Magdalena Forsberg

Magdalena Forsberg
Magdalena Forsberg during the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2014
Personal information
Birth nameMagdalena Wallin
Full nameMaria Magdalena Forsberg
NicknameMagda
Born (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967 (age 57)
Ullånger, Sweden
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSundsvall Biathlon
World Cup debut8 December 1994
Retired24 March 2002
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1998, 2002)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Medals12 (6 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (1994/95–2001/02)
Individual victories42
Individual podiums87
Overall titles6 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02)
Discipline titles17:
4 Individual (1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
5 Sprint (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
6 Pursuit (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
2 Mass start (2000–01, 2001–02)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 6 1 5
Total 6 1 7
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1998 Pokljuka 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2000 Oslo 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pokljuka 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pokljuka 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 1999 Kontiolahti 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Oslo 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Pokljuka 10 km pursuit
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Täsch 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Lake Placid 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Asiago 15 km

Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (née Wallin; born 25 July 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete. She was the dominant female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight. She is also a six-time world champion, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and holds the record for the most World Cup victories in women's biathlon.

She has been married to Henrik Forsberg, also a biathlete and cross-country skier, since mid-1996.[1]

  1. ^ Anders Engman (10 February 2002). "Forsberg har alltid varit på jakt" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 10 June 2019.