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]

Mats Larsson
Mats Larsson during Tour de Ski competitions in Prague, Czech Republic in December 2007
Country Sweden
Full nameÅl Mats Arne Larsson
Born20 March 1980 (1980-03-20) (age 44)
Järna, Vansbro, Sweden
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (20002011)
Starts85
Podiums4
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Sapporo Individual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Val di Fiemme 15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 10 km relay

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]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 25 9 Bronze

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005 24 62 6 7
2007 26 33 Silver
2009 28 6

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2000 20 NC NC
2001 21 NC
2002 22 NC NC
2003 23 81
2004 24 55 51 33
2005 25 66 NC 29
2006 26 93 85 48
2007 27 25 53 11 DNF
2008 28 44 57 20 29
2009 29 58 56 37 55
2010 30 50 53 33 19
2011 31 50 93 17 DNF

Individual podiums

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  • 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 14 March 2007   Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2 21 March 2007   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
3 2007–08 1 December 2007   Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
4 2009–10 19 March 2010   Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 7 podiums – (4 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2003–04  14 December 2003   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Larsson / Olsson / Högberg
2 22 February 2004   Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brink / Högberg / Fredriksson
3  2005–06  18 December 2005   Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Östberg
4  2007–08  9 December 2007   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Olsson / Södergren / Hellner
5 2010–11 21 November 2010   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Olsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
6 5 December 2010   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Jönsson
7 16 January 2011   Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Modin

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mats Larsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Hultqvist, Daniel (3 May 2013). "OS-medaljör in i skidlandslaget". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ Mats Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "LARSSON Mats". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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