Martin Ponsiluoma (born 8 September 1995) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.
He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning a silver in mass start in 2022 and the gold medal in the 2026 pursuit.Sweden's Ponsiluoma shows nerves of steel to win men's 12.5km pursuit gold at Milano Cortina Games Reuters. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
He ended up on a World Cup podium position for first time when he came third during competitions in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic on 20 December 2018. In the 2021 World Championships, he won gold in the sprint, which was also his first world cup win.
Personal life Ponsiluoma's father, Jyrki Ponsiluoma, is a Finnish-born Swedish former cross-country skier. He has been in a relationship with fellow biathlete Hanna Öberg since 2021.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2018 Pyeongchang 38th — — — — – 2022 Beijing 12th 6th 11th Silver 5th 4th 2026 Antholz 9th 7thGold 21st Bronze5th
World Championships 7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay 2019 Östersund 47th — — — 7th — — 2020 Antholz 29th 27th 23rd 29th 10th — — 2021 Pokljuka 34th Gold 12th 19th Silver Bronze — 2023 Oberhof 11th 18th 18th Silver Bronze 9th — 2024 Nové Město 39th 10th 7th 13th Gold Bronze — 2025 Lenzerheide 19th 27th 9th 5th 4th 5th — *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
World Cup Overall standings Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2017–18 4 96th – – 4 85th – – – –2018–19 163 38th 23 45th 79 35th 39 48th 22 37th2019–20 173 33rd 23 39th 64 34th 74 22nd 12 44th2020–21 713 10th 44 23rd 269 9th 185 12th 125 13th2021–22 381 22nd – – 191 12th 147 16th 43 26th2022–23 7795th1323rd3283rd2328th8715th2023–24 63810th6416th18715th2389th1496th2024–25 48815th8013th14620th16511th9718th2025–26 7278th3832nd24211th2987th1496th
Individual podiums 3 victories 15 podiums
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place1 2018–19 20 December 2018 Nové Město World Cup Sprint 3rd2 2020–21 29 November 2020 Kontiolahti World Cup Sprint 3rd3 20 December 2020 Hochfilzen World Cup Mass Start 2nd4 12 February 2021 Pokljuka World Championships Sprint 1st5 2021–22 10 December 2021 Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 2nd6 18 February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games Mass Start 2nd7 2022–23 29 November 2022 Kontiolahti World Cup Individual 1st8 20 January 2023 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupSprint 2nd9 21 January 2023 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit 3rd10 19 February 2023 Oberhofalign=left|World Championships|Mass Start| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |- |11|| align=right| 4 March 2023 |align=left| Nové Město |World Cup |Pursuit | bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |- |12|| align=right| 16 March 2023 |align=left| Oslo Holmenkollen |World Cup |Sprint | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |- | align=center|13 || rowspan="1" align="center" | 2024–25 || align=right| 13 March 2025 || align=left| Pokljuka || World Cup || Individual || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |- | align=center|14 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 2025–26 || align=right| 18 January 2026 || align=left| Ruhpolding || World Cup || Pursuit || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |- | align=center|15 || align=right| 15 February 2026 || align=left| Antholz-Anterselva || Winter Olympic Games || Pursuit || bgcolor="gold" | 1st'''
Team podiums 7 victories 31 podiums No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammate(s)1 2017–18 7 January 2018 Oberhof World Cup Relay 1st Samuelsson, Nelin, Lindström2 2018–19 16 December 2018 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 1st Femling, Samuelsson, Stenersen32019–20 30 November 2019 ÖstersundWorld CupMixed Relay 3rd Persson, Brorsson, Nelin4 7 March 2020 Nové MěstoWorld Cup Relay 3rd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson5 2020–21 6 December 2020 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson6 13 December 2020 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 1st Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson7 10 February 2021 Pokljuka World ChampionshipsMixed Relay 3rd Samuelsson, Persson, H. Öberg8 20 February 2021 Pokljuka World ChampionshipsRelay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson9 14 March 2021 Nové Město World Cup Mixed Relay 3rd E. Öberg, Magnusson, Nelin10 2021–22 4 March 2022 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 2nd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson11 13 March 2022 Otepää World Cup Mixed Relay 2nd Nelin, Persson, E. Öberg12 2022–23 8 January 2023 Pokljuka World Cup Mixed Relay 3rd Nelin, Brorsson, E. Öberg13 18 February 2023 Oberhof World Championships Relay 3rd Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson14 5 March 2023 Nové Město World CupMixed Relay 2nd Magnusson, H. Öberg, Samuelsson15 2023–24 20 January 2024 Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Mixed Relay 3rd Magnusson, E. Öberg, Nelin16 7 February 2024 Nové Město World Championships Mixed Relay 3rd Samuelsson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg17 17 February 2024 Nové Město World Championships Relay 1st Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson18 5 March 2024 Oslo Holmenkollen World Cup Mixed Relay 2nd Brorsson, E. Öberg, Nelin19 2024–2530 November 2024 Kontiolahti World Cup Mixed Relay 3rd Magnusson, E. Öberg, Nelin20 1 December 2024 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson21 15 December 2024 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson22 12 January 2025 Oberhof World Cup Mixed Relay 1st Samuelsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg23 17 January 2025 Ruhpolding World Cup Relay 2nd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson24 25 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Relay 3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson25 16 March 2025 Pokljuka World Cup Mixed Relay 1st Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, H. Öberg, Samuelsson26 2025–2629 November 2025 Östersund World Cup Relay 3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson27 14 December 2025 Hochfilzen World Cup Relay 3rd Stefansson, Nelin, Samuelsson28 11 January 2026 Oberhof World Cup Relay 3rd Nelin, Stefansson, Samuelsson29 17 February 2026 Antholz-Anterselva Winter Olympic Games Relay 3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson30 7 March 2026 Kontiolahti World Cup Relay 3rd Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson31 15 March 2026 Otepää World Cup Mixed Relay 1st Brandt, Heijdenberg, E. Öberg
References
External links
Martin Ponsiluoma at Milano Cortina 2026