Martin Ponsiluoma

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Martin Ponsiluoma
2023-02-19 BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon Oberhof 2023 - Men 15 km Mass Start by Sandro Halank-055.jpg
Ponsiluoma in 2023
Personal information
Nationality Swedish
Born (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)
Östersund, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubTullus SG
World Cup debut2017
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2018, 2022)
Medals1
World Championships
Teams5 (2019–2024)
Medals7 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (2017/18–)
Individual victories2
All victories8
Individual podiums13
All podiums38
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 010
World Championships 223
Total233
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing 15 km mass start
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Pokljuka 10 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Oberhof 15 km mass start
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Pokljuka Mixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Nové Město Mixed relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Raubichi Mixed relay

Martin Ponsiluoma (born 8 September 1995) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally. [1] [2]

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He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. In the later he won a silver medal in mass start.

He ended up on a World Cup podium position for first time when he came third during competitions in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic on 20 December 2018. [3] In the 2021 World Championships, he won gold in the sprint, which was also his first world cup win. [4]

Personal life

Ponsiluoma's father, Jyrki Ponsiluoma, is a Finnish-born Swedish former cross-country skier. [5] [6] He has been in a relationship with fellow biathlete Hanna Öberg since 2021. [7]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medals (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 38th————–
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 12th6th11thSilver5th4th

World Championships

7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 47th———7th——
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 29th27th23rd29th10th——
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 34thGold12th19thSilverBronze—
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 11th18th18thSilverBronze9th—
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město 39th10th7th13thGoldBronze—
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Lenzerheide 19th27th9th5th4th5th—
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

World Cup

Overall standings

SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2017–18 496th––485th––––
2018–19 16338th2345th7935th3948th2237th
2019–20 17333rd2339th6434th7422nd1244th
2020–21 71310th4423rd2699th18512th12513th
2021–22 38122nd––19112th14716th4326th
2022–23 7795th1323rd3283rd2328th8715th
2023–24 63810th6416th18715th2389th1496th

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 13 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1  2018–19  20 December 2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupSprint3rd
2  2020–21  29 November 2020 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupSprint3rd
320 December 2020 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupMass Start2nd
412 February 2021 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka World ChampionshipsSprint1st
5  2021–22  10 December 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupSprint2nd
618 February 2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Winter Olympic GamesMass Start2nd
7  2022–23  29 November 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupIndividual1st
820 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupSprint2nd
921 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupPursuit3rd
1019 February 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World ChampionshipsMass Start2nd
114 March 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupPursuit3rd
1216 March 2023 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen World CupSprint2nd
13  2024–25  13 March 2025 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka World CupIndividual3rd

Team podiums

  • 6 victories
  • 25 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammate(s)
1 2017–18 7 January 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World CupRelay1st Samuelsson, Nelin, Lindström
2 2018–19 16 December 2018 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay1st Femling, Samuelsson, Stenersen
3 2019–20 30 November 2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund World CupMixed Relay3rd Persson, Brorsson, Nelin
47 March 2020 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupRelay3rd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson
5 2020–21 6 December 2020 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay2nd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson
613 December 2020 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay1st Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson
710 February 2021 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka World ChampionshipsMixed Relay3rd Samuelsson, Persson, H. Öberg
820 February 2021 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka World ChampionshipsRelay2nd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson
914 March 2021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupMixed Relay3rd E. Öberg, Magnusson, Nelin
10 2021–22 4 March 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay2nd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson
1113 March 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää World CupMixed Relay2nd Nelin, Persson, E. Öberg
12 2022-23 8 January 2023 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka World CupMixed Relay3rd Nelin, Brorsson, E. Öberg
1318 February 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World ChampionshipsRelay3rd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson
145 March 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World CupMixed Relay2nd Magnusson, H. Öberg, Samuelsson
15 2023-24 20 January 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupMixed Relay3rd Magnusson, E. Öberg, Nelin
167 February 2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World ChampionshipsMixed Relay3rd Samuelsson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg
1717 February 2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město World ChampionshipsRelay1st Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson
185 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen World CupMixed Relay2nd Brorsson, E. Öberg, Nelin
19 2024–25 30 November 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupMixed Relay3rd Magnusson, E. Öberg, Nelin
201 December 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson
2115 December 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson
2212 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World CupMixed Relay1st Samuelsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
2317 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupRelay2nd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson
2425 January 2025 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupRelay3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson
2516 March 2025 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka World CupMixed Relay1st Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, H. Öberg, Samuelsson

References

  1. ↑ FIS profile
  2. ↑ IBU profile
  3. ↑ "Johannes again the first, Loginov and Ponsiluoma on the poduim [sic]". Focus Biathlon. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sensationellt VM-guld för Martin Ponsiluoma [sic]" (in Swedish). SVT. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Bränholm, Ola (4 January 2017). "OS-åttans son världscupdebuterar" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television . Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jyrki Ponsiluoma" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Förbundet svarar nu efter kärleksdramat i landslaget". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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