William Poromaa (born 23 December 2000) is a Swedish
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 competes internationally.
He competed at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021
The 42nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were held from 24 February to 7 March 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was the third time Oberstdorf hosted the World Championships, the event having been hosted there previously in 1987 and 2005.
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in
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns.
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, where he placed fourth in the relay with the Swedish team.
Personal life
Poromaa is a son of former cross-country skiers
Anette Fanqvist and . Poromaa is of
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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descent through his paternal grandmother.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
*1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*5 podiums – (4 , 1 )
Team podiums
* 1 victory – (1 )
* 2 podiums – (2 )
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Swedish male cross-country skiers
Swedish people of Finnish descent
Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
People from Gällivare Municipality
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing