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.jpg) Mogren during the 1992 Winter Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nils Arne Torgny Mogren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1963 Hällefors, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 15 – (1984–1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 – (1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torgny Mogren (born 26 July 1963) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His best individual finish was a fifth in the combined pursuit at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.[1]
Mogren's biggest successes occurred at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned nine medals. This included four golds (4 × 10 km relay: 1987, 1989; 50 km: 1991, 1993), three silvers (15 km, 30 km: both 1989; 4 × 10 km relay: 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 and the Jerring Award the same year.[2]
He retired from cross-country skiing following the 1997–98 season.[3] Since retiring, he has been working as a sales representative for Swedish tap manufacturer FM Mattsson, one of his sponsors during his active career.[4] He has been Swedish Radio's main biathlon and cross-country skiing expert commentator since 2003, covering the Olympics and World Championships.[5][6]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torgny Mogren Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Mogren har inte priset i vardagsrummet". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Petra Thorén (14 January 1998). "-Här är guldklimp redan på gång" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet sport. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Saxo, Null (24 July 2003). "Torgny Mogren bytte skidorna mot skor och vattenkranar". Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Gill, Sophie (5 January 2011). "Mogren: "Var en glädjespridare"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Lillemägi, David (7 April 2013). "Så är Torgny Mogrens liv efter skid-karriären". Expressen. Retrieved 6 February 2018.