Britta Johansson Norgren
Swedish cross-country skier
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Britta Johanna Helena Johansson Norgren (née Norgren; born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who has competed between 2002 and 2022, first in World Cup events, then in marathon events. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is 26th in the individual sprint at Sapporo in 2007.
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SwedenBritta Johansson Norgren in March 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Britta Johanna Helena Johansson Norgren | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1983 Uppsala, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sollefteå Skidor IF | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2003–2011, 2013–2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (30th in 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Britta Norgren was born and raised in Bälinge, Uppsala Municipality and moved to Sollefteå to attend the skiing riksidrottsgymnasium.[1]
Johansson Norgren's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 11th in the 10 km event at Turin in 2006.
She has a total of eight individual victories at various levels up to 30 km since 2002. Johansson Norgren's best individual World Cup finish was eighth in the sprint event in Germany in 2006.
After the 2013–14 season, Johansson Norgren switched to marathon cross-county skiing.[1] On 31 January 2016 she won the women's edition of the Marcialonga ski marathon race in Italy.[2]
She won the Tjejvasan in 2016,[3] On 25 February 2017, she once again won Tjejvasan.[4] She also won Tjejvasan in 2019.[5][6] and the ski marathon Vasaloppet in 2017 and 2019.[7][8] In February 2020, she won Tjejvasan once again.[9] On 26 February 2022, she again won the same race.[10]
On 8 April 2022, she announced her retirement from cross-country skiing.[11]
Personal life
Britta Norgren is married to Jonas Johansson, a former national coach for the Sweden biathlon team.[12]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[13]
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2003 | 20 | 102 | N/a | 67 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2004 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2005 | 22 | NC | NC | — | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2006 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 23 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2007 | 24 | 38 | 80 | 22 | N/a | 41 | N/a |
| 2008 | 25 | 96 | NC | 73 | N/a | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 16 | N/a | — | DNF |
| 2010 | 27 | 50 | 44 | 42 | N/a | 26 | 36 |
| 2011 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 30 |
| 2013 | 30 | 61 | NC | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 26 | 11 | — | — |
Team podiums
- 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
- 8 podiums – (5 RL, 3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005–06 | 18 March 2006 |  Sapporo, Japan | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Strömstedt |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 29 October 2006 |  Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Andersson |
| 3 | 17 December 2006 |  La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Andersson / Lindborg / Kalla | |
| 4 | 4 February 2007 |  Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Andersson / Strömstedt / Kalla | |
| 5 | 25 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Dahlberg / Rydqvist / Kalla | |
| 6 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Kalla |
| 7 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hansson / Haag / Kalla |
| 8 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Haag / Rydqvist / Kalla |