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.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | 5 | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | 30 | — | DNS | — | 27 | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | 25 | — | 10 | — | Silver | — | 4 |
| 2002 | 32 | — | — | 28 | 36 | DNS | — | 13 |
World Championships
[edit]| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 6 |
| 1995 | 25 | 14 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1997 | 27 | 30 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | 31 | — | 18 | 15 | 4 | — | 6 |
| 2001 | 31 | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1990 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | 24 | 30 | — | 17 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | 19 | — | 38 |
| 1999 | 29 | 14 | 9 | — | 18 |
| 2000 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 22 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | 111 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 32 | 95 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 4 podiums – (4 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993–94 | 11 December 1993 |  Santa Caterina, Italy |
30 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 1994–95 | 14 December 1994 |  Tauplitzalm, Austria |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 1995–96 | 9 January 1996 |  Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia |
50 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 1999–00 | 18 December 1999 |  Davos, Switzerland |
30 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
[edit]- 2 victories – (2 RL)
- 11 podiums – (10 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992–93 | 5 March 1993 |  Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Majbäck / Mogren / Håland |
| 2 | 1994–95 | 15 January 1995 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Majbäck / Forsberg |
| 3 | 12 February 1995 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Mogren / Forsberg | |
| 4 | 1995–96 | 10 December 1995 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Göransson / Bergström / Mogren |
| 5 | 2 February 1996 | Seefeld, Austria |
12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Mogren | |
| 6 | 25 February 1996 | Trondheim, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Fredriksson / Bergström / Mogren | |
| 7 | 1996–97 | 8 December 1996 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Bergström / Forsberg |
| 8 | 15 December 1996 | Brusson, Italy |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Fredriksson / Bergström / Mogren | |
| 9 | 1997–98 | 11 January 1998 | Ramsau, Austria |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Elofsson / Mogren |
| 10 | 1999–00 | 19 December 1999 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Nordbäck / Fredriksson / Lindgren |
| 11 | 2001–02 | 16 December 2001 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Lindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson |
References
[edit]- ^ Tegeder, Jay (31 March 2001). "The Norwegian "Ski King" Retires". skinnyski.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "JONSSON Niklas". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Niklas Jonsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Niklas Jonsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Piteå
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Piteå Elit skiers
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden