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Full name | Mikael Löfgren | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Torsby, Sweden |
2 September 1969 |||||||||||||||
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) |
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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.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
2 medals (2 bronze)