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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1994 Torsby, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Bore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (2016, 2019–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linn Persson (born 27 June 1994) is a Swedish biathlete. She has competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden at the 2016 World Championships. [1]
In August 2019, she became Swedish champion at 15 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå. [2]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2018 Pyeongchang | 11th | 37th | 21st | 22nd | Silver | – |
 2022 Beijing | 15th | 12th | 5th | 24th | Gold | – |
4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2016 Oslo | 36th | 34th | 40th | — | 10th | 12th | — |
 2019 Östersund | 15th | 42nd | 21st | 9th | Silver | 5th | — |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva | 47th | 44th | 32nd | — | 5th | 11th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka | 21st | 16th | 19th | 11th | 5th | Bronze | — |
 2023 Oberhof | Silver | Bronze | 10th | 8th | Bronze | — | — |
| Season | Age | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 81 | 59th | 17 | 48th | 36 | 54th | 28 | 55th | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 23 | 97 | 51st | 43 | 17th | 39 | 55th | 15 | 64th | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 340 | 28th | 48 | 22nd | 87 | 33rd | 116 | 24th | 89 | 22nd |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 346 | 19th | 24 | 40th | 106 | 29th | 114 | 11th | 102 | 18th |
| 2020–21 | 26 | 572 | 14th | 66 | 10th | 177 | 15th | 168 | 13th | 103 | 17th |
| 2021–22 | 27 | 416 | 19th | – | – | 196 | 14th | 134 | 17th | 86 | 17th |
| 2022–23 | 28 | 524 | 13th | 28 | 31st | 227 | 8th | 189 | 9th | 80 | 16th |
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The Women's relay competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 16 February, at the National Biathlon Centre, in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1,665 metres (5,463 ft). Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg, and Elvira Öberg of Sweden won the event, with the Russian Olympic Committee winning the silver medal, and Germany bronze. This was the first Olympic gold in women's relay for Sweden.
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