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.
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 — 2006 27 — — — Gold — Gold 2010 31 — — — 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 — 2009 30 — — — 61 — —
World Cup Season titles 1 title – (1 sprint) SeasonDiscipline2006 Sprint
Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2000 22 103 — — 63 2001 23 2002 24 33 7 2003 25 45 12 2004 26 29 — 9 2005 27 20 6 2006 28 4 115 2007 29 53 26 63 2008 30 28 — 8 — — 2009 31 54 — 20 —— 2010 32 52 — 18 ——
Individual podiums 3 victories – (3 ) 7 podiums – (7 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2004–05 14 December 2004 Asiago, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd2 16 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd3 2005–06 11 December 2005 Vernon, Canada 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd4 30 December 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st5 8 January 2006 Otepää, Estonia 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st6 2 February 2006 Davos, Switzerland 1.1 km Sprint F World Cup 1st7 2007–08 27 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 6 podiums – (6 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 2004–05 23 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson2 2005–06 23 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson3 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson4 2006–07 29 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Larsson5 2008–09 21 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson6 2009–10 6 December 2009 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Bryntesson
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Björn Lind slutar med skidåkning