Anna Magnusson

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Anna Magnusson
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Anna Magnusson, March 2024
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29)
Piteå, Sweden
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubPiteå Skidskytteklubb
World Cup debut7 January 2015
(age 19)
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (20152019, 20232025)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (2014/15–)
Individual races115
All races154
Individual victories1
All victories3
Individual podiums2
All podiums13
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 010
World Championships 022
European Championships 010
Junior World Championships 011
Total053
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Östersund 4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lenzerheide 4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Raubichi Single mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei7.5 km sprint
Updated on 17 February 2024

Anna Magnusson (born 31 March 1995) is a Swedish female biathlete. She represented Sweden at the 2014 and 2015 junior world championships and at the 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti. [1]

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Together with Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg, and Hanna Öberg, she won her first World Cup competition victory on 11 December 2021 in Hochfilzen. On 16 December 2022, she took her first individual World Cup competition podium place when winning a World Cup sprint competition in Le Grand-Bornand. [2]

Career

She made her debut in the Biathlon World Cup during the 2015–16 season and has been a regular member of the Swedish national team since then. Magnusson won her first World Cup victory in a relay event in December 2021 in Hochfilzen, Austria. She has earned several podium finishes in relay events, including medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (silver in the women's relay) and at the World Championships.

Personal life

Anna Magnusson is in a relationship with her teammate Peppe Femling. [3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 37thSilver
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 7th46th

World Championships

3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 72nd8th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo 53rd57th10th
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 59th14th36th6th6th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 65th43rd11thSilver
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 35th9th18th26thBronze
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 25th20th19th26thSilver
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

SeasonAgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2015–16 201102nd163rd
2016–17 2140223rd3334th16217th11129th9619th
2017–18 22494th477th
2018–19 235768th5741st
2019–20 245064th1944th2960th273rd
2020–21 255263rd4355th967th
2021–22 2620733rd952nd10629th7132nd2139th
2022–23 2750714th6315th2139th10919th12210th

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 2022–23 16 December 2022 Flag of France.svg Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand World CupSprint1st
218 March 2023 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen World CupSprint3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 24 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammate(s)
1 2017–18 7 January 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World CupRelay3rd Persson, Högberg, Brorsson
213 January 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupRelay3rd Persson, Brorsson, H. Öberg
322 February 2018 Flag of South Korea.svg Pyeongchang Winter Olympic GamesRelay2nd Persson, Brorsson, H. Öberg
4 2018–19 16 March 2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund World ChampionshipsRelay2nd Persson, Brorsson, H. Öberg
5 2020–21 14 March 2021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupMixed Relay3rd E. Öberg, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
6 2021–22 11 December 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay1st Persson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg
714 January 2022 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupRelay2nd Skottheim, Nilsson, Brorsson
83 March 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay2nd Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
9 2022–23 1 December 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay1st Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
1011 December 2022 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay2nd Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
1122 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupRelay2nd Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
1218 February 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World ChampionshipsRelay3rd Persson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg
135 March 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupMixed Relay2nd H. Öberg, Ponsiluoma, Samuelsson
14 2023–24 29 November 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund World CupRelay2nd Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
1510 December 2023 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay2nd Brorsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
167 January 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World CupRelay3rd Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
1710 January 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupRelay2nd Persson, Brorsson, E. Öberg
1820 January 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupMixed Relay3rd E. Öberg, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
1917 February 2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World ChampionshipsRelay2nd Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
203 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen World CupSingle Mixed Relay2nd Samuelsson
219 March 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Soldier Hollow World CupRelay3rd Brorsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
22 2024–25 30 November 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupMixed Relay3rd E. Öberg, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
231 December 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay1st Andersson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
2415 December 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay3rd Heijdenberg, Halvarsson, E. Öberg

References

  1. "Anna Magnusson". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. Tobias Skagerström, Lotta Fahlberg (16 December 2022). "Succé för Anna Magnusson" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. "Anna Magnussons kärleksliv med Peppe Femling: "Träffas inte på krogen som vissa andra"". 21 November 2023.