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Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Värnamo, Sweden | 3 October 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Piteå skidskytteklubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 7 (2015, 2016, 2019–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 6 (2015/16–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
1 medal (1 gold)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2018 Pyeongchang | 24th | 30th | 18th | 9th | Gold | 11th |
2022 Beijing | 64th | 55th | 31st | — | 5th | — |
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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2016 Oslo-Holmenkollen | 54th | 31st | 38th | — | 7th | 12th | — |
2017 Hochfilzen | 54th | 59th | 44th | — | 11th | 6th | — |
2019 Östersund | 28th | 41st | 33rd | — | 7th | 5th | — |
2020 Antholz | 42nd | 19th | 11th | 19th | 10th | 11th | — |
2021 Pokljuka | 83rd | 18th | 29th | 28th | Silver | — | — |
2023 Oberhof | 22nd | 45th | 23rd | 16th | Bronze | — | — |
2024 Nové Město | 33rd | 23rd | 41st | upcoming | Gold | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place |
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1 | 2023–24 | 2 March 2024 | Oslo-Holmenkollen | World Cup | Mass Start | 3rd |
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