Jesper Nelin

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Jesper Nelin
Nelin J. - Biathlon WCh 2024 Nove Mesto 2867.jpg
Nelin in 2024
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32)
Värnamo, Sweden
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubPiteå skidskytteklubb
World Cup debut2015
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 (2015, 2016, 20192024)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6 (2015/16–)
Individual victories0
All victories3
Individual podiums0
All podiums7
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 100
World Championships 111
Total211
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Raubichi Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 RaubichiSingle Mixed Relay

Jesper Nelin (born 3 October 1992) is a Swedish biathlete. He competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden during the 2016 World Championships in Oslo, Norway. [1]

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His Olympic results include winning a gold medal in the biathlon relay in 2018 with the Swedish team, [2] along with Peppe Femling, Sebastian Samuelsson, and Fredrik Lindström. [3]

Biathlon results

Olympic results

1 medal (1 gold)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 24th30th18th9thGold11th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 64th55th31st5th

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo-Holmenkollen 54th31st38th7th12th
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 54th59th44th11th6th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 28th41st33rd7th5th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz 42nd19th11th19th10th11th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 82nd17th28th27thSilver
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 22nd45th23rd16thBronze
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město 33rd23rd41stGold
*During Olympic seasons, competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

World Cup

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium (1 MS)
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 2023–24 2 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo-Holmenkollen World CupMass Start3rd

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References

  1. "Jesper Nelin". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. "Jesper Nelin". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. "4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 November 2021.