Carl Swenson (born April 20, 1970) is a retired American cross-country skier, mountain biker, and road cyclist. He competed as a skier at three Winter Olympics.
Biography Swenson competed at the 1994, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier. He was a six-time national champion, competing in multiple Nordic events.
Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the skiing off-season, winning a silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games. Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion. He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and 24-hour races.
Swenson studied at Dartmouth College. He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming a criminal lawyer. Between 2004 and 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation. The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1994 23 — — 45 — — 2002 31 — — 56 — 29 5 2006 35 — 39 — 12 —
World Championships Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1995 24 — — — 41 14 1997 26 — — 64 — 15 2001 30 — 75 — 21 24 13 2003 32 — 11 — 5 38 12 2005 34 — — — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1994 23 1995 24 1996 25 1997 26 — 2000 29 — — 2001 30 98 56 2002 31 66 2003 32 134 — 2004 33 64 41 2005 34 149 93 — 2006 35 78 53 —
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