Anna-Lena Fritzon

Anna-Lena Fritzon (born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1994. Her best career finish at the Winter Olympics was sixth twice in the 4 × 5 km relay (1988, 1994) while her best individual finish was ninth in the 20 km event at Calgary in 1988.

Anna-Lena Fritzson
Country Sweden
Full nameAnna-Lena Katarina Fritzson
Born(1965-03-07)7 March 1965
Falun, Sweden
World Cup career
Seasons19851986, 19881990, 19931994
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums2
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts26
Team starts7
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1988)

Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun in 1993. Her best World Cup finish was second in a 20 km event in Italy in 1988.

Fritzon, born in 1965 in Falun, was also a successful triathlete with a second place in European World Championship held in 1986 in Immenstadt, Germany. She was ninth in the 10 km in the 1984 Biathlon World Championship held in Chamonix, France. As a cross-country skier Fritzon became the first Swedish woman to win a gold medal in Junior World Championship in the 10 km event held in 1985 in Täsch, Switzerland. The same year she was honoured with "Estrellas Gold chips" for the debutant in Swedish sport of the year together with the football player Mats Gren. Her best World Cup finish was second in the 20 km event held in 1988 in Toblach, Italy and number three in the World Cup at Falun, Sweden in 1985. In the 1988 Winter Olympic Games her best place was ninth in the 20 km event. Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 1993 was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun, Sweden. She has one gold, three silver and five bronze medals to her credit in the Swedish cross-country skiing championships.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988221713N/AN/A9N/A6
19942835N/A1925N/A6

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km
 classical 
 10 km
 freestyle 
 15 km  Pursuit  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198923N/A2614N/A124
19932731N/AN/A19106

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19852024
19862138
19882315
19892442
199025NC
19932826
19942936

Individual podiums

  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1984–85 9 March 1985 Falun, Sweden10 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
2 1987–88 15 January 1988 Toblach, Italy20 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 10 March 1985 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndRisby / Johansson / Lamberg-Skog
217 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndJohansson / Mörtberg / Lamberg-Skog
3 1988–88 12 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdSvingstedt / Wallin / Lamberg-Skog

References

  1. "FRITZON Anna-Lena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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