Jenny Hansson, born 26 August 1980, is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2013. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Sweden in November 2008. Hansson's best individual finish was 39th in a 10 km event in Switzerland in 2007. She won Birkebeinerrennet in 2010, and in 2011 she won the women's race in the ski marathon Vasaloppet.[1] In 2011, she won Tjejvasan.[2]

Jenny Hansson
Jenny Hansson in 2007
Country Sweden
Full nameJenny Maria Hansson
Born(1980-08-26)26 August 1980
Gällivare, Sweden
Ski clubÅre Längdskidklubb
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (2005, 20082009, 20112013)
Starts19
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing on 31 May 2013.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2005 25 NC NC
2008 26 NC NC NC 38
2009 29 NC NC NC DNF
2011 31 NC NC
2012 32 NC NC
2013 33 NC NC

Team podiums

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  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2008–09 23 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Johansson Norgren / Haag / Kalla

References

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  1. ^ Jörgen Brink och Jenny Hansson vann Vasaloppet 2011 Archived 2011-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Vasaloppet official results site (in Swedish)
  2. ^ "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Jenny Hansson lägger av" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ "HANSSON Jenny". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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