Mattias Nilsson
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Full name | Mattias Nilsson | |||||||||||||
Born | Brunflo, Sweden | 19 February 1982|||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
Professional information | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||
Club | JämtBiathlon | |||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 5 December 2002 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 27 September 2011 | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||
Teams | 7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) | |||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||
Seasons | 9 (2002/03–2010/11) | |||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | |||||||||||||
All victories | 2 | |||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||
All podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mattias Nilsson (born 19 February 1982 in Brunflo, near Östersund) is a former Swedish biathlete.[1]
Nilsson retired after the 2010–11 season, announcing on 27 September 2011 his retirement from the sport due to a heart condition.[2]
In May 2018, it was announced that he, from the 2018–2019 season, becomes coach for Team Sweden in men's cross-country skiing together with Johan Olsson and .[3]
References[]
- ^ "Mattias Nilsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2010. (in Swedish)
- ^ Jemteborn, Patrik (27 September 2011). "Heart Condition Ends Mattias Nilsson's Career". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Johan Olsson tillbaka i skidlandslaget" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
External links[]
- Mattias Nilsson at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
- Mattias Nilsson at IBU
- Mattias Nilsson at FIS (cross-country)
- Mattias Nilsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Mattias Nilsson at Olympedia
- Mattias Nilsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Swedish male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes of Sweden
- European biathlon biography stubs
- Swedish winter sports biography stubs