Markus Larsson

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Markus Larsson
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Markus Larsson
Personal information
Born (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46)
Kil, Sweden
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
ClubKarlstads SLK
World Cup debut23 November 1999
Retired10 January 2016
Olympics
Teams4
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons17
Wins2
Podiums4
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Åre Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Beaver Creek Team event
Junior World Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 SchladmingSuper-G
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1997 SchladmingGiant slalom

Markus Larsson (born 9 January 1979) is a retired Swedish alpine skier who took part in the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Larsson was born in Kil, Värmland County. [2] He won a bronze medal in the 1995 European Youth Olympic Winter Days in Andorra la Vella. [2]

On 9 May 2016, he announced his retirement from alpine skiing. [3]

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2005 9 January 2005 Flag of France.svg Chamonix, France Slalom 3rd
2006 18 March 2006 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenSlalom1st
2007 12 November 2006 Flag of Finland.svg Levi, FinlandSlalom2nd
18 December 2006 Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia, ItalySlalom1st


Season standings

Season [4] AgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2001 2212248
2002 235117
2003 246826
2004 25532813
2005 2637119
2006 272695329
2007 282243239
2008 2936242613
2009 3044262416
2010 3146272420
2011 32492136
2012 336123
2013 344215
2014 353911
2015 363611
2016*3713950

* Injured after 4 races.

References

  1. "Markus Larsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Markus Larsson". Swedish Olympic Committee.
  3. Martin Tolén (9 May 2016). "Svenske stjärnan slutar efter skadorna" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. "LARSSON Markus – Athlete Information".