 Emma Nilsson during IBU Biathlon World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany in January 2018 | |||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1993 | ||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||
Medal record
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Emma Nilsson (born 18 November 1993) is a Swedish biathlete. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and also represented Sweden at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
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| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2015 Kontiolahti | 71st | 83rd | — | — | 8th | — | — |
 2016 Oslo | 56th | — | — | — | — | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen | 67th | — | — | — | 6th | — | |
 2019 Östersund | 22nd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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