Mats Larsson

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 40)
Järna, Vansbro, Sweden
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons2000–2011
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts85
Team starts24
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2007)
Discipline titles0

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

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006259Bronze

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005246267
20072633Silver
2009286

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200020NCN/ANCN/AN/AN/A
200121NCN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
200222NCN/AN/AN/ANCN/AN/AN/A
20032381N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2004245551N/AN/A33N/AN/AN/A
20052566NCN/AN/A29N/AN/AN/A
2006269385N/AN/A48N/AN/AN/A
2007272553N/AN/A11N/ADNFN/A
2008284457N/AN/A20N/A29
2009295856N/AN/A37N/A55
2010305053N/AN/A33N/A19
2011315093N/AN/A17DNF

Individual podiums

  • 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12006–0714 March 2007 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
221 March 2007 Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
32007–081 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
42009–1019 March 2010 Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 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, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Olsson / Högberg
222 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBrink / Högberg / Fredriksson
3 2005–06 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdÖstberg
4 2007–08 9 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdOlsson / Södergren / Hellner
52010–1121 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOlsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
65 December 2010 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndJönsson
716 January 2011 Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndModin

References

  1. 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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