Mathias Fredriksson facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mathias Fredriksson |
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Mathias Fredriksson during the Tour de Ski in January 2010
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| Country |  Sweden |
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| Full name | Johan Fredrik Mathias Fredriksson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1973 Uddevalla, Sweden |
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| Ski club | AXA Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 17 – (1994–2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 – (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mathias Fredriksson (born February 11, 1973) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. He was born in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County. Mathias competed professionally from 1993 to 2011. He is well-known for his success in major international skiing events.
He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. This medal was for the 4 × 10 km relay race. His best individual finish at those Olympics was tenth place in the 50 km event.
Mathias Fredriksson also earned four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He won two silver medals in 2001 (for the 15 km race and the 4 × 10 km relay). He also secured two bronze medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 2003 and 2007. He achieved 34 victories in various races at national and World Cup levels since 1993. A big highlight of his career was winning the overall World Cup title in the 2002–03 season.
Mathias has a brother, Thobias Fredriksson, who is also a professional skier. Mathias is married to Emma Helena Nilsson. He retired from competitive skiing at the end of the 2012 season. His last race was the Åre Cross Country Open on April 14, 2012. In November 2013, he started working for Sveriges Television. He became an expert commentator and studio analyst for cross-country skiing events.
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Mathias Fredriksson's Skiing Achievements
Mathias Fredriksson competed in many important races. His results show his strong performance over the years. All his official results come from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Medals
Mathias Fredriksson won one medal at the Winter Olympics.
- One bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
World Championships Medals
He earned four medals at the World Championships.
- Two silver medals: 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay (both in 2001).
- Two bronze medals: 4 × 10 km relay (in 2003 and 2007).
World Cup Success
Mathias Fredriksson had a very successful career in the World Cup. He won the overall World Cup title in 2003. This means he was the best skier across all races in that season.
Individual Race Wins
Mathias won 9 individual World Cup races. He also reached the podium (finished in the top three) 15 times in individual races.
- 1998–99 Season:
- 1st place in the 0.6 km Sprint Freestyle in Milan, Italy (December 1998).
- 2002–03 Season:
- 1st place in the 15 km Individual Freestyle in Davos, Switzerland (December 2002).
- 1st place in the 15 km Mass Start Classical in Oberhof, Germany (January 2003).
- 1st place in the 15 km Individual Freestyle in Lahti, Finland (March 2003).
- 1st place in the 10 km + 10 km Pursuit in Falun, Sweden (March 2003).
- 2003–04 Season:
- 1st place in the 30 km Mass Start Freestyle in Toblach, Italy (December 2003).
- 1st place in the 15 km + 15 km Pursuit in Ramsau, Austria (December 2003).
- 1st place in the 15 km Individual Classical in Umeå, Sweden (February 2004).
- 2005–06 Season:
- 1st place in the 15 km + 15 km Pursuit in Sapporo, Japan (March 2006).
Team Race Wins
Mathias was also a strong team player. He helped his team win 5 World Cup races. He was part of 19 team podium finishes.
- 1997–98 Season:
- 1st place in the 10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint Freestyle in Falun, Sweden (March 1998).
- 1998–99 Season:
- 1st place in the 4 × 10 km Relay Freestyle in Muonio, Finland (November 1998).
- 1st place in the 4 × 10 km Relay in Falun, Sweden (March 1999).
- 2001–02 Season:
- 1st place in the 4 × 10 km Relay in Davos, Switzerland (December 2001).
- 2002–03 Season:
- 1st place in the 4 × 10 km Relay in Falun, Sweden (March 2003).
See also
- List of Olympic medalist families
