Torgny Mogren


Torgny Mogren 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.
Mogren's biggest successes occurred at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned nine medals. This included four golds, three silvers, and two bronzes. 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.
He retired from cross-country skiing following the 1997–98 season. Since retiring, he has been working as a sales representative for Swedish tap manufacturer FM Mattsson, one of his sponsors during his active career. He has been Swedish Radio's main biathlon and cross-country skiing expert commentator since 2003, covering the Olympics and World Championships.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1984202223
198824241128Gold
19922895124
19943027[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|]24
199834[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|]34

World Championships

  • 9 medals –
Year Age 10 km 15 km
classical
15 km
freestyle
Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
19852120116
1987231718BronzeGold
198925Silver9SilverGold
199127Bronze9GoldSilver
1993298614Gold6
199531382274
1997331285

World Cup

Season titles

Individual podiums

  • 13 victories
  • 37 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
11985–8615 January 1986

Team podiums

  • 11 victories –
  • 29 podiums –
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 1984–85 10 March 1985