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Magdalena Forsberg

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Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (née Wallin; born 25 July 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete. She was the dominating female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight. She is also a six-times world champion, a two-times Olympic bronze medalist, and holds the record for the most World Cup victories in women's biathlon.

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She has been married to Henrik Forsberg, also a biathlete and cross-country skier, since mid-1996.[1]

Cross-country skiing

Forsberg competed as a cross country skier from 1988 to 1996, participating in the World Cup.[2] 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.[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.[3] She placed second.

Biathlon

Competing from 1993 to 2002, Forsberg won six straight overall wins in the Biathlon World Cup from 1997 to 2002.[4] She also won six gold medals in the World Championships, became 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.[5] The duo went on to win the competition, Forsberg outrunning her competitors in the first leg and Olofsson extending their lead in the second.[6][7]

During large parts of her career, Forsberg was trained by Wolfgang Pichler, who later took over as coach of the national Swedish biathlon team.

Post retirement

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.[8] She received additional education in the field of tax legislation.[9]

Other honours

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.[10]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[11]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

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*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

12 medals (6 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)

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*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 victories

42 victories (7 In, 13 Sp, 19 Pu, 3 MS)

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*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[12]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
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World Cup

Season standings

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Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
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Team podiums

  • 2 podiums
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Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  • "IBU Profile of Magdalena Forsberg". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  • "Jerringpriset: Pristagare sedan 1979". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
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    Anders Engman (10 February 2002). "Forsberg har alltid varit på jakt" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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    "Magdalena Forsberg". FIS. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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    Let's Dance 2019 deltagare TV4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019
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    "PLUS: WINTER SPORTS; Forsberg Captures Biathlon Title". New York Times. 18 March 2001.
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    "Magda tävlar igen - i SM" [Magda will race again - in the SM] (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-02-04.
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    "Magda och ACO fixade väntat guld". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 April 2006. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
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    "STAFETT Resultat" (PDF) (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
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    "Swedish sports stars go back to school - Johan Cruyff Institute". Johan Cruyff Institute. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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    "Biathlonist Magdalena Forsberg: biography, sporting achievements, personal life". en.unansea.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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    "Magdalena Forsberg vann fyra Jerringpris". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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    "Magdalena Forsberg". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  12. [12]
    "Athlete : FORSBERG WALLIN Magdelena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

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