Magdalena Forsberg
Template:Short description Template:Infobox biathlete Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (née Wallin; born 25 July 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete. She was the dominant female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight. She is also a six-time world champion, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and holds the record for the most World Cup victories in women's biathlon.
She has been married to Henrik Forsberg, also a biathlete and cross-country skier, since mid-1996.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cross-country skiingEdit
Forsberg competed as a cross country skier from 1988 to 1996, participating in the World Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her best results at the Winter Olympics were in Albertville in 1992 where she finished seventh in the 4 × 5 km relay and 26th in the 15 km event.Template:Citation needed
Forsberg's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 30 km event at Lahti in 1989. In 1987 she was in the Swedish team that finished third in the 4 × 5 km relay. Her best World Cup finish was second in a 10 km event in Finland in 1988.
She participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2019, which was broadcast on TV4.<ref>Let's Dance 2019 deltagare TV4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019</ref> She placed second.
BiathlonEdit
Competing from 1993 to 2002, Forsberg won six straight overall wins in the Biathlon World Cup from 1997 to 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also won six gold medals in the World Championships, was runner-up once, and placed third five times. At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Forsberg won two bronze medals. In her career she managed a total of 42 individual Biathlon World Cup wins, which is more than any other female biathlete to date.
Magdalena Forsberg retired from active sports after the 2001–02 season. After being retired for four years she made a temporary comeback in April 2006 due to losing a bet. The bet said Forsberg would enter the Swedish Championship in Women's Relay with fellow biathlon skier Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek if the latter won an Olympic gold in Turin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The duo went on to win the competition, Forsberg outrunning her competitors in the first leg and Olofsson extending their lead in the second.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
During large parts of her career, Forsberg was trained by Wolfgang Pichler, who later took over as coach of the Swedish national biathlon team.
Post retirementEdit
After retirement, Forsberg, along with Peter Forsberg, footballer Mathias Jönsson, and golfer Per-Ulrik Johansson enrolled in a business class at the Johan Cruyff Institute in Stockholm.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She received additional education in the field of tax legislation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Other honoursEdit
Forsberg competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics both as a biathlete and as a cross country skier. She is the only Swedish athlete to have been awarded the Jerring Award four times.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Biathlon resultsEdit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Olympic GamesEdit
2 medals (2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1998 Nagano | 14th | 17th | Template:N/a | 10th |
| Template:Flagicon 2002 Salt Lake City | Bronze | Bronze | 6th | — |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.
World ChampionshipsEdit
12 medals (6 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Template:Nowrap | Team | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Nowrap | 7th | 19th | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | — | 14th |
| Template:Flagicon 1996 Ruhpolding | 15th | Bronze | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | 9th | 10th |
| Template:Flagicon 1997 Brezno-Osrblie | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Template:N/a | 11th | 16th |
| Template:Flagicon 1998 Pokljuka | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Gold | Template:N/a | 7th | Template:N/a |
| Template:Flagicon 1999 Kontiolahti | 6th | Silver | 5th | Bronze | Template:N/a | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | Bronze | 4th | Gold | 4th | Template:N/a | 13th |
| Template:Flagicon 2001 Pokljuka | Gold | 6th | Bronze | Gold | Template:N/a | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | 8th | Template:N/a | Template:N/a |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.
Individual victoriesEdit
42 victories (7 In, 13 Sp, 19 Pu, 3 MS) Template:Sticky header
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Cross-country skiing resultsEdit
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Olympic GamesEdit
| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24 | — | 26 | — | 34 | 7 |
| 1998 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
World ChampionshipsEdit
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical |
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15 km | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1987 | 19 | — | — | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | — | Template:N/a | Bronze |
| 1989 | 21 | Template:N/a | 18 | — | 17 | Template:N/a | 10 | 4 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | Template:N/a | — | — | Template:N/a | — | 6 |
World CupEdit
Season standingsEdit
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | 20 |
| 1989 | 22 | 17 |
| 1990 | 23 | 21 |
| 1991 | 24 | 29 |
| 1992 | 25 | Template:Abbr |
| 1993 | 26 | 55 |
| 1994 | 27 | Template:Abbr |
Individual podiumsEdit
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987–88 | 27 March 1988 | Template:Flagicon Rovaniemi, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiumsEdit
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | Template:Flagicon Oberstdorf, West Germany | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label | 3rd | Lamberg-Skog / Dahlman / Westin |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 12 March 1989 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Svingstedt / Lamberg-Skog / Fritzon |
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External linksEdit
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- Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002 Template:In lang
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