Martin Ponsiluoma (born 8 September 1995) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally. He participated in the

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. He ended up on a World Cup podium position for first time when he came third during competitions in Nové Město na Moravě,

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on 20 December 2018. In the

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, 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

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since 2021.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medals (1 silver)''

World Championships

''5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)'' :''*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

Individual podiums

* 2 victories * 12 podiums

Team podiums

*3 victories *10 podiums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponsiluoma, Martin 1995 births Living people Swedish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Sweden Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Östersund Swedish people of Finnish descent Biathlon World Championships medalists Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Sweden