Magnus Ingesson, born February 18, 1971, in

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, is a Swedish former

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who competed from 1993 to 2004. He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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, and had his best individual finish of ninth in the 15 km event at those same championships. Ingesson's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was eight in the 15 km event at

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. His best individual career finish was second in four races up to 15 km from 1996 to 2000. After retiring from competition in 2004, Ingesson became a police officer with the

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, working as a

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. From 2008 to 2010 he was co-head coach of the cross-country section of Ski Team Sweden together with Joakim Abrahamsson. He rejoined the Police Authority in 2010, while serving as the personal coach of

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. He has been coaching Kalla full time since 2013, taking an unpaid leave of absence from the Police Authority, but receiving a salary through LKAB, one of Kalla's personal sponsors. Since 12 April 2018, Ingesson once again is the coach for Team Sweden in women's cross-country skiing. In May 2018, it was announced he would share this leadership together with

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 2 victory – (1 ) * 2 podiums – (1 , 1 )

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingesson, Magnus 1971 births Living people People from Luleå Cross-country skiers from Norrbotten County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Piteå Elit skiers