Anton Persson (skier)

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Anton Persson
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Full namePär Anton Persson
Born (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)
Torsby, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubFalun-Borlänge SK
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2016–present)
Starts34
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (48th in 2022 )
Discipline titles0
Updated on 29 March 2023.

Anton Persson (born 26 February 1995) is a Swedish cross-country skier. [1] He competed in the sprint at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [2]

Contents

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2022 27 [a] 24

aDistance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2021 26 30

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2016 21NCNCNC
2017 22NCNCNCNC
2018 23118NC6416DNF
2019 24129NC8078
2020 259961
2021 269656
2022 274825
2023 28103NC54DNF

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References

  1. 1 2 "Anton Persson". FIS. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. "Anton Persson". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.