Elvira Öberg

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Elvira Öberg
2020-01-12 IBU World Cup Biathlon Oberhof IMG 2968 by Stepro.jpg
Elvira Öberg participating in World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany in January 2020
Personal information
Full nameElvira Karin Öberg
NationalitySwedish
Born (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 22)
Kiruna, Sweden
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut1 December 2019
World Championships
Teams2 (2020–)
World Cup
Seasons2 (2019-20–)
Individual races36
All races47
Individual victories1
All victories2
Individual podiums2
All podiums7
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Sweden
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Otepää 10 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Otepää 6 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2018 Otepää 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Osrblie 10 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osrblie 3 × 6 km relay
Updated on 22 March 2021.

Elvira Karin Öberg (born 26 February 1999) is a Swedish biathlete. She is the younger sister of Olympic champion Hanna Öberg.[1][2] Elvira won three gold medals in the youth category at the 2018 Biathlon Junior World Championships in Otepää; in the 10 km individual, the 3 × 6 km relay and the 6 km sprint respectively. Öberg placed twelfth in the sprint in her Biathlon World Cup debut in Östersund, 1 December 2019.[3][4]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 14th 13th 47th 26th 5th — —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 35th 22nd 14th 14th 5th — —

World Cup[]

Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Under 25
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2019-20 268 24th 32 34th 146 15th 54 34th 36 33rd N/A
2020-21 631 12th 49 18th 220 12th 198 8th 108 13th 631 4th

Individual podiums[]

  • 2 victories
  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Place
1 2020–21 3 December 2020 Finland Kontiolahti Sprint 3rd
2 19 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen Pursuit 3rd
3 2021–22 2 December 2021 Sweden Sprint 2nd
4 12 December 2021 Austria Pursuit 3rd
5 16 December 2021 France Sprint 3rd
6 18 December 2021 France Pursuit 1st
7 19 December 2021 France Mass Start 1st

Team podiums[]

  • 3 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Place Team
1 2019–20 8 December 2019 Sweden Östersund Relay 3rd Persson / E. Öberg / Brorsson / H. Öberg
2 11 January 2020 Germany Oberhof Relay 2nd E. Öberg / Persson / Brorsson / H. Öberg
3 2020–21 5 December 2020 Finland Kontiolahti Relay 1st Skottheim / Brorsson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg
4 12 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen Relay 3rd Skottheim / Persson / H. Öberg / E. Öberg
5 16 January 2021 Germany Oberhof Relay 3rd Brorsson / Persson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg
6 4 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město Relay 1st Brorsson / H. Öberg / Persson / E. Öberg
7 14 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město Mixed Relay 3rd E. Öberg / Magnusson / Nelin / Ponsiluoma
8 2021–22 5 December 2021 Sweden Relay 3rd Persson / Brorsson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg
9 11 December 2021 Austria Relay 1st Persson / Magnusson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Personal life[]

Her sister Hanna Öberg is a professional biathlete who competes with her for the Swedish Women Biathlon team.

Updated on 22 March 2021

References[]

  1. ^ Tobias Jonsson (3 December 2019). "Hanna Öberg om systern Elvira" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ Hannes Nyberg (14 November 2020). "Elvira och Hanna Öberg snabbare än Stina Nilsson i spåret" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Elvira Öberg hyllas – efter supersträckan". Expressen (in Swedish). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ^ Elvira Oeberg 12th in World Cup Debut at Oestersund (Interview). Östersund: International Biathlon Union. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

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