Mathias Fredriksson

Mathias Fredriksson
Mathias Fredriksson during the Tour de Ski in January 2010
Country Sweden
Full nameJohan Fredrik Mathias Fredriksson
Born (1973-02-11) 11 February 1973 (age 51)
Uddevalla, Sweden
Ski clubAXA Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (1994–2011)
Starts210
Podiums15
Wins9
Overall titles1 – (2003)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 2 2
Total 0 2 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti 15 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Vuokatti 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1992 Vuokatti 30 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1992 Vuokatti 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1993 Harrachov 10 km classical
Silver medal – second place 1993 Harrachov 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Harrachov 30 km freestyle

Mathias Fredriksson (born 11 February 1973 in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Fredriksson's best Olympic finish was at these same Olympics with a tenth in the 50 km event.

Fredriksson has won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; two silvers (15 km and 4 × 10 km: both 2001) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 2003, 2007). He has 34 victories on the national, FIS, and World Cup levels at various distances since 1993. He won the World Cup in the 2002–03 season.

Fredriksson has a brother, Thobias Fredriksson, at the same professional level. He is married to Emma Helena Nilsson.

In October 2008 he was sentenced to sixteen days in prison for breaking the speed limit at Dovrefjell in June the same year.[1] Fredriksson retired at the end of the 2012 season. His last competition was the Åre Cross Country Open on 14 April 2012.[2]

In November 2013 he joined Sveriges Television as an expert commentator and studio analyst, covering the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and World Championships.[3]

  1. ^ Kilnes, Camilla (25 October 2008). "Må i fengsel". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Mathias Fredriksson avslutar med Unicef | Idrottens Affärer". 16 November 2011.
  3. ^ Modin, Jenny (22 November 2013). "Fredriksson hoppas på supertalangen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 3 December 2017.