Magdalena Forsberg

Magdalena Forsberg

Forsberg in Antholz-Anterselva in 2006.
Personal information
Birth name Magdalena Wallin
Full name Magdalena Forsberg
Nickname(s) Magda
Born (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967
Ullånger, Västernorrland County, Sweden
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Sundsvall Biathlon
World Cup debut 8 December 1994
Retired 24 March 2002
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1998, 2002)
Medals 2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Medals 12 (6 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 8 (1994/95–2001/02)
Individual victories 42
Individual podiums 87
Overall titles 6 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02)
Discipline titles 17:
4 Individual (1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
5 Sprint (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
6 Pursuit (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
2 Mass start (2000–01, 2001–02)
Medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Women's biathlon
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint
World Championships
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km pursuit
1998 Pokljuka 10 km pursuit
2000 Oslo 10 km pursuit
2001 Pokljuka 15 km individual
2001 Pokljuka 12.5 km mass start
1999 Kontiolahti 7.5 km sprint
1996 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km sprint
1999 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
2000 Oslo 15 km individual
2001 Pokljuka 10 km pursuit
Women's cross country skiing
Nordic World Ski Championships
1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km

Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (born 25 July 1967 as Magdalena Wallin) is a former Swedish 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.

She has been married to Henrik Forsberg since 1996, also a biathlete and cross country skier.

Cross country skiing

Forsberg competed as a cross country skier from 1988 to 1996, participating in the World Cup.[1] 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.

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.

Biathlon

Competing from 1993 to 2002, Forsberg won six straight overall wins in the Biathlon World Cup from 1997 to 2002. 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 who won an Olympic gold in Turin.[2] The duo went on to win the competition, Forsberg finishing first in the first-leg and Olofsson extending their lead in the second.[3][4]

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

Other honors

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 won Jerringpriset four times.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Japan 1998 Nagano 14th 17th N/A 10th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City Bronze Bronze 6th —
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

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

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 7th 19th N/A N/A — 14th
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 15th Bronze N/A N/A 9th 10th
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie Gold Bronze Gold N/A 11th 16th
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A Gold N/A 7th N/A
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 6th Silver 5th Bronze N/A —
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen Bronze 4th Gold 4th N/A 13th
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka Gold 6th Bronze Gold N/A —
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A 8th N/A 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 victories

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

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1994–95
1 victory
(1 Sp)		28 January 1995 Germany Ruhpolding7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
1 victory
(1 In)		 14 December 1995 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1996–97
4 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) 		4 January 1997Germany Oberhof7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
5 January 1997Germany Oberhof10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2 February 1997Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie10 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
7 February 1997Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie15 km individualBiathlon World Championships
1997–98
6 victories
(1 In, 3 Sp, 2 Pu)		13 December 1997Sweden Östersund7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
20 December 1997Finland Kontiolahti10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
8 January 1998Germany Ruhpolding7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
3 March 1998Slovenia Pokljuka15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
7 March 1998Slovenia Pokljuka7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
8 March 1998Slovenia Pokljuka10 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
1998–99
4 victories
(2 Sp, 2 Pu)		11 December 1998Austria Hochfilzen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
12 December 1998Austria Hochfilzen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
25 February 1999United States Lake Placid7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
6 March 1999Canada Valcartier10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
1999–2000
3 victories
(1 Sp, 2 Pu)		9 December 1999Slovenia Pokljuka7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
20 February 2000Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
18 March 2000Russia Khanty-Mansiysk10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2000–01
14 victories
(2 In, 4 Sp, 6 Pu, 2 MS)		8 December 2000Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
16 December 2000Italy Antholz-Anterselva7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 December 2000Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
5 January 2001Germany Oberhof7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
6 January 2001Germany Oberhof10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
7 January 2001Germany Oberhof12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
13 January 2001Germany Ruhpolding7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
14 January 2001Germany Ruhpolding10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
18 January 2001Italy Antholz-Anterselva7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
6 February 2001Slovenia Pokljuka15 km individualBiathlon World Championships
9 February 2001Slovenia Pokljuka12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Championships
28 February 2001United States Salt Lake City15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
3 March 2001United States Salt Lake City10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
17 March 2001Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2001–02
9 victories
(2 In, 1 Sp, 5 Pu, 1 MS)		6 December 2001Austria Hochfilzen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
9 December 2001Austria Hochfilzen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
12 December 2001Slovenia Pokljuka15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
16 December 2001Slovenia Pokljuka10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
20 December 2001Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
22 December 2001Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
11 January 2002Germany Oberhof10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
10 March 2002Sweden Östersund10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
23 March 2002Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. ↑ "Magdalena Forsberg". FIS. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Magda tävlar igen - i SM" [Magda will race again - in the SM] (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Magda och ACO fixade väntat guld" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  4. ↑ "STAFETT Resultat" (PDF) (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  5. ↑ "Magdalena Forsberg". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

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