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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| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Ål Mats Arne Larsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1980 (age 44) Järna, Vansbro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Åsarna IK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2000–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | Bronze | — |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | 62 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 26 | — | 33 | — | Silver | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2000 | 20 | NC | — | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | 55 | 51 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | 66 | NC | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | 93 | 85 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 25 | 53 | — | — | 11 | — | DNF | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 44 | 57 | — | — | 20 | — | 29 | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 58 | 56 | — | — | 37 | — | — | 55 |
| 2010 | 30 | 50 | 53 | — | — | 33 | — | — | 19 |
| 2011 | 31 | 50 | 93 | — | — | 17 | DNF | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–07 | 14 March 2007 |  Drammen, Norway |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 21 March 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 1 December 2007 |  Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2009–10 | 19 March 2010 | Falun, Sweden |
3.3 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 7 podiums – (4 RL, 3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–04 | 14 December 2003 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Larsson / Olsson / Högberg |
| 2 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Brink / Högberg / Fredriksson | |
| 3 | 2005–06 | 18 December 2005 |  Canmore, Canada |
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Östberg |
| 4 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Olsson / Södergren / Hellner |
| 5 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Olsson / Rickardsson / Hellner |
| 6 | 5 December 2010 |  Düsseldorf, Germany |
6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Jönsson | |
| 7 | 16 January 2011 |  Liberec, Czech Republic |
6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Modin |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mats Larsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Hultqvist, Daniel (3 May 2013). "OS-medaljör in i skidlandslaget". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Mats Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "LARSSON Mats". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
edit- Mats Larsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 August 2006) (in Swedish)
- Mats Larsson at Olympics.com