Ola Lindgren

This article is about the handball player. For the musician also named Ola Lindgren, see Grave (band).

Ola Lindgren
Personal information
Full name Per Ola Markus Lindgren
Born (1964-02-29) 29 February 1964 (age 60)
Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1981–1990
 Sweden HK Drott
1990–1992
 Germany TSV Dutenhofen
1992–1995
 Sweden HK Drott
1995–1998
 Germany HSG Düsseldorf
1998–2003
 Germany HSG Nordhorn
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986-2003
 Sweden 376 (482)
Teams managed
1996–1998
 Germany HSG Düsseldorf
2003–2009
 Germany HSG Nordhorn
2008–2016
 Sweden Sweden (with Staffan Olsson)
2009–2010
 Germany Rhein Neckar-Löwen
2012–2019
 Sweden IFK Kristianstad
2019–
 Finland Finland
2019–2020
 Egypt Al Ahly
Medal record
Men's Handball
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
World Men's Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Czechoslovakia Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Iceland Team
European Men's Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Portugal Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Croatia Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sweden Team

Per Ola Markus Lindgren (born 29 February 1964) is a Swedish former handball player and current coach. He has been the head coach for IFK Kristianstad since 2012 and was the head coach for Sweden from 2008 to 2016. As a player, he won two World Championships, four European Championships and participated in four Olympic Games. He also won four Swedish Championships with Drott.