Facts:   - olympicteams: '' , 2010 , 2014 -rrb- ' 4 '' ' -lrb- 2002 , 2006    - olympicmedals: '' ' 1 '' '    - disciplines: biathlon      - wcpodiums: '' ' 22 '' '    - birth date: 1 august 1978    - caption: ferry in 2014 .    - height: 1.94 0    - retired: 23 march 2014    - olympicgolds: 1    - name: björn ferry    - website: -lsb- http://www.bjornferry.com/ bjornferry.com -rsb-    - birth place: stensele , sweden    - worldsmedals: '' ' 3 '' '    - wcrelayswins: '' ' 9 '' '    - fullname: björn ferry    - worldsgolds: 1    - wcrelayspodiums: '' ' 31 '' '    - worldsteams: '' , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 ' , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 -rrb- 11 '' ' -lrb- 2002 , 2003    - wcwins: '' ' 7 '' '    - wcseasons: '' -rrb- ' 13 '' ' -lrb- 2001/02 -- 2013/14    - wcdebut: 6 december 2001    - image: björn ferry.jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of björn ferry .
björn ferry -lrb- born 1 august 1978 in stensele , västerbotten county -rrb- is a former swedish biathlete and medal winning olympian .he began competing internationally in world cup competitions in 2001 , but did not win his first international race until the 2007 -- 2008 season .in 2007 , he won gold in the mixed relay event at the biathlon world championships .the next year , at his third winter olympics appearance , he won the gold medal in the pursuit event .he started the event in 8th place as determined by the previous sprint event , but managed to overtake the race leader on the final lap .