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Mats Larsson
Swedish cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ål Mats Arne Larsson (born 20 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has raced since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 20th in the 15 km event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[1]
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Full name | Ål Mats Arne Larsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 March 1980 (1980-03-20) (age 44) Järna, Vansbro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 12 – (2000–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larsson won a silver medal in the individual sprint event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. His only career win came in a 15 km event in 2002 in Italy.
In May 2013, he was appointed as a coach for the Swedish national cross-country ski team.[2] His father Gunnar was also an Olympic cross-country skier.[1][3]