Jenny Olsson

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Jenny Olsson
2000–2005)
Starts48
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (24th in 2003)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women'scross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Pontresina 4 × 5 km relay

Jenny Karin Olsson (14 July 1979 – 15 April 2012)

Val di Fiemme.[2]

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   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
2002 22 22
39
35
12

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001 21 31 23 CNX[a] 5
2003 23 32 5 14 34 6
2005 25 37 32

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1998 19 NC NC
2000
21 NC NC NC NC
2001 22 62
2002 23 73
2003 24 24 NC
2004 25 65 46
2005 26 NC NC

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Andersson / Ek / Dahlberg

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.