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Mikael Lindnord (born September 24, 1976) is a Swedish former elite athlete, author, director, coach, lecturer and entrepreneur. Lindnord's career as an adventure racer started in 1997 and lasted almost across two decades before he retired in 2015.
Mar 14, 2024 · The racer who befriended the scrappy dog in real life is Mikael Lindnord, a Swedish adventure racer. The movie changes his name to Michael Light and gives him an American accent. Like in the film, his wife's first name is Helena.
Aug 21, 2024 · In real life, the events of Arthur the King happened to Mikael Lindnord. Instead of being American, Mikael was a Swedish athlete from the locality of Örnsköldsvik. Alongside his wife Helena, Mikael regularly represented his nation in global sporting events.
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In November 2014, Mikael Lindnord was in Ecuador as leader of the four-person Team Peak Performance, competing in the Adventure Racing World Championship in coastal Ecuador, when he offered a canned meatball to a village dog.
Mar 24, 2024 · Mikael Lindnord is an adventure racer who competed in the world of endurance sports for nearly two decades. Beginning his career in 1997, he was part of the first Swedish team to win an international Adventure Racing World Series event, when he took the podium at Costa Rica 2010.
Arthur - The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home is a memoir written by Mikael Lindnord and Val Hudson in 2016. It is the true story of one man and a dog who found each other during an adventure race in Ecuador.
May 25, 2024 · Light is a fictionalized version of Swedish racer Mikael Lindnord, whose life turned around when he met a stray dog in Ecuador while participating in the 430-mile Adventure Racing World Championship. After realizing that the dog needed specialized medical attention, Lindnord took him to Sweden, where Arthur became a part of the racer’s family.
