Carl Swenson

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Carl Swenson
Born (1970-04-20) April 20, 1970 (age 55)
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Ski clubThe Factory Team
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (19941997, 20002006)
Indiv. starts55
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts11
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (64th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Updated on November 19, 2021.

Carl Swenson (born April 20, 1970) is a retired American cross-country skier, mountain biker, and road cyclist. [1] [2] He competed as a skier at three Winter Olympics. [3] [4]

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Biography

Swenson competed at the 1994, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier. [2] He was a six-time national champion, [5] competing in multiple Nordic events. [6] [7]

Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the skiing off-season, [8] winning a silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games. [2] Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion. [2] He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics. [9] As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and 24-hour races. [10]

Swenson studied at Dartmouth College. [2] He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming a criminal lawyer. [2] Between 2004 and 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation. [2] The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency. [2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [11]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1994 23 45
2002 31 56 29 5
2006 35 39 DNF 12

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1995 2441
1997 266415
2001 3075212413
2003 321153812
2005 34 DNF

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
1994 23NC
1995 24NC
1996 25NC
1997 26NCNC
2000 29NCNC
2001 309856
2002 3166NC
2003 32134
2004 336441NC
2005 3414993
2006 357853

References

  1. "Carl Swenson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carl Swenson". Olympedia. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Swenson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. "In high gear: At the late age of 33, Carl Swenson is leading the pack, both on snow and on dirt". Ski Racing. September 12, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. "Swenson takes fifth at Nordic world's". Velo News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. "Swenson has tough day at Olympics". Velo News. February 10, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. "Swenson, Kemppel win U.S. Cross Country titles". Deseret News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  8. "MTB Season Finale, Carl Swenson Interview". Skinny Ski. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  9. "Where Are They Now: Carl Swenson". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  10. "Mountain biking finds comfortable niche as sport". The Denver Post. May 2, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. "SWENSON Carl". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2021.