Björn Lind
# 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.

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 | — | DNF |
| 2009 | 30 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — |

### World Cup

**Season titles**

* 1 title – (1 sprint)

| Season |
| - |
| Season | Discipline |
| 2006 | Sprint |

**Season standings**

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final |
| 2000 | 22 | 103 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — |
| 2001 | 23 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| 2003 | 25 | 45 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| 2004 | 26 | 29 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 2005 | 27 | 20 | NC | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| 2006 | 28 | 4 | 115 | — | — | | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | 53 | NC | — | — | 26 | 63 | — |
| 2008 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| 2009 | 31 | 54 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| 2010 | 32 | 52 | — | — | — | 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 | 2004–05 | 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 | 2005–06 | 30 December 2005 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 2005–06 | 8 January 2006 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 6 | 2005–06 | 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 | 2005–06 | 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 |
