| Niklas Jonsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Karl Niklas Jonsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1969 Piteå, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Piteå Elit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1990–2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Niklas Jonsson (born 31 May 1969, in Piteå) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2002. He won the silver medal in the 50 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that event, Jonsson started 30 seconds ahead of the gold medal favourite Bjørn Dæhlie. Soon Dæhlie caught up Jonsson, and they were skiing together for most of the distance. Shortly before the finish line, Jonsson escaped, but Dæhlie still finished 20 seconds behind, which was good enough for the gold medal. Jonsson finished second.[1]
Jonsson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fourth in the 50 km in 1999. His best finish was third in four different World Cup events from 1993 to 1999.
- ^ Tegeder, Jay (31 March 2001). "The Norwegian "Ski King" Retires". skinnyski.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.