Johanna Heldin

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Johanna Heldin
Curler
Born29 August 1994 (1994-08-29) (age 30)
Uppsala, Sweden
Team
Curling clubSundbybergs CK,
Sundbyberg, SWE
Skip Anna Hasselborg
Third Sara McManus
Second Agnes Knochenhauer
Lead Sofia Mabergs
AlternateJohanna Heldin
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championship
appearances		5 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
World Mixed Championship
appearances		2 (2015, 2016)
European Championship
appearances		5 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2022)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Silkeborg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tallinn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Helsingborg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Lillehammer
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lohja
World Mixed Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Bern
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Kazan

Johanna Maria Heldin (born 29 August 1994) [1] is a Swedish curler. She is currently the alternate on Team Anna Hasselborg.

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Career

Juniors

Heldin played for Sweden at the 2012 Youth Olympics, throwing lead rocks for the team, which was skipped by Rasmus Wranå. The team finished fourth. She was paired with New Zealand's Luke Steele in the mixed doubles event and were eliminated in the round of 16.

Heldin played second for team Sweden at the 2015 World Junior Curling Championships, on a team skipped by Isabella Wranå. The team would end up finishing fourth. She was invited to be Sweden's fifth player at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships on a team skipped by Therese Westman. Heldin played in eight games and team finished in sixth place.

Mixed

Heldin played for Sweden at two World Mixed Curling Championships, winning the silver medal at both the 2015 and 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship. The teams were skipped by Rasmus Wranå and Kristian Lindström respectively.

Personal life

Born in Uppsala, Heldin is employed as a "junior doctor". [2] Prior to this, she was a medical student at Uppsala University. She is in a relationship with Kristian Lindström. [1]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2012–13 [3] Towe Lundman Amalia Rudström Anna Gustafsson Johanna Heldin
2013–14 [4] Towe LundmanAmalia RudströmAnna GustafssonJohanna Heldin
2014–15 [5] Towe LundmanAnna GustafssonJohanna Heldin Elina Backman
2015–16 [6] Towe LundmanJohanna HeldinAnna GustafssonElina Backman
2016–17 [7] Towe LundmanJohanna Heldin Sarah Pengel Camilla Schnabel
2017–18 [8] Anette Norberg Therese Westman Johanna Heldin Tilde Vermelin
2018–19 [9] Anette NorbergTherese WestmanJohanna HeldinTilde Vermelin

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