Mattias Nilsson (born 19 February 1982 in Brunflo, near Östersund) is a former Swedish biathlete.[1]
 Nilsson in Östersund in 2008. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mattias Nilsson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1982 Brunflo, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional information | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | JämtBiathlon | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 5 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 27 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (2006, 2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 (2002/03–2010/11) | ||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| All victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nilsson retired after the 2010–11 season, announcing on 27 September 2011 his retirement from the sport due to a heart condition.[2]
In May 2018, it was announced that he, from the 2018–2019 season, becomes coach for Team Sweden in men's cross-country skiing together with Johan Olsson and Fredrik Uusitalo.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Mattias Nilsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2010. (in Swedish)
- ^ Jemteborn, Patrik (27 September 2011). "Heart Condition Ends Mattias Nilsson's Career". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Johan Olsson tillbaka i skidlandslaget" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
External links edit
- Mattias Nilsson at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Mattias Nilsson at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Mattias Nilsson at IBU
- Mattias Nilsson at FIS (cross-country)
- Mattias Nilsson at Olympedia
- Mattias Nilsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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