Helena Ekholm

Helena Ekholm
Helena Jonsson in Trondheim, March 2009
Personal information
NicknameLill-Hinken (early career)[1]
NationalitySwedish
Born (1984-09-06) September 6, 1984 (age 40)
Helgum, Sweden
Years active2000–2012
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Professional information
ClubI21 IF (Helgum, Sweden)
SkisFischer
RifleAnschutz
IBU Cup debut30 November 2002
World Cup debut29 November 2005
Retired19 March 2012
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2010)
World Championships
Teams7
Medals8 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7
Individual races160
All races198
Individual victories13
All victories17
Individual podiums33
All podiums43
Overall titles1 (08/09)
Discipline titles4 (SP 08/09, MS 08/09, IN 10/11, IN 11/12)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang 12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ruhpolding 15 km individual
Updated on 10 January 2018

Helena Ekholm (née Helena Jonsson) (born September 6, 1984 in Helgum) is a former Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the 2009 world champion in pursuit and the 2011 world champion in individual. She also won the Women's Overall World Cup in the 2008–09 season. In 2009, Ekholm won the Jerring Award.[3]

  1. ^ ""Jag är född till skidskytt"" [I was born a biathlete]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Helena Jonsson Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ Jonsson, Tobias (2018-09-28). "Vintersport: Hon är ny expert i skidskytte". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-04-01.