Sebastian Samuelsson

Sebastian Samuelsson (born 28 March 1997) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.[2]

Sebastian Samuelsson
Sebastian Samuelsson during November 2017 World Cup competitions in Östersund, Sweden
Personal information
Nickname(s)Sebas
NationalitySwedish
Born (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997
Katrineholm, Sweden[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut2016
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 (2017, 2019, 2020)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons3 (2016/17–)
Individual races24
All races34
All victories1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 0 1
Total 1 1 1
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang4 × 7.5 km relay
2018 Pyeongchang12.5 km pursuit
World Championships
2019 ÖstersundSingle mixed relay
European Championships
2019 RaubichiMixed Relay

He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] There he won a silver medal in the 12.5 km pursuit event as well as the gold in the relay.

Samuelsson has been outspoken on his views on the presence of doping in the sport, and has especially been critical of Russia and its anti-doping agency RUSADA.[4]

Summer biathlon

In August 2019, he became Swedish champion at the 10 kilometres sprint distance[5] and the 20 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Representing  Sweden
2018 Pyeongchang 4th 14th Silver 23rd Gold —

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed
Representing  Sweden
2017 Hochfilzen 52nd 76th — — 11th — N/A
2019 Östersund 4th 29th 16th 26th 7th 5th Bronze
2020 Antholz 10th 11th 19th 27th 10th 11th 4th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Overall standings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2016–1716943rd1646th8236th6742nd444th
2017–1811744th258th5344th6232nd0–
2018–1938522nd759th16516th9928th4628th
2019–2024128th4920th12221st6226th846th

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory - (1 Pu)
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
1 2018–19 11 January 2019 Oberhof, GermanyWorld CupSprint3rd
2 2020–21 29 November 2020 Kontiolahti, FinlandWorld CupSprint2nd
35 December 2020 Kontiolahti, FinlandWorld CupPursuit1st

Team podiums
  • 4 victories
  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammate(s)
12017–187 January 2018 OberhofWorld CupRelay1stPonsilouma, Nelin, Lindström
22018–1916 December 2018 HochfilzenWorld CupRelay1stFemling, Ponsilouma, Stenersen
314 March 2019 ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsSingle Mixed Relay3rdHanna Öberg
42019–2030 November 2019 ÖstersundWorld CupSingle Mixed Relay1stHanna Öberg
57 March 2020 Nové MěstoWorld CupRelay3rdFemling, Nelin, Ponsilouma
62020–216 December 2020 KontiolahtiWorld CupRelay2ndFemling, Nelin, Ponsilouma
713 December 2020 HochfilzenWorld CupRelay1stFemling, Nelin, Ponsilouma
810 January 2021 OberhofWorld CupSingle Mixed Relay2ndHanna Öberg

References
  1. IBU profile
  2. FIS profile
  3. "Athletic profile – Sebastian Samuelsson". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. "Olympic champion Samuelsson to boycott Russian event".
  5. Erik Liljekvist (24 August 2019). "Högberg tog sprintguld före Öberg" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. Erik Liljekvist (25 August 2019). "Ännu ett SM-guld för Sebastian Samuelsson" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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