Elvira Öberg
Swedish biathlete (born 1999)
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Elvira Karin Öberg (born 26 February 1999) is a Swedish biathlete. She is the younger sister of Olympic champion Hanna Öberg.[1][2] Elvira won three gold medals in the youth category at the 2018 Biathlon Junior World Championships in Otepää; in the 10 km individual, the 3 × 6 km relay and the 6 km sprint respectively. Öberg placed twelfth in the sprint in her Biathlon World Cup debut in Östersund, 1 December 2019.[3][4] At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022 she won the silver medal in the sprint race, following up with a silver in the pursuit.[5]
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FullnameElvira Karin Öberg
NationalitySwedish
Born26 February 1999
Kiruna, Sweden
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
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| Full name | Elvira Karin Öberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1999 Kiruna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 (2020–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 7 (2019–20–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All races | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 Beijing |
13th | Silver | Silver | 9th | Gold | 4th |
 2026 Milano Cortina |
13th | 27th | 23rd | 6th | Silver | – |
World Championships
6 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Antholz-Anterselva |
14th | 13th | 47th | 26th | 5th | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka |
35th | 22nd | 14th | 14th | 5th | — | — |
 2023 Oberhof |
— | 16th | — | — | Bronze | 9th | — |
 2024 Nové Město |
30th | 9th | 8th | 22nd | Silver | Bronze | — |
 2025 Lenzerheide |
6th | 10th | Silver | Gold | Bronze | — | — |
World Cup
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Under 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2019-20 | 268 | 24th | 32 | 34th | 146 | 15th | 54 | 34th | 36 | 33rd | N/a | |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 12th | 49 | 18th | 220 | 12th | 198 | 8th | 108 | 13th | 631 | 4th |
| 2021-22 | 823 | 2nd | 23 | 33rd | 340 | 2nd | 300 | 2nd | 160 | 2nd | 823 | 1st |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 5th | 93 | 9th | 263 | 4th | 350 | 2nd | 58 | 25th | 764 | 1st |
| 2023-24 | 829 | 7th | 108 | 7th | 265 | 5th | 297 | 6th | 159 | 5th | 829 | 1st |
| 2024-25 | 761 | 4th | 106 | 7th | 134 | 16th | 222 | 6th | 299 | 2nd | ||
| 2025-26 | 922 | 4th | 127 | 3rd | 320 | 4th | 323 | 5th | 152 | 6th | ||
Individual podiums
- 13 victories (3 Sp, 5 Pu, 4 MS, 1 Ind)
- 35 podiums (11 Sp, 14 Pu, 7 MS, 2 Ind, 1 Short Ind)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020–21 | 3 December 2020 |  Kontiolahti |
Sprint | 3rd |
| 2 | 19 December 2020 |  Hochfilzen |
Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2021–22 | 2 December 2021 |  Östersund |
Sprint | 2nd |
| 4 | 12 December 2021 | Hochfilzen |
Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 5 | 16 December 2021 |  Le Grand-Bornand |
Sprint | 3rd | |
| 6 | 18 December 2021 | Pursuit | 1st | ||
| 7 | 19 December 2021 | Mass Start | 1st | ||
| 8 | 12 January 2022 | Ruhpolding |
Sprint | 1st | |
| 9 | 16 January 2022 | Pursuit | 2nd | ||
| 10 | 11 February 2022 | Beijing |
Sprint | 2nd | |
| 11 | 13 February 2022 | Pursuit | 2nd | ||
| 12 | 12 March 2022 |  Otepää |
Mass Start | 1st | |
| 13 | 2022–23 | 4 December 2022 | Kontiolahti |
Pursuit | 3rd |
| 14 | 17 December 2022 | Le Grand-Bornand |
Pursuit | 1st | |
| 15 | 5 January 2023 | Pokljuka |
Sprint | 1st | |
| 16 | 7 January 2023 | Pursuit | 1st | ||
| 17 | 19 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva |
Sprint | 3rd | |
| 18 | 21 January 2023 | Pursuit | 3rd | ||
| 19 | 2023–24 | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen |
Sprint | 2nd |
| 20 | 9 December 2023 | Pursuit | 1st | ||
| 21 | 8 December 2023 | Lenzerheide |
Mass Start | 2nd | |
| 22 | 1 March 2024 |  Holmenkollen |
Individual | 2nd | |
| 23 | 2024–25 | 4 December 2024 | Kontiolahti |
Short Individual | 3rd |
| 24 | 7 December 2024 | Sprint | 2nd | ||
| 25 | 8 December 2024 | Mass Start | 1st | ||
| 26 | 11 January 2025 | Oberhof |
Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 27 | 19 January 2025 | Ruhpolding |
Mass Start | 1st | |
| 28 | 22 March 2025 | Oslo |
Pursuit | 2nd | |
| 29 | 23 March 2025 | Oslo |
Mass Start | 2nd | |
| 30 | 2025–26 | 8 January 2026 | Oberhof | Sprint | 1st |
| 31 | 11 January 2026 | Oberhof | Pursuit | 1st | |
| 32 | 5 March 2026 | Kontiolahti | Individual | 1st | |
| 33 | 7 March 2026 | Kontiolahti | Mass Start | 2nd | |
| 34 | 19 March 2026 | Holmenkollen | Sprint | 3rd | |
| 35 | 21 March 2026 | Holmenkollen | Mass Start | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 10 victories (8 Women, 2 Mixed)
