Lina Andersson

Lina Andersson
Lina Andersson after becoming silver medalist during the 2005 FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany in February 2005.
Country Sweden
Full nameLina Marie Andersson
Born (1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 43)
Malmberget, Sweden
Ski clubPiteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1999–2011)
Starts113
Podiums7
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2002, 2005, 2006)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 2 1
Total 1 2 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team sprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Pontresina 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saalfelden 5 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2001 Karpacz 5 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2001 Karpacz 15 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay

Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981, in Malmberget) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (with Anna Dahlberg) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.

Andersson also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (Individual sprint: 2005, team sprint: 2009) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay: 2009). She also has nineteen individual victories at all levels at various distances since 1999.