Fredrik Lindström (born 24 July 1989) is a Swedish former biathlete from Bredbyn. He made his

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debut on 12 December 2008 in

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, where he ended up in 47th place. He represented Sweden at three

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;

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and

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. His best result is a victory in the men's relay in 2018. Lindström also won 2 medals individually in the

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: bronze in

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in 2012 and bronze in the

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in 2013. On 17 March 2019, he announced his retirement from biathlon following the 2018–2019 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 gold)''

World Championships

''2 medals (2 bronze)''

Individual victories

:''*Results are from IBU races which include the

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and the

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References

IBU Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Fredrik 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Örnsköldsvik Municipality Swedish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Sweden Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathlon World Championships medalists Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic gold medalists for Sweden 21st-century Swedish sportsmen