Anna Olsson (born 1 May 1976 as Anna Dahlberg in

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) is a

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cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2010. Competing in three

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, she won a gold medal in the team sprint (with

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) at

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. Olsson also won a silver medal in the team sprint event at the

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. She also has twenty individual victories at all levels at various distances since 2000. She married fellow skier Johan Olsson in 2008.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) * 14 podiums – (12 , 2 )

Team podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *6 podiums – (3 , 3 )

References

External links

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