John Lindgren

Personal information

Born

8 November 1899
Hedlunda, Lycksele Municipality, Sweden

Died

30 January 1990 (aged 90)
Lycksele, Sweden

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Sport

Cross-country skiing

Club

Lycksele IF

Medal record

World Championships
Competitor for Sweden
	1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo	18 km
	1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo	50 km

John Halvar Theofron Lindgren (8 November 1899 – 30 January 1990)^[1] was a Swedish cross country skier who won the 1927 world titles in the 18 km and 50 km events.^[2] He finished eighth in the 50 km race at the 1932 Winter Olympics. His younger brother Ivan was also an Olympic cross-country skier.^[3]

References

↑ John Lindgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
↑ Skilanglauf – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren). sport-komplett.de
↑ John Lindgren. sports-reference.com

External links

John Lindgren at the International Ski Federation

World champions in men's 18 km/15 km cross-country

18 km	1925: Otakar Německý (TCH) 1927: John Lindgren (SWE) 1929: Veli Saarinen (FIN - 17 km) 1930: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR - 17 km) 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1933: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE) 1934: Sulo Nurmela (FIN) 1935: Klaes Karppinen (FIN) 1937: Lars Bergendahl (NOR) 1938: Pauli Pitkänen (FIN) 1939: Jussi Kurikkala (FIN) 1950: Karl-Erik Åström (SWE)

15 km	1954: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) 1958: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) 1962: Assar Rönnlund (SWE) 1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR) 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund (SWE) 1974: Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1978: Józef Łuszczek (POL) 1982: Oddvar Brå (NOR) 1985: Kari Härkönen (FIN) 1987: Marco Albarello (ITA) 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan (SWE) 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 2001: Per Elofsson (SWE) 2003: Axel Teichmann (GER) 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA) 2007: Lars Berger (NOR) 2009: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2011: Matti Heikkinen (FIN) 2013: Petter Northug (NOR) 2015: Johan Olsson (SWE)

World champions in men's 50 km cross-country skiing

1925: František Donth (TCH)
1926: Matti Raivio (FIN)
1927: John Lindgren (SWE)
1929: Anselm Knuuttila (FIN)
1930: Sven Utterström (SWE)
1931: Ole Stenen (NOR)
1933: Veli Saarinen (FIN)
1934: Elis Wiklund (SWE)
1935: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE)
1937: Pekka Niemi (FIN)
1938: Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
1939: Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
1950: Gunnar Eriksson (SWE)
1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
1958: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
1962: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR)
1970: Kalevi Oikarainen (FIN)
1974: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR)
1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE)
1982: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1985: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1987: Maurilio De Zolt (ITA)
1989: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1991: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1993: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1995: Silvio Fauner (ITA)
1997: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
2001: Johann Mühlegg (ESP)
2003: Martin Koukal (CZE)
2005: Frode Estil (NOR)
2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR)
2009: Petter Northug (NOR)
2011: Petter Northug (NOR)
2013: Johan Olsson (SWE)
2015: Petter Northug (NOR)

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