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Anna Carin Zidek

Anna Carin Zidek

Swedish biathlete

Anna Carin Helena Cecilia Zidek (née Olofsson, born 1 April 1973) is a Swedish former biathlete who won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint and a gold medal in the 12.5 km mass start event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Originally a cross-country skier, Olofsson competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, but in the three events she took part in she made the top 30 only once (15 km freestyle), and the following season she switched to biathlon.

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On 3 May 2008 Olofsson married her then boyfriend, Tom Zidek - a serviceman in the Canadian biathlon team - in a ceremony near Canmore, Canada. Olofsson officially announced her retirement on 16 July 2011.[2]

Biathlon World Cup placings

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(Retired 16 July 2011)

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

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Olympic Games

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World Cup

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References

  1. [1]
    Anna Carin Olofsson Zidek at Sports Reference
  2. [2]
    Reimers, Johanna (16 July 2011). "Anna Carin Zideks besked: Jag slutar". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
  3. [3]
    "OLOFSSON Anna-Carin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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