Torgny Mogren

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]

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[7]

Olympic Games

1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1984	20	—	22	—	23	—	—
1988	24	—	24	—	11	28	Gold
1992	28	9	—	5	—	12	4
1994	30	27	—	DNS	24	—	—
1998	34	DNS	—	—	—	34	—

World Championships

9 medals – (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km classical	15 km freestyle	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1985	21	—	20	—	—	11	6	—
1987	23	—	—	—	—	—	Bronze	Gold
1989	25	—	—	Silver	—	9	Silver	Gold
1991	27	Bronze	—	9	—	—	Gold	Silver
1993	29	8	—	—	6	14	Gold	6
1995	31	38	—	—	22	—	7	4
1997	33	—	—	—	—	12	8	5

World Cup

Season titles

1 title – (1 overall)

Season
Season	Discipline
1987	Overall

Season standings

Season	Age
Season	Age	Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
1984	20	18	—	—
1985	21	6	—	—
1986	22		—	—
1987	23		—	—
1988	24		—	—
1989	25		—	—
1990	26	6	—	—
1991	27		—	—
1992	28	5	—	—
1993	29	4	—	—
1994	30	8	—	—
1995	31	9	—	—
1996	32	9	—	—
1997	33	19	15	23
1998	34	16	16	16

Individual podiums

13 victories
37 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1985–86	15 January 1986	Bohinj, Yugoslavia	5 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
2		2 March 1986	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
3		14 March 1986	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
4	1986–87	13 December 1986	Cogne, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
5		10 January 1987	Canmore, Canada	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
6		21 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	50 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	3rd
7		1 March 1987	Lahti, Finland	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
8		7 March 1987	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
9		14 March 1987	Kavgolovo, Soviet Union	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
10	1987–88	12 December 1987	La Clusaz, France	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
11		15 December 1987	Kastelruth, Italy	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
12		15 January 1988	Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
13	1988–89	10 December 1988	Ramsau, Austria	5 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
14		14 December 1988	Bohinj, Yugoslavia	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
15		17 December 1988	Val di Sole, Italy	15 km Individual F/C	World Cup	2nd
16		20 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	2nd
17		26 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	50 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	2nd
18		4 March 1989	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
19		11 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
20	1989–90	13 January 1990	Moscow, Soviet Union	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
21		17 February 1990	Campra, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
22		25 February 1990	Reit im Winkl, West Germany	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
23		17 March 1990	Vang, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
24	1990–91	9 December 1990	Tauplitzalm, Austria	10 km + 15 km Individual C/F	World Cup	1st
25		19 December 1990	Les Saisies, France	30 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
26		17 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	50 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	1st
27		9 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
28	1991–92	11 January 1992	Cogne, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
29	1991–92	7 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
30	1992–93	3 January 1993	Kavgolovo, Russia	30 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
31		16 January 1993	Bohinj, Slovenia	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
32		28 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	50 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	1st
33		7 March 1993	Lahti, Finland	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
34	1993–94	11 December 1993	Santa Caterina, Italy	30 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
36	1993–94	18 December 1993	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
37	1994–95	20 December 1994	Sappada, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

11 victories – (11 RL)
29 podiums – (28 RL, 1 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1984–85	10 March 1985	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	2nd	Östlund / Wassberg / Svan
2	1985–86	9 March 1986	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Eriksson / Svan
3	1985–86	13 March 1986	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Eriksson / Svan
4	1986–87	8 March 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Championships^[1]	1st	Östlund / Svan / Wassberg
5		8 March 1987	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Wassberg / Majbäck
6		19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Ottosson / Wassberg / Eriksson
7	1987–88	4 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay F	Olympic Games^[1]	1st	Ottosson / Wassberg / Svan
8		13 March 1988	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Ottosson / Svan / Majbäck
9		17 March 1988	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Ottosson / Majbäck / Svan
10	1988–89	24 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	1st	Majbäck / Svan / Håland
11		5 March 1989	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Eriksson / Majbäck / Håland
12		12 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Majbäck / Poromaa / Håland
13	1989–90	1 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Forsberg / Ottosson / Håland
14		11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Ottosson / Majbäck / Forsberg
15		16 March 1990	Vang, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Håland / Majbäck / Forsberg
16	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	2nd	Eriksson / Svan / Majbäck
17	1990–91	1 March 1991	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Håland / Eriksson / Svan / Forsberg
18	1991–92	8 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Ponsiluoma / Ottosson / Forsberg
19	1992–93	5 March 1993	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Majbäck / Jonsson / Håland
20	1993–94	13 March 1994	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Bergström / Håland / Forsberg
21	1994–95	18 December 1994	Sappada, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Göransson / Majbäck / Forsberg
22	1994–95	12 February 1995	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson / Jonsson / Forsberg
23	1995–96	10 December 1995	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Göransson / Jonsson / Bergström
24		2 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Jonsson
25		25 February 1996	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Fredriksson / Jonsson / Bergström
26	1996–97	15 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Fredriksson / Bergström / Jonsson
27	1996–97	9 March 1997	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Fredriksson / Forsberg / Bergström
28	1997–98	7 December 1997	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Bergström / Elofsson / Forsberg
29	1997–98	11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson / Jonsson / Elofsson

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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