Martin Ponsiluoma
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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1995 Östersund, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tullus SG | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (2019–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 4 (2017/18–) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martin Ponsiluoma (born 8 September 1995) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.[1][2]
He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]
He ended up on a World Cup podium position for first time when he came third during competitions in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic on 20 December 2018.[4] In the 2021 World Championships, he won gold in the sprint, which was also his first world cup win.[5]
Personal life[]
Ponsiluoma's father, Jyrki Ponsiluoma, is a Finnish-born Swedish former cross-country skier.[6][7]
Biathlon results[]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games[]
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2018 Pyeongchang
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38th | — | — | — | — | – |
World Championships[]
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2019 Östersund
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47th | — | — | — | 7th | — | — |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
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29th | 27th | 23rd | 29th | 10th | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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35th | Gold | 13th | 19th | Silver | Bronze | — |
- *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[]
Overall standings[]
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 96th | – | – | 4 | 85th | – | – | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 163 | 38th | 23 | 45th | 79 | 35th | 39 | 48th | 22 | 37th |
| 2019–20 | 173 | 33rd | 23 | 39th | 64 | 34th | 74 | 22nd | 12 | 44th |
Individual podiums[]
- 1 victory
- 5 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018–19 | 20 December 2018 |  Nové Město |
World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
| 2 | 2020–21 | 29 November 2020 |  Kontiolahti |
World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
| 3 | 20 December 2020 |  Hochfilzen |
World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd | |
| 4 | 12 February 2021 | Pokljuka |
World Championships | Sprint | 1st | |
| 5 | 2021–22 | 10 December 2021 | Hochfilzen |
World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
Team podiums[]
- 3 victories
- 8 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place | Teammate(s) |
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| 1 | 2017–18 | 7 January 2018 |  Oberhof |
World Cup | Relay | 1st | Samuelsson, Nelin, Lindström |
| 2 | 2018–19 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen |
World Cup | Relay | 1st | Femling, Samuelsson, Stenersen |
| 3 | 2019–20 | 7 March 2020 | Nové Město |
World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 4 | 2020–21 | 6 December 2020 | Kontiolahti |
World Cup | Relay | 2nd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 5 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen |
World Cup | Relay | 1st | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson | |
| 6 | 10 February 2021 | Pokljuka |
World Championships | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Samuelsson, Persson, Öberg | |
| 7 | 20 February 2021 | Pokljuka |
World Championships | Relay | 2nd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson | |
| 8 | 14 March 2021 | Nové Město |
World Cup | Mixed Relay | 3rd | E. Öberg, Magnusson, Nelin |
References[]
- ^ FIS profile
- ^ IBU profile
- ^ "Athletic profile – Martin Ponsiluoma". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Johannes again the first, Loginov and Ponsiluoma on the poduim [sic]". Focus Biathlon. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Sensationellt VM-guld för Martin Ponsiluoma [sic]" (in Swedish). SVT. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Bränholm, Ola (4 January 2017). "OS-åttans son världscupdebuterar" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jyrki Ponsiluoma" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
External links[]
- Martin Ponsiluoma at IBU
- Martin Ponsiluoma at FIS (cross-country)
- Martin Ponsiluoma at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Martin Ponsiluoma at Olympedia
- Martin Ponsiluoma at The-Sports.org
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