Markus Larsson

Markus Larsson

Markus Larsson
Personal information
Born	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46) Kil, Sweden
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Club	Karlstads SLK
World Cup debut	23 November 1999
Retired	10 January 2016
Olympics
Teams	4
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	17
Wins	2
Podiums	4
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing   Sweden World Championships 2007 Åre Team event 2015 Beaver Creek Team event Junior World Ski Championships 1997 Schladming Super-G 1997 Schladming Giant 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]

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

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2005	9 January 2005	Chamonix, France	Slalom	3rd
2006	18 March 2006	Åre, Sweden	Slalom	1st
2007	12 November 2006	Levi, Finland	Slalom	2nd
	18 December 2006	Alta Badia, Italy	Slalom	1st

Season standings

Season [4]	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2001	22	122	48	—	—	—	—
2002	23	51	17	—	—	—	—
2003	24	68	26	—	—	—	—
2004	25	53	28	–	–	–	13
2005	26	37	11	–	–	–	9
2006	27	26	9	53	–	–	29
2007	28	22	4	32	–	–	39
2008	29	36	24	26	–	–	13
2009	30	44	26	24	–	–	16
2010	31	46	27	24	–	–	20
2011	32	49	21	36	—	—	—
2012	33	61	23	—	—	—	—
2013	34	42	15	—	—	—	—
2014	35	39	11	—	—	—	—
2015	36	36	11	—	—	—	—
2016*	37	139	50	—	—	—	—

* 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. "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".

External links

• Markus Larsson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Markus Larsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Markus Larsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)