- 36 podiums (28 Women, 8 Mixed)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Place | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Östersund | Relay | 3rd | Persson / E. Öberg / Brorsson / H. Öberg |
| 2 | 11 January 2020 | Oberhof | Relay | 2nd | E. Öberg / Persson / Brorsson / H. Öberg | |
| 3 | 2020–21 | 5 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | Relay | 1st | Skottheim / Brorsson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg |
| 4 | 12 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 3rd | Skottheim / Persson / H. Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 5 | 16 January 2021 | Oberhof | Relay | 3rd | Brorsson / Persson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg | |
| 6 | 4 March 2021 | Nové Město | Relay | 1st | Brorsson / H. Öberg / Persson / E. Öberg | |
| 7 | 14 March 2021 | Nové Město | Mixed Relay | 3rd | E. Öberg / Magnusson / Nelin / Ponsiluoma | |
| 8 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Östersund | Relay | 3rd | Persson / Brorsson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg |
| 9 | 11 December 2021 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 1st | Persson / Magnusson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg | |
| 10 | 16 February 2022 | Beijing | Relay | 1st | Persson / Brorsson / H. Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 11 | 3 March 2022 | Kontiolahti | Relay | 2nd | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 12 | 13 March 2022 | Otepää | Mixed Relay | 2nd | Nelin / Ponsiluoma / Persson / E. Öberg | |
| 13 | 2022–23 | 1 December 2022 | Kontiolahti | Relay | 1st | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg |
| 14 | 11 December 2022 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 2nd | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 15 | 8 January 2023 | Pokljuka | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Nelin / Ponsiluoma / Brorsson / E. Öberg | |
| 16 | 22 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva | Relay | 2nd | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 17 | 18 February 2023 | Oberhof | Relay | 3rd | Persson / Magnusson / E. Öberg / H.Öberg | |
| 18 | 2023–24 | 29 November 2023 | Östersund | Relay | 2nd | Magnusson / Persson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg |
| 19 | 10 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 2nd | Magnusson / Brorsson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 20 | 7 January 2024 | Oberhof | Relay | 3rd | Magnusson / Persson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 21 | 10 January 2024 | Ruhpolding | Relay | 2nd | Magnusson / Persson / Brorsson / E. Öberg | |
| 22 | 20 January 2024 | Antholz-Anterselva | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Magnusson / E. Öberg / Nelin / Ponsiluoma | |
| 23 | 7 February 2024 | Nové Město | Relay | 2nd | Samuelsson / Ponsiluoma / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 24 | 17 February 2024 | Nové Město | Relay | 2nd | Magnusson / Persson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 25 | 3 March 2024 | Oslo - Holmenkollen | Mixed Relay | 2nd | Brorsson / E. Öberg / Nelin / Ponsiluoma | |
| 26 | 9 March 2024 |  Soldier Hollow | Relay | 3rd | Magnusson / Brorsson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 27 | 2024–25 | 30 November 2024 | Kontiolahti | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Magnusson / E. Öberg / Nelin / Ponsiluoma |
| 28 | 1 December 2024 | Kontiolahti | Relay | 1st | Magnusson / Andersson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 29 | 15 December 2024 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 3rd | Magnusson / Heijdenberg / Halvarsson / E. Öberg | |
| 30 | 12 January 2025 | Oberhof | Mixed Relay | 1st | Samuelsson / Ponsiluoma / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 31 | 22 February 2025 | Lenzerheide | Relay | 3rd | Magnusson / Halvarsson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 32 | 2025–26 | 13 December 2025 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 1st | Halvarsson / Magnusson / E. Öberg / H.Öberg |
| 33 | 14 January 2026 | Ruhpolding | Relay | 3rd | Skottheim / Gestblom / E. Öberg / H.Öberg | |
| 34 | 18 February 2026 | Antholz | Relay | 2nd | Gestblom / Magnusson, E.Öberg / H.Öberg | |
| 35 | 8 March 2026 | Kontiolahti | Relay | 1st | Gestblom / Magnusson, E.Öberg / H.Öberg | |
| 36 | 15 March 2026 | Otepää | Mixed Relay | 1st | Brandt / Ponsiluoma, Heijdenberg / E.Öberg |
- *Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Personal life
Her sister Hanna Öberg is a professional biathlete who competes with her for the Swedish Women Biathlon team. Since 2025, Elvira has been in a relationship with former Swedish biathlete Oskar Brandt.[6]
