind at Olympedia
• Björn Lind slutar med skidåkning (in Swedish)