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Mats Larsson

{{short description|Swedish cross-country skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox skier

|name=Mats Larsson

| fullname = Ål Mats Arne Larsson

|image=Mats Larsson at Tour de Ski (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 260px

|caption=Mats Larsson during Tour de Ski competitions in Prague, Czech Republic in December 2007

| nationality = {{SWE}}

|birth_date={{birth-date and age|20 March 1980}}

|birth_place= Järna, Vansbro, Sweden

|death_date=

|death_place=

| height = 184 cm

| club = Åsarna IK

|seasons = 12 – (2000–2011)

|wins = 0

|totalpodiums =4

| teamwins = 1

| teampodiums = 7

| individual_starts = 85

| team_starts = 24

| wcoveralls = 0 – (25th in 2007)

| wctitles =0

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 2006 Turin|4 × 10 km relay}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Sapporo|Individual sprint}}

{{Medal|Competition|U23 World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2002 Val di Fiemme|15 km skiathlon}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2000 Štrbské Pleso|4 × 10 km relay}}

}}

Ål Mats Arne Larsson (born 20 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has raced since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 20th in the 15 km event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/mats-larsson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204311/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/mats-larsson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Mats Larsson}}

Larsson won a silver medal in the individual sprint event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. His only career win came in a 15 km event in 2002 in Italy.

In May 2013, he was appointed as a coach for the Swedish national cross-country ski team.{{cite web|last1=Hultqvist|first1=Daniel|title=OS-medaljör in i skidlandslaget|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/vintersport/skidor/article16713648.ab|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=15 February 2015|language=Swedish|date=3 May 2013}} His father Gunnar was also an Olympic cross-country skier.[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/m/mats-larsson.html Mats Larsson]. Swedish Olympic Committee

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=34092&type=st-WC |title=LARSSON Mats |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=13 January 2020}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  50 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

2006259———bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze—

=World Championships=

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  50 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

20052462——67—
200726—33—style="background:silver;"|Silver——
200928—————6

=World Cup=

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="5" |Discipline standings

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Ski Tour standings

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic
Opening

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de
Ski

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup
Final

200020{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}—{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}—{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
200121{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
200222{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20032381{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
2004245551{{n/a}}{{n/a}}33{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20052566{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}29{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
2006269385{{n/a}}{{n/a}}48{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
2007272553{{n/a}}{{n/a}}11{{n/a}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}
2008284457{{n/a}}{{n/a}}20{{n/a}}29—
2009295856{{n/a}}{{n/a}}37{{n/a}}—55
2010305053{{n/a}}{{n/a}}33{{n/a}}—19
2011315093{{n/a}}{{n/a}}17{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}——

==Individual podiums==

  • 4 podiums – (3 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}}, 1 {{Abbr|SWC|Stage World Cup}})

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center|2006–07align=right| 14 March 2007align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|2align=right| 21 March 2007align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center|2007–08align=right| 1 December 2007align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
align=center|4rowspan=1 align=center|2009–10align=right| 19 March 2010align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd

==Team podiums==

  • 1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
  • 7 podiums – (4 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 3 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate(s)

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center| 2003–04 align=right| 14 December 2003align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Olsson / Högberg
align=center|2align=right| 22 February 2004align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Umeå, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBrink / Högberg / Fredriksson
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center| 2005–06 align=right| 18 December 2005align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canmore, Canada6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdÖstberg
align=center|4rowspan=1 align=center| 2007–08 align=right| 9 December 2007align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdOlsson / Södergren / Hellner
align=center|5rowspan=3 align=center|2010–11bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 21 November 2010align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Swedenbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stOlsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
align=center|6align=right| 5 December 2010align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndJönsson
align=center|7align=right| 16 January 2011align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndModin

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|34092}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060811020822/http://matslarsson.com/ |date=11 August 2006 |title=Official website}} {{in lang|sv}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|mats-larsson}}

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Category:1980 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Järna, Vansbro Municipality

Category:Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County

Category:Swedish male cross-country skiers

Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden

Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing

Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing

Category:Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen

Category:Åsarna IK skiers