- Torgny Mogren
Torgny Mogren (b
July 26 1963 ) is a former Swedishcross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary . His best individual finish was a 5th in the combined pursuit at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville .Mogren's biggest successes occurred at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned nine medals. This included four golds (4 x 10 km: 1987, 1989; 50 km: 1991, 1993), three silvers (15 km, 30 km: both 1989; 4 x 10 km: 1991), and two bronzes (50 km: 1987, 10 km: 1991). He won the overall World Cup in 1986/87, and ended five times in the top three overall.He competed for the club Åsarna IK throughout his career.
Mogren received the
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1993.External links
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