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| Full name | Mikael Löfgren | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1969-09-02) 2 September 1969 (age 55) Torsby, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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.
Olympic Games
2 medals (2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1988 Calgary
|
51st | 22nd | 7th |
 1992 Albertville
|
Bronze | 20th | Bronze |
 1994 Lillehammer
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— | — | 11th |
 1998 Nagano
|
20th | 25th | 10th |
World Championships
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1989 Feistritz
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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
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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
- "Albertville 1992" (in Swedish). Expressen. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Mikael Löfgren". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
External links
- Mikael Löfgren at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Mikael Löfgren at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Swedish male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Sweden
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- People from Torsby Municipality
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen