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.
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. His father Gunnar was also an Olympic cross-country skier.Mats Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2006 25 9 — — — Bronze —
World Championships 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2005 24 62 — — 6 7 — 2007 26 — 33 — Silver — — 2009 28 — — — — — 6
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2000 20 — — 2001 21 — 2002 22 2003 23 81 — 2004 24 55 51 33 2005 25 66 29 2006 26 93 85 48 2007 27 25 53 11 2008 28 44 57 20 29 — 2009 29 58 56 37 — 55 2010 30 50 53 33 — 19 2011 31 50 93 17 — —
Individual podiums 4 podiums – (3 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2006–07 14 March 2007 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd2 21 March 2007 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd3 2007–08 1 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd4 2009–10 19 March 2010 Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 7 podiums – (4 , 3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 2003–04 14 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Larsson / Olsson / Högberg2 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup3rd Brink / Högberg / Fredriksson 3 2005–06 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Östberg4 2007–08 9 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Olsson / Södergren / Hellner5 2010–11 21 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Olsson / Rickardsson / Hellner6 5 December 2010 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup2nd Jönsson7 16 January 2011 Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup2nd Modin
See also List of Olympic medalist families
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