John Lindgren

John Wickie Theofron Lindgren ( born November 8, 1899 in Lycksele, † January 30, 1990 ) was a Swedish cross-country skier who achieved great success, especially in the 1920s ..

1924 Lindgren won the Vasaloppet in 1925, he finished second in 1926 and third parties. In 1923 he finished a good sixth place. The World Ski Championships 1927, he was both over 18 km and 50 km world champion. In the same year Lindgren was sixth at Holmenkollrennen. At the World Championships in Oslo in 1930, he was on two winning tracks from 1927 seventh. On the long haul, two years later, he finished at the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid rank eight.

From 1920 to 1937 Lindgren started at Swedish Championships. There, he won 12 national titles, four times he finished second and once he won bronze. From 1919 to 1925, he started for the IFK Umeå, Lycksele since 1926 for IF.