Mattias Nilsson

{{Short description|Swedish biathlete (born 1982)}}

{{for|the ice hockey player|Mattias Nilsson (ice hockey)}}

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| caption = Nilsson in Östersund in 2008.

| fullname = Mattias Nilsson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|2|19}}

| birth_place = Brunflo, Sweden

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = JämtBiathlon

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| wcdebut = 5 December 2002

| retired = 27 September 2011

| olympicteams = 2 (2006, 2010)

| olympicmedals = 0

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| worldsteams = 7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

| worldsmedals = 0

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| wcseasons = 9 (2002/03–2010/11)

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| wcwins = 0

| wcrelayswins = 2

| wcpodiums = 2

| wcrelayspodiums = 6

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{{MedalSport | Men's biathlon}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

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Mattias Nilsson (born 19 February 1982 in Brunflo, near Östersund) is a former Swedish biathlete.{{cite web |title=Mattias Nilsson |url=http://www.sok.se/aktiva/aktiva/mattiasnilsson.5.e9927a1083291bc8180005417.html |publisher=Swedish Olympic Committee |language=Swedish |access-date=12 May 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418105907/http://www.sok.se/aktiva/aktiva/mattiasnilsson.5.e9927a1083291bc8180005417.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 |url-status=dead }} {{in lang|sv}}

Nilsson retired after the 2010–11 season, announcing on 27 September 2011 his retirement from the sport due to a heart condition.{{cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1358 |title=Heart Condition Ends Mattias Nilsson’s Career |last=Jemteborn |first=Patrik |date=27 September 2011 |website=Biathlonworld |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=3 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103234011/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1358 |archivedate=3 January 2015 }}

In May 2018, it was announced that he, from the 2018–2019 season, becomes coach for Team Sweden in men's cross-country skiing together with Johan Olsson and Fredrik Uusitalo.{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/OnJQ3w/johan-olsson-tillbaka-i-skidlandslaget|title=Johan Olsson tillbaka i skidlandslaget|publisher=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|date=8 May 2018|accessdate=8 May 2018}}