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Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Piteå, Sweden | 31 March 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Piteå Skidskytteklubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 7 January 2015 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 2 (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 6 (2015–2019, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 9 (2014/15–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual races | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All races | 154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
Anna Magnusson is in a relationship with her teammate Peppe Femling. [3]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
1 medal (1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2018 Pyeongchang | 37th | — | — | — | Silver | — |
2022 Beijing | — | 7th | 46th | — | — | — |
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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2015 Kontiolahti | 72nd | — | — | — | 8th | — | — |
2016 Oslo | — | 53rd | 57th | — | 10th | — | |
2017 Hochfilzen | 59th | 14th | 36th | — | 6th | 6th | |
2019 Östersund | 65th | 43rd | 11th | — | Silver | — | — |
2023 Oberhof | 35th | 9th | 18th | 26th | Bronze | — | — |
Season | Age | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | ||
2015–16 | 20 | 1 | 102nd | 1 | 63rd | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2016–17 | 21 | 402 | 23rd | 33 | 34th | 162 | 17th | 111 | 29th | 96 | 19th |
2017–18 | 22 | 4 | 94th | – | – | – | – | 4 | 77th | – | – |
2018–19 | 23 | 57 | 68th | – | – | – | – | 57 | 41st | – | – |
2019–20 | 24 | 50 | 64th | 19 | 44th | 29 | 60th | 2 | 73rd | – | – |
2020–21 | 25 | 52 | 63rd | – | – | 43 | 55th | 9 | 67th | – | – |
2021–22 | 26 | 207 | 33rd | 9 | 52nd | 106 | 29th | 71 | 32nd | 21 | 39th |
2022–23 | 27 | 507 | 14th | 63 | 15th | 213 | 9th | 109 | 19th | 122 | 10th |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place |
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1 | 2022–23 | 16 December 2022 | Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand | World Cup | Sprint | 1st |
2 | 18 March 2023 | Oslo Holmenkollen | World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
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