Niklas Jonsson

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Niklas Jonsson Cross-country skiing
nation SwedenSweden Sweden
birthday 31st May 1969 (age 51)
place of birth Piteå , Sweden
Career
society Piteå Elit SK
status resigned
End of career 2002
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
JWM medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1998 Nagano 50 km freestyle
FIS Nordic Junior Ski World Championships
bronze 1988 Saalfelden Season
silver 1989 Vang 10 km
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 13, 1990
 Overall World Cup 11. ( 1993/94 )
 Sprint World Cup 17. ( 1996/97 )
 Long distance world cup 9. ( 1998/99 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Distance races 0 0 4th
 

Niklas Jonsson (born May 31, 1969 in Piteå ) is a former Swedish cross-country skier .

Career

Jonsson, who started for the Piteå Elit SK , won the bronze medal with the Swedish cross-country skiing relay at the Junior World Championships in 1988 in Saalfelden . The following year he won the silver medal over 10 km at the Junior World Championships in Vang . He made his debut in Moscow in January 1990 in the World Cup and finished tenth in the 30 km freestyle. In the 1991/92 season he came under the top ten four times in the World Cup singles and reached 12th place in the overall World Cup at the end of the season. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , he achieved 13th place in the pursuit race, seventh place over 30 km classic and fifth place over 10 km classic. In the following year he finished at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1993 in Falun, 30th place over 30 km classic and sixth place with the relay. His best individual placement in the World Cup in the 1992/93 season, which he finished in 28th place in the overall World Cup, was sixth in the pursuit race in Ramsau am Dachstein . He was also the Swedish champion over 15 km. At the beginning of the 1993/94 season he achieved his first podium finish in the World Cup with third place over 30 km classic in Bormio . In the further course of the season he achieved four top ten placements in the World Cup. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , he came in 30th place over 10 km classic and 27th place over 50 km classic. At the end of the season he finished 11th in the overall World Cup and thus achieved his best overall ranking. After third place over 15 km classic in Tauplitzalm at the beginning of the 1994/95 season, he came six times in the points, including one in the top ten. At the season highlight, the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1995 in Thunder Bay , he finished 14th over 10 km classic, 11th place in the subsequent pursuit race and fourth place with the relay. He finished the season in 18th place in the overall World Cup. In the following season he scored ten points in 12 World Cup appearances. He came in Štrbské Pleso with the third place 50 km freestyle again on the podium and finished 16th in the overall World Cup at the end of the season. Also in 1996 he became Swedish champion over 50 km. His best individual result in the 1996/97 World Cup season was sixth place over 10 km classic in Davos and at the end of the season he achieved 24th place in the overall World Cup and 17th place in the Sprint World Cup. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim in 1997 , he finished 30th over 10 km classic and 23rd place in the following pursuit race. In the 1997/98 season he took six World Cup points. In January 1998 he was second with the relay in Ramsau am Dachstein. He had the greatest success of his career at the season highlight, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . There he won the silver medal in the 50 km freestyle. He also achieved 25th place over 10 km classic, tenth place in the pursuit and fourth place with the relay. In the following season he reached four top ten positions in the individual World Cup and at the end of the season he was 18th in the Sprint World Cup, 14th in the overall World Cup and ninth in the Long Distance World Cup. His best results at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1999 in Ramsau am Dachstein were sixth place with the relay and fourth place over 50 km classic. At the Swedish championships in 1999 he won the relay. After finishing fifth in Kiruna and fourth in Sappada at the beginning of the 1999/2000 season, he made it onto the podium for the fourth time in the world cup singles over 30 km in Davos. This was followed by placements outside the top ten and at the end of the season 27th place in the overall World Cup and tenth place in the long distance World Cup. His best individual result in the World Cup in the 2000/01 season was 22nd place over 10 km classic in Otepää . In his last active season 2001/02 he came in six individual participations in the World Cup, three times in the points. His best result was 16th in the 30 km mass start race in Ramsau am Dachstein. At the World Cup in Davos, he won the relay. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , he finished 36th in the 30 km mass start race, 28th in the skiathlon and 13th in the relay.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

  • 1992 Albertville : 5th place 10 km classic, 7th place 30 km classic, 13th place 15 km pursuit
  • 1994 Lillehammer : 27th place 50 km classic, 30th place 10 km classic
  • 1998 Nagano : 2nd place 50 km freestyle, 4th place relay, 10th place 15 km pursuit, 25th place 10 km classic
  • 2002 Salt Lake City : 13th place relay, 28th place 20 km skiathlon, 36th place 30 km freestyle mass start

Nordic World Ski Championships

  • 1993 Falun : 6th place relay, 30th place 30 km classic
  • 1995 Thunder Bay : 4th place relay, 11th place 15 km pursuit, 14th place 10 km classic
  • 1997 Trondheim : 23rd place 15 km pursuit, 30th place 10 km classic
  • 1999 Ramsau : 4th place 50 km classic, 6th place relay, 15th place 30 km freestyle, 18th place 15 km pursuit

Placements in the World Cup

World Cup Statistics

The table shows the placements achieved in detail.

  • 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
  • Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
  • Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
  • Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
  • Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.
placement Distance races a Skiathlon
pursuit 		sprint Stage
race b 		total Team c
≤ 5 km ≤ 10 km ≤ 15 km ≤ 30 km > 30 km sprint Season
1st place   1
2nd place   1
3rd place 1 2 1 4th
Top 10 5 7th 8th 3 2 25th 8th
Scoring 19th 18th 23 7th 7th 74 8th
Starts 27 33 28 8th 7th 103 8th
Status: end of career
a including individual starts and mass starts according to FIS classification
bEntire race, not individual stages, e.g. B. Tour de Ski, Nordic Opening, season finale
c Possibly incomplete due to a lack of suitable sources before 2001

World Cup overall placements

season total Long distance sprint
Points space Points space Points space
1989/90 6th 40. - - - -
1990/91 9 30th - - - -
1991/92 39 12. - - - -
1992/93 91 28. - - - -
1993/94 243 11. - - - -
1994/95 182 18th - - - -
1995/96 218 16. - - - -
1996/97 117 24. 29 30th 79 17th
1997/98 92 28. 62 19th 30th 38.
1998/99 259 14th 129 9. 130 18th
1999/2000 223 27. 105
122		 10. 1
22. 2 		- -
2000/01 9 108. - - - -
2001/02 24 94. - - - -

1 Long distance world cup.
2 Middle distance world cup.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c List of the Swedish Masters
personal data
SURNAME Jonsson, Niklas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Piteå