Urban Lindgren
Swedish cross-country skier (born 1973)
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Urban Lindgren (born 18 April 1973 in Morjärv, Norrbotten) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2002. He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished 14th in the 30 km event at those same championships.
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| Full name | Erik Urban Lindgren | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1973 Morjärv, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Piteå Elit | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1995–2002) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (35th in 2000) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lindgren's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 15 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He also won four races up to 15 km in his career from 1998 to 2000.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27 | 25 | — | 14 | — | — | Silver |
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 4 podiums – (3 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999–00 | 19 December 1999 |  Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Nordbäck / Jonsson / Fredriksson |
| 2 | 2000–01 | 18 March 2001 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Göransson / Elofsson |
| 3 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 |  Kuopio, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Elofsson / Brink |
| 4 | 16 December 2001 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Fredriksson / Jonsson / Elofsson | |