Carl Swenson
American cross-country skier
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Carl Swenson (born April 20, 1970) is a retired American cross-country skier, mountain biker, and road cyclist.[1][2] He competed as a skier at three Winter Olympics.[3][4]
Biography
Swenson competed at the 1994, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier.[2] He was a six-time national champion,[5] competing in multiple Nordic events.[6][7]
Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the skiing off-season,[8] winning a silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games.[2] Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion.[2] He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics.[9] As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and 24-hour races.[10]
Swenson studied at Dartmouth College.[2] He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming a criminal lawyer.[2] Between 2004 and 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation.[2] The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]
