Mikael Löfgren
Swedish biathlete
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Full name | Mikael Löfgren | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1969-09-02) 2 September 1969 (age 54) Torsby, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 14 March 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 7 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 (1986/87–1997/98) | |||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 (1992–93) | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1: 1 Individual (1992–93) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1988 Calgary | 51st | 22nd | 7th |
1992 Albertville | Bronze | 20th | Bronze |
1994 Lillehammer | — | — | 11th |
1998 Nagano | 20th | 25th | 10th |
World Championships
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
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1989 Feistritz | 16th | 42nd | — | 5th | 8th |
1990 Minsk | 26th | 39th | — | 8th | — |
1991 Lahti | 4th | 39th | — | 8th | 5th |
1993 Borovets | 12th | 14th | — | 7th | 6th |
1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 38th | 22nd | — | 9th | 6th |
1996 Ruhpolding | 53rd | 20th | — | — | — |
1997 Brezno-Osrblie | — | — | — | 13th | 11th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Pursuit was added as an event in 1997.
References
External links
- Mikael Löfgren at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Mikael Löfgren at IBU BiathlonResults.com
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Biathlon World Cup champions – men's overall
- 1977–78: Frank Ullrich
- 1978–79: Klaus Siebert
- 1979–80: Frank Ullrich
- 1980–81: Frank Ullrich
- 1981–82: Frank Ullrich
- 1982–83: Peter Angerer
- 1983–84: Frank-Peter Roetsch
- 1984–85: Frank-Peter Roetsch
- 1985–86: André Sehmisch
- 1986–87: Frank-Peter Roetsch
- 1987–88: Fritz Fischer
- 1988–89: Eirik Kvalfoss
- 1989–90: Sergei Tchepikov
- 1990–91: Sergei Tchepikov
- 1991–92: Jon Åge Tyldum
- 1992–93: Mikael Löfgren
- 1993–94: Patrice Bailly-Salins
- 1994–95: Jon Åge Tyldum
- 1995–96: Vladimir Drachev
- 1996–97: Sven Fischer
- 1997–98: Ole Einar Bjørndalen
- 1998–99: Sven Fischer
- 1999–2000: Raphaël Poirée
- 2000–01: Raphaël Poirée
- 2001–02: Raphaël Poirée
- 2002–03: Ole Einar Bjørndalen
- 2003–04: Raphaël Poirée
- 2004–05: Ole Einar Bjørndalen
- 2005–06: Ole Einar Bjørndalen
- 2006–07: Michael Greis
- 2007–08: Ole Einar Bjørndalen
- 2008–09: Ole Einar Bjørndalen
- 2009–10: Emil Hegle Svendsen
- 2010–11: Tarjei Bø
- 2011–12: Martin Fourcade
- 2012–13: Martin Fourcade
- 2013–14: Martin Fourcade
- 2014–15: Martin Fourcade
- 2015–16: Martin Fourcade
- 2016–17: Martin Fourcade
- 2017–18: Martin Fourcade
- 2018–19: Johannes Thingnes Bø
- 2019–20: Johannes Thingnes Bø
- 2020–21: Johannes Thingnes Bø
- 2021–22: Quentin Fillon Maillet
- 2022–23: Johannes Thingnes Bø
- 2023–24: Johannes Thingnes Bø