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

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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

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from the Police Authority, but receiving a salary through

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, 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