Sebastian Samuelsson

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Sebastian Samuelsson
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Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 24)
Katrineholm, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubI 21 IF
World Cup debut2016
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (2017–2021)
Medals5 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons3 (2016/17–)
Individual races24
All races34
All victories1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 3
Total 1 2 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 12.5 km pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2021 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Östersund Single mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Pokljuka Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Pokljuka Single mixed relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Raubichi Mixed Relay

Sebastian Samuelsson (born 28 March 1997) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.[1][2]

He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] There he won a silver medal in the 12.5 km pursuit event as well as the gold in the relay.

Samuelsson has been outspoken on his views on the presence of doping in the sport, and has especially been critical of Russia and its anti-doping agency RUSADA.[4]

Summer biathlon[]

In August 2019, he became Swedish champion at the 10 kilometres sprint distance[5] and the 20 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.[6]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games[]

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Representing  Sweden
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 4th 14th Silver 23rd Gold —

World Championships[]

5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Representing  Sweden
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 52nd 76th — — 11th — N/A
Sweden 2019 Östersund 4th 29th 16th 26th 7th 5th Bronze
Italy 2020 Antholz 10th 11th 19th 27th 10th 11th 4th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 25th 8th Silver 10th Silver Bronze 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
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2016–17 169 43rd 16 46th 82 36th 67 42nd 4 44th
2017–18 117 44th 2 58th 53 44th 62 32nd 0 –
2018–19 385 22nd 75 9th 165 16th 99 28th 46 28th
2019–20 241 28th 49 20th 122 21st 62 26th 8 46th
2020–21 817 6th 54 15th 312 4th 253 5th 121 15th

Individual podiums[]

  • 3 victories – (2 Sp, 1 Pu)
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
1  2017–18  12 February 2018 South Korea Pyeongchang Olympics Pursuit 2nd
2  2018–19  11 January 2019 Germany Oberhof World Cup Sprint 3rd
3  2020–21  29 November 2020 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Sprint 2nd
4 5 December 2020 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Pursuit 1st
5 14 February 2021 Slovenia Pokljuka World Championships Pursuit 2nd
6 6 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město World Cup Sprint 2nd
7 19 March 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Sprint 2nd
8  2021–22  28 November 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Sprint 1st
9 2 December 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Sprint 1st
10 5 December 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Pursuit 2nd
11 11 December 2021 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Pursuit 3rd

Team podiums[]

  • 6 victories
  • 13 podiums
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammate(s)
1 2017–18 7 January 2018 Germany Oberhof World Cup Relay 1st Ponsilouma, Nelin, Lindström
2 23 February 2018 South Korea Pyeongchang Olympics Relay 1st Femling, Nelin, Lindström
3 2018–19 16 December 2018 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 1st Femling, Ponsiluoma, Stenersen
4 14 March 2019 Sweden Östersund World Championships Single Mixed Relay 3rd Hanna Öberg
5 2019–20 30 November 2019 Sweden Östersund World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Hanna Öberg
6 7 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město World Cup Relay 3rd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
7 2020–21 6 December 2020 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
8 13 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 1st Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
9 10 January 2021 Germany Oberhof World Cup Single Mixed Relay 2nd Hanna Öberg
10 10 February 2021 Slovenia Pokljuka World Championships Mixed Relay 3rd Ponsiluoma, Persson, Öberg
11 18 February 2021 Slovenia Pokljuka World Championships Single Mixed Relay 3rd Hanna Öberg
12 20 February 2021 Slovenia Pokljuka World Championships Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
13 14 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Linn Persson

References[]

  1. ^ FIS profile
  2. ^ IBU profile
  3. ^ "Athletic profile – Sebastian Samuelsson". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic champion Samuelsson to boycott Russian event".
  5. ^ Erik Liljekvist (24 August 2019). "Högberg tog sprintguld före Öberg" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ Erik Liljekvist (25 August 2019). "Ännu ett SM-guld för Sebastian Samuelsson" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

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