Jenny Olsson

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Jenny Olsson
Jenny i Davos.jpg
Country Sweden
Full nameJenny Karin Olsson
Born(1979-07-14)14 July 1979
Tumba, Sweden
Died15 April 2012(2012-04-15) (aged 32)
Östersund, Sweden
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons1998, 20002005
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts48
Team starts15
Overall titles0 – (24th in 2003)
Discipline titles0

Jenny Karin Olsson (14 July 1979 – 15 April 2012)[1] was a Swedish cross-country skier. Her greatest international success was a fifth place in the 15 km race at the 2003 World championships in 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   2 × 5 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 N/A
2003 23 32 5 14 34 6 N/A
2005 25 37 N/A 32
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

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

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.
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