Jenny Olsson

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
Country Sweden
Full nameJenny Karin Olsson
Born(1979-07-14)14 July 1979
Tumba, Sweden
Died15 April 2012(2012-04-15) (aged 32)
Östersund, Sweden
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons1998, 2000–2005
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts48
Team starts15
Overall titles0 – (24th in 2003)
Discipline titles0

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

In 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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   2 × 5 km
pursuit
 30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
20022222393512

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km
 
 Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001213123CNX[a]5N/A
20032332514346N/A
20052537N/A32
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
199819NCN/ANCN/A
200021NCN/ANCNCNC
20012262N/AN/AN/A
20022373N/AN/AN/A
20032424N/AN/AN/ANC
2004256546N/AN/A
200526NCNCN/AN/A

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12001–0227 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdAndersson / Ek / Dahlberg

References

  1. Profile, skidor.com; accessed 17 February 2015. (in Swedish)
  2. Profile, fis-ski.com; accessed 17 February 2015.
  3. "OLSSON Jenny". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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