Anna Olsson (born 1 May 1976 as Anna Dahlberg in Kramfors, Ångermanland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the team sprint (with Lina Andersson) at Turin in 2006.
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 Anna Olsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Anna Viktoria Olsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1976 Kramfors, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ski club | Åsarna IK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1997–1998, 2000–2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olsson also won a silver medal in the team sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. She also has twenty individual victories at all levels at various distances since 2000.
She married fellow skier Johan Olsson in 2008.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km mass start |
Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | 40 | 36 | — | 39 | 33 | 12 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | Gold |
| 2010 | 33 | 24 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | — |
World Championships edit
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24 | — | — | — | 43 | CNX[a] | 26 | — | — |
| 2003 | 26 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 28 | — | — | — | — | DNS | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 30 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2009 | 32 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | — | Silver |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 1997 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 22 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 24 | NC | — | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 25 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — |
| 2003 | 27 | 43 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
| 2004 | 28 | 15 | 32 | — | — |  |
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| 2005 | 29 | 11 | 66 | — | — | |
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| 2006 | 30 | 20 | 58 | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| 2007 | 31 | 21 | 48 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| 2008 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — |
| 2009 | 33 | 16 | 32 | — | — | 8 | — | 5 |
| 2010 | 34 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 14 | — | 8 |
Individual podiums edit
- 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
- 14 podiums – (12 WC, 2 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–04 | 16 December 2003 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 18 February 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.1 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 3 | 5 March 2004 |  Lahti, Finland |
1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 2004–05 | 23 October 2004 |  Düsseldorf, Germany |
0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 13 February 2005 | Reit im Winkl, Germany |
1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 6 | 9 March 2005 |  Drammen, Norway |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 7 | 2005–06 | 30 December 2005 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 4 February 2006 |  Davos, Switzerland |
1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 9 | 2006–07 | 10 March 2007 | Lahti, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 21 March 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 11 | 2007–08 | 27 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 12 | 2008–09 | 16 January 2009 |  Whistler, Canada |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 13 | 18 March 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.0 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 14 | 2009–10 | 17 March 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.1 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums edit
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 6 podiums – (3 RL, 3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Andersson / Ek / Olsson |
| 2 | 2004–05 | 15 December 2004 | Asiago, Italy |
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Ek |
| 3 | 23 January 2005 | Pragelato, Italy |
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Öhrstig | |
| 4 | 2006–07 | 25 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Rydqvist / Norgren / Kalla |
| 5 | 2008–09 | 18 January 2009 | Whistler, Canada |
6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Andersson |
| 6 | 2009–10 | 22 November 2009 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Haag / Lindborg / Kalla |
References edit
- ^ "OLSSON Anna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Anna Olsson at Wikimedia Commons- Anna Olsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
