Per Eilert Elofsson (born 2 April 1977 in Röbäck,

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former cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the

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. Elofsson also won five medals at the

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with three golds (2001: 15 km, 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit; 2003: 10 km + 10 km double pursuit), one silver (2001: 4 × 10 km relay), and one bronze (2003: 4 × 10 km relay). He also won the 50 km event at the

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in 2001. This success along with his two golds earned at the

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would give Elofsson the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. At the 2002 Swedish Sports Award, he was awarded the prize for ''Sportsman of the Year''. In 2005 he made an unexpected appearance on the album ''

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, playing guitar on one song. He retired 26 October 2005 by giving a press conference at

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After retirement

In 2007, Elofsson started working as a business developer at Swedbank, giving financial advice to professional athletes. His first client was fellow cross-country skier

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. He left Swedbank in April 2016. Elofsson was a pundit and expert commentator for SVT Sport during cross-country championships. During the 2014 Winter Olympics he was employed by Swedish broadcaster

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. In November 2014 he left Viasat and joined

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 5 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

* 2 titles – (2 overall)

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 11 victories – (11 ) * 23 podiums – (23 )

Team podiums

* 4 victories – (3 , 1 ) * 10 podiums – (9 , 1 )

References

External links

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elofsson, Per 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Umeå Cross-country skiers from Västerbotten County Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics IFK Umeå skiers