Bengt Fredrik Lindberg (born 2 February 1986) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad. Lindberg grew up in Östersund.

From 2006 until 2008 he played both Third and Second positions for Sebastian Kraupp. In 2009 he and Kraupp joined Niklas Edin's team with Lindberg throwing Second stones.

Fredrik Lindberg

At their first major tournament, the 2009 Aberdeen European Championships, Fredrik Lindberg and his team pulled off several upsets against established senior teams including reigning 2009 World Bronze Medalists Team Ulsrud from Norway. They lost just two matches in the round robin portion and went on to win both of their Playoff matches defeating Team Switzerland in the Gold Medal match.

Fredrik Lindberg

Lindberg and his team represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where they placed fourth.

Fredrik Lindberg

Since the 2010 Olympics, the Edin team won the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, the 2012 European Curling Championships, won silver at the 2011 European Curling Championships and bronze medals at the 2011 and 2012 World Curling Championships.

In 2011 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

After his retirement from curling to focus on his relationship with fellow curler Alison Kreviazuk in 2014, he remained a part of team Edin, but now as the official team coach. Peja Lindholm then became the Swedish national coach.

Teammates

2009 Aberdeen European Championships

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

Niklas Edin, Skip

Sebastian Kraupp, Third

Viktor Kjäll, Lead

Oskar Eriksson, Alternate

References

External links

Curlit biography

Swedish male curlers

Living people

Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden

Olympic curlers for Sweden

1986 births

Sportspeople from Karlstad

World curling champions

European curling champions

Swedish curling champions

Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Olympic medalists in curling

Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade

Swedish curling coaches

Universiade medalists in curling

FISU World University Games gold medalists for Sweden

Universiade bronze medalists for Sweden

Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade

Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade

21st-century Swedish people