Anna Magnusson

Anna Magnusson

Anna Magnusson, March 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29) Piteå, Sweden
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Piteå Skidskytteklubb
World Cup debut	7 January 2015 (age 19)
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2018, 2022)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (2015–2019, 2023, 2024)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9 (2014/15–)
Individual races	115
All races	154
Individual victories	1
All victories	3
Individual podiums	2
All podiums	13
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Sweden International biathlon competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships 0 2 1 European Championships 0 1 0 Junior World Championships 0 1 1 Total 0 5 2 Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay World Championships 2019 Östersund 4 x 6 km relay 2024 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay 2023 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay European Championships 2019 Raubichi Single mixed relay Junior World Championships 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 3 × 6 km relay 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 7.5 km sprint
Updated on 17 February 2024

Anna Magnusson (born 31 March 1995) is a Swedish female biathlete. She represented Sweden at the 2014 and 2015 junior world championships and at the 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti.[1]

Together with Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg, and Hanna Öberg, she won her first World Cup competition victory on 11 December 2021 in Hochfilzen. On 16 December 2022, she took her first individual World Cup competition podium place when winning a World Cup sprint competition in Le Grand-Bornand.[2]

Career

She made her debut in the Biathlon World Cup during the 2015–16 season and has been a regular member of the Swedish national team since then. Magnusson won her first World Cup victory in a relay event in December 2021 in Hochfilzen, Austria. She has earned several podium finishes in relay events, including medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (silver in the women's relay) and at the World Championships.

Personal life

Anna Magnusson is in a relationship with her teammate Peppe Femling.[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang	37th	—	—	—	Silver	—
2022 Beijing	—	7th	46th	—	—	—

World Championships

3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2015 Kontiolahti	72nd	—	—	—	8th	—	—
2016 Oslo	—	53rd	57th	—	10th	—
2017 Hochfilzen	59th	14th	36th	—	6th	6th
2019 Östersund	65th	43rd	11th	—	Silver	—	—
2023 Oberhof	35th	9th	18th	26th	Bronze	—	—
2024 Nové Město na Moravě	25th	20th	19th	26th	Silver	—	—

*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.

World Cup

Season	Age	Overall		Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
		Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2015–16	20	1	102nd	1	63rd	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016–17	21	402	23rd	33	34th	162	17th	111	29th	96	19th
2017–18	22	4	94th	–	–	–	–	4	77th	–	–
2018–19	23	57	68th	–	–	–	–	57	41st	–	–
2019–20	24	50	64th	19	44th	29	60th	2	73rd	–	–
2020–21	25	52	63rd	–	–	43	55th	9	67th	–	–
2021–22	26	207	33rd	9	52nd	106	29th	71	32nd	21	39th
2022–23	27	507	14th	63	15th	213	9th	109	19th	122	10th

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 2 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Race	Place
1	2022–23	16 December 2022	Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand	World Cup	Sprint	1st
2		18 March 2023	Oslo Holmenkollen	World Cup	Sprint	3rd

Team podiums

• 3 victories
• 24 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Race	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2017–18	7 January 2018	Oberhof	World Cup	Relay	3rd	Persson, Högberg, Brorsson
2		13 January 2018	Ruhpolding	World Cup	Relay	3rd	Persson, Brorsson, H. Öberg
3		22 February 2018	Pyeongchang	Winter Olympic Games	Relay	2nd	Persson, Brorsson, H. Öberg
4	2018–19	16 March 2019	Östersund	World Championships	Relay	2nd	Persson, Brorsson, H. Öberg
5	2020–21	14 March 2021	Nové Město	World Cup	Mixed Relay	3rd	E. Öberg, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
6	2021–22	11 December 2021	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	1st	Persson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg
7		14 January 2022	Ruhpolding	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Skottheim, Nilsson, Brorsson
8		3 March 2022	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
9	2022–23	1 December 2022	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Relay	1st	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
10		11 December 2022	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
11		22 January 2023	Antholz-Anterselva	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
12		18 February 2023	Oberhof	World Championships	Relay	3rd	Persson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg
13		5 March 2023	Nové Město	World Cup	Mixed Relay	2nd	H. Öberg, Ponsiluoma, Samuelsson
14	2023–24	29 November 2023	Östersund	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
15		10 December 2023	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Brorsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
16		7 January 2024	Oberhof	World Cup	Relay	3rd	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
17		10 January 2024	Ruhpolding	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Persson, Brorsson, E. Öberg
18		20 January 2024	Antholz-Anterselva	World Cup	Mixed Relay	3rd	E. Öberg, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
19		17 February 2024	Nové Město	World Championships	Relay	2nd	Persson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
20		3 March 2024	Oslo Holmenkollen	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	2nd	Samuelsson
21		9 March 2024	Soldier Hollow	World Cup	Relay	3rd	Brorsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
22	2024–25	30 November 2024	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Mixed Relay	3rd	E. Öberg, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
23		1 December 2024	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Relay	1st	Andersson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
24		15 December 2024	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	3rd	Heijdenberg, Halvarsson, E. Öberg

References

1. "Anna Magnusson". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
2. Tobias Skagerström, Lotta Fahlberg (16 December 2022). "Succé för Anna Magnusson" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
3. "Anna Magnussons kärleksliv med Peppe Femling: "Träffas inte på krogen som vissa andra"". 21 November 2023.

External links

• Anna Magnusson at IBU
• Anna Magnusson at FIS (cross-country)
• Anna Magnusson at Olympics.com
• Anna Magnusson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
• Anna Magnusson at Olympedia