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Niklas Jonsson

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Niklas Jonsson
Country Sweden
Full nameKarl Niklas Jonsson
Born (1969-05-31) 31 May 1969 (age 55)
Piteå, Sweden
Ski clubPiteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (19902002)
Starts90
Podiums4
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1994)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 50 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Vang 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Saalfelden 3 × 10 km relay

Niklas Jonsson (born 31 May 1969, in Piteå) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2002. He won the silver medal in the 50 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that event, Jonsson started 30 seconds ahead of the gold medal favourite Bjørn Dæhlie. Soon Dæhlie caught up Jonsson, and they were skiing together for most of the distance. Shortly before the finish line, Jonsson escaped, but Dæhlie still finished 20 seconds behind, which was good enough for the gold medal. Jonsson finished second.[1]

Jonsson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fourth in the 50 km in 1999. His best finish was third in four different World Cup events from 1993 to 1999.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1992 22 5 13 7
1994 24 30 DNS 27
1998 28 25 10 Silver 4
2002 32 28 36 DNS 13

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1993 23 30 6
1995 25 14 11 4
1997 27 30 23
1999 29 31 18 15 4 6
2001 31 DNS

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1990 20 40
1991 21 30
1992 22 12
1993 23 28
1994 24 11
1995 25 18
1996 26 16
1997 27 24 30 17
1998 28 28 19 38
1999 29 14 9 18
2000 30 27 10 22
2001 31 111
2002 32 95

Individual podiums

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  • 4 podiums – (4 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1993–94  11 December 1993 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2  1994–95  14 December 1994 Austria Tauplitzalm, Austria 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
3  1995–96  9 January 1996 Slovakia Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia 50 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
4  1999–00  18 December 1999 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 11 podiums – (10 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1992–93 5 March 1993 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Majbäck / Mogren / Håland
2  1994–95  15 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Majbäck / Forsberg
3 12 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Mogren / Forsberg
4  1995–96  10 December 1995 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Göransson / Bergström / Mogren
5 2 February 1996 Austria Seefeld, Austria 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Mogren
6 25 February 1996 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Fredriksson / Bergström / Mogren
7  1996–97  8 December 1996 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Bergström / Forsberg
8 15 December 1996 Italy Brusson, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Fredriksson / Bergström / Mogren
9  1997–98  11 January 1998 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Elofsson / Mogren
10  1999–00  19 December 1999 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Nordbäck / Fredriksson / Lindgren
11 2001–02 16 December 2001 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson

References

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  1. ^ Tegeder, Jay (31 March 2001). "The Norwegian "Ski King" Retires". skinnyski.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ "JONSSON Niklas". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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