Per Elofsson
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Per Eilert Elofsson (born 2 April 1977 in Röbäck, Västerbotten) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Elofsson also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (2001: 15 km, 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit; 2003: 10 km + 10 km double pursuit), one silver (2001: 4 × 10 km relay), and one bronze (2003: 4 × 10 km relay).
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2001. This success along with his two golds earned at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti would give Elofsson the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. At the 2002 Swedish Sports Award, he was awarded the prize for Sportsman of the Year.
In 2005 he made an unexpected appearance on the album Grand Illusion by the Heavy metal band Nocturnal Rites, playing guitar on one song.[1]
He retired 26 October 2005 by giving a press conference at Arlanda airport.[2]
After retirement
In 2007, Elofsson started working as a business developer at Swedbank, giving financial advice to professional athletes. His first client was fellow cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla.[3][4] He left Swedbank in April 2016.[5]
Elofsson was a pundit and expert commentator for SVT Sport during cross-country championships.[6] During the 2014 Winter Olympics he was employed by Swedish broadcaster Viasat.[7] In November 2014 he left Viasat and joined Eurosport.[8]
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Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[9]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 |
| 2002 | 24 | — | 5 | Bronze | DNF | 17 | — | — |
World Championships
- 5 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21 | 22 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 6 |
| 2001 | 23 | — | Gold | Gold | — | 6 | — | Silver |
| 2003 | 25 | — | 12 | Gold | — | 21 | — | Bronze |
World Cup
Season titles
- 2 titles – (2 overall)
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2001 | Overall |
| 2002 | Overall |
Season standings
| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1997 | 19 | NC | — | NC | — | — |
| 1998 | 20 | 19 | — | 32 | — | 10 |
| 1999 | 21 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 5 |
| 2000 | 22 | 4 | — | 4 | Template:Bronze03 | 51 |
| 2001 | 23 | Template:Gold01 | — | — | — | 68 |
| 2002 | 24 | Template:Gold01 | — | — | — | 63 |
| 2003 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 26 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 11 victories – (11 WC)
- 23 podiums – (23 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Place | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997–98 | 11 March 1998 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 1998–99 | 28 November 1998 | Template:Flagicon Muonio, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 12 January 1999 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 1999–00 | 2 February 2000 | Template:Flagicon Trondheim, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 16 February 2000 | Template:Flagicon Ulrichen, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 6 | 20 February 2000 | Template:Flagicon La Transjurassienne, France | 72 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 7 | 19 March 2000 | Template:Flagicon Bormio, Italy | 15 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 8 | 2000–01 | 29 November 2000 | Template:Flagicon Beitostølen, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 9 | 8 December 2000 | Template:Flagicon Santa Caterina, Italy | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 10 | 16 December 2000 | Template:Flagicon Brusson, Italy | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 11 | 10 February 2001 | Template:Flagicon Otepää, Estonia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 12 | 4 March 2001 | Template:Flagicon Kavgolovo, Russia | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 13 | 10 March 2001 | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 14 | 14 March 2001 | Template:Flagicon Borlänge, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 15 | 2001–02 | 25 November 2001 | Template:Flagicon Kuopio, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 16 | 8 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Cogne, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 17 | 12 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Brusson, Italy | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 18 | 15 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 19 | 22 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Ramsau, Austria | 30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 20 | 5 January 2002 | Template:Flagicon Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 21 | 3 February 2002 | Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 22 | 3 March 2002 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 23 | 2002–03 | 18 January 2003 | Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 4 victories – (3 RL, 1 TS)
- 10 podiums – (9 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997–98 | 7 December 1997 | Template:Flagicon Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Bergström / Mogren / Forsberg |
| 2 | 11 January 1998 | Template:Flagicon Ramsau, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Jonsson / Mogren | |
| 3 | 10 March 1998 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Fredriksson | |
| 4 | 1998–99 | 29 November 1998 | Template:Flagicon Muonio, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Bergström / Ingesson / Fredriksson |
| 5 | 19 December 1998 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Bergström / Jonsson / Fredriksson | |
| 6 | 13 March 1999 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Fredriksson / Bergström / Brink | |
| 7 | 2000–01 | 18 March 2001 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Lindgren / Fredriksson / Göransson |
| 8 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | Template:Flagicon Kuopio, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Lindgren / Fredriksson / Brink |
| 9 | 16 December 2001 | Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Lindgren / Fredriksson / Jonsson | |
| 10 | 10 March 2002 | Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Fredriksson / Södergren / Östberg |
References
External links
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- Template:FIS cross-country skier
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Template:In lang
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Umeå
- Cross-country skiers from Västerbotten County
- Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- IFK Umeå cross-country skiers