Sebastian Samuelsson (born 28 March 1997) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.FIS profileIBU profile He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the 12.5 km pursuit event and a gold medal in the relay. He became a world champion at the 2023 Oberhof when he won the gold medal in the 15 km Mass start race.
Samuelsson has been outspoken in his views on the presence of doping in the sport, and has especially been critical of Russia and its anti-doping agency RUSADA.
Summer biathlon In August 2019, he became Swedish champion at the 10 kilometres sprint distance and the 20 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelayRepresenting 2018 Pyeongchang 4th 14th Silver 23rd Gold — 2022 Beijing 30th 5th 8th 11th 5th 4th 2026 Milano Cortina 7th 5th 12th 18th Bronze 5th
World Championships 11 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelaySingle mixed relayRepresenting 2017 Hochfilzen 52nd 76th — — 11th — 2019 Östersund 4th 29th 16th 26th 7th 5th Bronze 2020 Antholz 10th 11th 19th 27th 10th 11th 4th 2021 Pokljuka 24th 8th Silver 10th Silver Bronze Bronze 2023 Oberhof Bronze 11th Bronze Gold Bronze 9th 4th 2024 Nové Město 7th 5th 6th 23rdGoldBronze 4th 2025 Lenzerheide 47th 24th 13th 12th 4th 5th 5th *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
World Cup Overall standings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2016–17 18/26 169 43rd 16 46th 82 36th 67 42nd 4 44th2017–18 11/22 117 44th 2 58th 53 44th 62 32nd 0 –2018–19 20/25 385 22nd 75 9th 165 16th 99 28th 46 28th2019–20 16/21 241 28th 49 20th 122 21st 62 26th 8 46th2020–21 26/26 817 6th 54 15th 312 4th 253 5th 121 15th2021–22 20/22 717 3rd 1 57th 340 2nd 282 2nd 94 15th2022–23 16/21 446 14th 56 21st 149 16th 203 12th 38 29th2023–24 18/21 671 9th 61 17th 241 10th 315 4th 54 24th2024–25 21/21 875 4th 81 12th 268 6th 290 3rd 236 4th2025–26 21/21 918 4th 94 7th 356 2nd 343 2nd 125 10th
Individual podiums 7 victories – (3 Sp, 3 Pu, 1 MS) 22 podiums
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place1 2018–19 11 January 2019 Oberhof World Cup Sprint 3rd2 2020–21 29 November 2020 Kontiolahti World Cup Sprint 2nd3 5 December 2020 Kontiolahti World Cup Pursuit 1st4 6 March 2021 Nové Město World Cup Sprint 2nd5 19 March 2021 Östersund World Cup Sprint 2nd6 2021–22 28 November 2021 Östersund World Cup Sprint 1st7 2 December 2021 Östersund World Cup Sprint 1st8 5 December 2021 Östersund World Cup Pursuit 2nd9 11 December 2021 Hochfilzen World Cup Pursuit 3rd10 9 January 2022 Oberhof World Cup Pursuit 2nd11 18 March 2022 Oslo Holmenkollen World Cup Sprint 3rd12 2023–24 3 December 2023 Östersund World Cup Pursuit 1st13 8 December 2023 Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 3rd14 16 March 2024 Canmore World Cup Pursuit 2nd15 2024–25 6 December 2024 Kontiolahti World Cup Sprint 2nd16 19 December 2024 Annecy Le Grand-Bornand World Cup Sprint 3rd17 8 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Pursuit 1st18 23 March 2025 Oslo Holmenkollen World Cup Mass Start 1st19 2025–26 3 December 2025 Östersund World Cup Sprint 3rd20 7 December 2025 Östersund World Cup Pursuit 2nd21 10 January 2026 Oberhof World Cup Pursuit 3rd22 17 January 2026 Ruhpolding World Cup Sprint 1st
Team podiums 9 victories 26 podiums No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammate(s)1 2017–18 7 January 2018 Oberhof World Cup Relay 1st Ponsilouma, Nelin, Lindström2 23 February 2018 PyeongchangOlympics Relay 1st Femling, Nelin, Lindström3 2018–19 16 December 2018 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 1st Femling, Ponsiluoma, Stenersen4 14 March 2019 Östersund World Championships Single Mixed Relay 3rd Hanna Öberg5 2019–20 30 November 2019 Östersund World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Hanna Öberg6 7 March 2020 Nové MěstoWorld Cup Relay 3rd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma7 2020–21 6 December 2020 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma8 13 December 2020 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 1st Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma9 10 January 2021 Oberhof World Cup Single Mixed Relay 2nd Hanna Öberg10 10 February 2021 Pokljuka World Championships Mixed Relay 3rd Ponsiluoma, Persson, H. Öberg11 18 February 2021 Pokljuka World Championships Single Mixed Relay 3rd Hanna Öberg12 20 February 2021 Pokljuka World Championships Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma13 14 March 2021 Nové Město World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Linn Persson14 2021–22 4 March 2022 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma15 13 March 2022 Otepää World Cup Single Mixed Relay 2nd Hanna Öberg16 2022–23 10 December 2022 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 2nd Nelin, Ponsiluoma, Femling17 18 February 2023 Oberhof World Championships Relay 3rd Femling, Ponsiluoma, Nelin18 5 March 2023 Nové Město World Cup Mixed Relay 2nd Magnusson, H. Öberg, Ponsiluoma19 2023–24 25 November 2023 Östersund World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Hanna Öberg20 7 February 2024 Nové Město World Championships Mixed Relay 3rd Ponsiluoma, H. Öberg, E. Öberg21 17 February 2024 Nové Město World Championships Relay 1st V. Brandt, Nelin, Ponsiluoma22 3 March 2024 Holmenkollen World Cup Single Mixed Relay 2nd Anna Magnusson23 2024–25 30 November 2024 Kontiolahti World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Ella Halvarsson24 1 December 2024 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 3rd V. Brandt, Nelin, Ponsiluoma25 15 December 2024 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 3rd V. Brandt, Nelin, Ponsiluoma26 17 January 2025 Ruhpolding World Cup Relay 2nd V. Brandt, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
References
External links
Sebastian Samuelsson at Milano Cortina 2026