Ål Mats Arne Larsson (born 20 March 1980) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who has raced since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 20th in the 15 km event at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

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. Larsson won a silver medal in the individual sprint event at the

2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected ...

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

. His only career win came in a 15 km event in 2002 in Italy. In May 2013, he was appointed as a coach for the Swedish national cross-country ski team. His father

Gunnar Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...

was also an Olympic cross-country skier.Mats Larsson
Swedish Olympic Committee

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 4 podiums – (3 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 7 podiums – (4 , 3 )

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Mats 1980 births Living people People from Vansbro Municipality Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics