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Jenny Karin Olsson (14 July 1979 – 15 April 2012)[1] was a Swedish cross-country skier. Her greatest international success was a fifth place in the 15 km race at the 2003 World championships in Val di Fiemme.[2]
| Jenny Olsson | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jenny Karin Olsson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1979 Tumba, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 2012 (aged 32) Östersund, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (1998, 2000–2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (24th in 2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She also competed for Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Her best World cup season was 2002/2003 when she ended at a 23d place overall. She won several gold medals at the Swedish championships where she competed for her club Åsarna IK.[1]
Death
editIn 2005, Olsson was diagnosed with breast cancer and ended her skiing career the following year. She died on 15 April 2012, aged 32. She was survived by her husband and their two-year-old son.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 35 | — | — | 12 |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 | 31 | — | 23 | CNX[a] | — | 5 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 34 | — | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 25 | 37 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1998 | 19 | NC | — | NC | — | — |
| 2000 | 21 | NC | — | NC | NC | NC |
| 2001 | 22 | 62 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 23 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | NC |
| 2004 | 25 | 65 | 46 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
Team podiums
edit- 1 podium – (1 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 |  Kuopio, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Andersson / Ek / Dahlberg |