Per Elofsson

Per Eilert Elofsson (born 2 April 1977 in Röbäck, Västerbotten) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Per Elofsson
Per Elofsson at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Country Sweden
Full namePer Eilert Elofsson
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977
Röbäck, Sweden
Ski clubIFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons1997–2004
Individual wins11
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums23
Team podiums10
Indiv. starts65
Team starts17
Overall titles2 – (2001, 2002)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 3 1 1
Total 3 1 2
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit
World Championships
2001 Lahti 15 km classical
2001 Lahti 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit
2003 Val di Fiemme 10 km + 10 km double pursuit
2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1996 Asiago10 km classical
1997 Canmore30 km freestyle
1996 Asiago30 km freestyle
1996 Asiago4 × 10 km relay

Elofsson also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (2001: 15 km, 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit; 2003: 10 km + 10 km double pursuit), one silver (2001: 4 × 10 km relay), and one bronze (2003: 4 × 10 km relay).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2001. This success along with his two golds earned at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti would give Elofsson the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. At the 2002 Swedish Sports Award, he was awarded the prize for Sportsman of the Year.

In 2005 he made an unexpected appearance on the album Grand Illusion by the Heavy metal band Nocturnal Rites, playing guitar on one song.[1]

He retired 26 October 2005 by giving a press conference at Arlanda airport.[2]

After retirement

In 2007, Elofsson started working as a business developer at Swedbank, giving economic advice to professional athletes. His first client was fellow cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla.[3][4] He left Swedbank in April 2016.[5]

Elofsson was a pundit and expert commentator for SVT Sport during cross-country championships.[6] During the 2014 Winter Olympics he was employed by Swedish broadcaster Viasat.[7] In November 2014 he left Viasat and joined Eurosport.[8]

Elofsson as a pundit for SVT Sport in Oslo 2011

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[9]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km  Pursuit   30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
199820—N/A—10—N/A4
200224N/A5BronzeDNF17——

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19992122N/A98—N/A6
200123N/AGoldGold—6—Silver
200325N/A12Gold—21—Bronze

Season titles
  • 2 titles – (2 overall)
Season
Discipline
2001Overall
2002Overall

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
199719NCN/ANCN/A—
19982019N/A32N/A10
1999215N/A8N/A5
2000224N/A451
200123N/AN/AN/A68
200224N/AN/AN/A63
20032524N/AN/AN/A—
200426NCNCN/AN/A—

Individual podiums
  • 11 victories – (11 WC)
  • 23 podiums – (23 WC)
No. Season Date Location Place Level Place
1 1997–98 11 March 1998 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
21998–9928 November 1998 Muonio, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
312 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
4 1999–00 2 February 2000 Trondheim, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
516 February 2000 Ulrichen, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
620 February 2000 La Transjurassienne, France72 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
719 March 2000 Bormio, Italy15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
82000–0129 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
98 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
1016 December 2000 Brusson, Italy10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
1110 February 2001 Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
124 March 2001 Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
1310 March 2001 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
1414 March 2001 Borlänge, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
152001–0225 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
168 December 2001 Cogne, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1712 December 2001 Brusson, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
1815 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1922 December 2001 Ramsau, Austria30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
205 January 2002 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
213 February 2002 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
223 March 2002 Falun, Sweden10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
23 2002–03 18 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 4 victories – (3 RL, 1 TS)
  • 10 podiums – (9 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
11997–987 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdBergström / Mogren / Forsberg
211 January 1998 Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndFredriksson / Jonsson / Mogren
310 March 1998 Falun, Sweden10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stFredriksson
41998–9929 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stBergström / Ingesson / Fredriksson
519 December1998 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBergström / Jonsson / Fredriksson
613 March 1999 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFredriksson / Bergström / Brink
72000–0118 March 2001 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndLindgren / Fredriksson / Göransson
82001–0227 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndLindgren / Fredriksson / Brink
916 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLindgren / Fredriksson / Jonsson
1010 March 2002 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndFredriksson / Södergren / Östberg

References
  1. Thornéus, Patrik (2005-09-01). "Elofssons nya karriär: gitarrist i ett metalband". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. Burström, Anders & Ek, Torbjörn (2005-10-26). "Nu lägger jag skidorna på hyllan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. "Engagerad" (in Swedish). Swedbank. 2012-06-29. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  4. "Charlotte Kalla först i mål i Swedbanks nya satsning" (in Swedish). Swedbank. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  5. Edlund, Roland (11 April 2016). "Per Elofsson om framtiden" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. "Per Elofsson SVT:s expert längd-VM På plats i Val di Fiemme" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  7. Jönsson, Fredrik (16 September 2013). "Elofsson lämnar SVT – klar för Viasat" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. Östman, Petter; Malmkvist, Alexander (5 November 2014). "Elofsson blir expert för Eurosport under VM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. "ELOFSSON Per". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

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Awards
Preceded by
Lars Frölander		 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
2001		 Succeeded by
Susanne Ljungskog
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