Mats Larsson

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FullnameÅl Mats Arne Larsson
Born20 March 1980 (1980-03-20) (age 45)
Järna, Vansbro, Sweden
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Country Sweden
Mats Larsson
Mats Larsson during Tour de Ski competitions in Prague, Czech Republic in December 2007
Personal information
Full nameÅl Mats Arne Larsson
Born20 March 1980 (1980-03-20) (age 45)
Järna, Vansbro, Sweden
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country Sweden
SportSkiing
ClubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2000–2011)
Indiv. starts85
Indiv. podiums4
Indiv. wins0
Team starts24
Team podiums7
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Turin4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 SapporoIndividual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Val di Fiemme15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2000 Štrbské Pleso4 × 10 km relay

Ål Mats Arne Larsson (born 20 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has raced since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 20th in the 15 km event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[1]

Larsson won a silver medal in the individual sprint event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. His only career win came in a 15 km event in 2002 in Italy.

In May 2013, he was appointed as a coach for the Swedish national cross-country ski team.[2] His father Gunnar was also an Olympic cross-country skier.[1][3]

Olympic Games

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2006259———Bronze—

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20052462——67—
200726—33—Silver——
200928—————6

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200020NCN/a—NC—N/aN/aN/a
200121NCN/aN/aN/a—N/aN/aN/a
200222NCN/aN/aN/aNCN/aN/aN/a
20032381N/aN/aN/a—N/aN/aN/a
2004245551N/aN/a33N/aN/aN/a
20052566NCN/aN/a29N/aN/aN/a
2006269385N/aN/a48N/aN/aN/a
2007272553N/aN/a11N/aDNFN/a
2008284457N/aN/a20N/a29—
2009295856N/aN/a37N/a—55
2010305053N/aN/a33N/a—19
2011315093N/aN/a17DNF——

Individual podiums

  • 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12006–0714 March 2007Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
221 March 2007Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
32007–081 December 2007Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
42009–1019 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 7 podiums – (4 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2003–04 14 December 2003Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Olsson / Högberg
222 February 2004Sweden Umeå, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBrink / Högberg / Fredriksson
3 2005–06 18 December 2005Canada Canmore, Canada6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdÖstberg
4 2007–08 9 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdOlsson / Södergren / Hellner
52010–1121 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOlsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
65 December 2010Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndJönsson
716 January 2011Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndModin

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