Niklas Jonsson (born 31 May 1969, in Piteå) is a

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cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2002. He won the silver medal in the 50 km at the

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. At that event, Jonsson started 30 seconds ahead of the gold medal favourite

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. Soon Dæhlie caught up Jonsson, and they were skiing together for most of the distance. Shortly before the finish line, Jonsson escaped, but Dæhlie still finished 20 seconds behind, which was good enough for the gold medal. Jonsson finished second. Jonsson's best finish at the

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was a fourth in the 50 km in

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. His best finish was third in four different World Cup events from 1993 to 1999.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 4 podiums – (4 )

Team podiums

* 2 victories – (2 ) * 11 podiums – (10 , 1 )

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Niklas 1969 births Living people People from Piteå Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Piteå Elit skiers Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden