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Anna-Lena Fritzson
Country Sweden
Full nameAnna-Lena Katarina Fritzson
Born(1965-03-07)7 March 1965
Falun, Sweden
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1985–1986, 1988–1990, 1993–1994)
Starts26
Podiums2
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Täsch 5 km
Silver medal – second place 1985 Täsch 3 × 5 km relay

Anna-Lena Fritzon (born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1994. Her best career finish at the Winter Olympics was sixth twice in the 4 × 5 km relay (1988, 1994) while her best individual finish was ninth in the 20 km event at Calgary in 1988.

Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun in 1993. Her best World Cup finish was second in a 20 km event in Italy in 1988.

Fritzon, born in 1965 in Falun, was also a successful triathlete with a second place in European World Championship held in 1986 in Immenstadt, West Germany. She was ninth in the 10 km in the 1984 Biathlon World Championship held in Chamonix, France. As a cross-country skier Fritzon became the first Swedish woman to win a gold medal in Junior World Championship in the 10 km event held in 1985 in Täsch, Switzerland. The same year she was honoured with "Estrellas Gold chips" for the debutant in Swedish sport of the year together with the football player Mats Gren. Her best World Cup finish was second in the 20 km event held in 1988 in Toblach, Italy and number three in the World Cup at Falun, Sweden in 1985. In the 1988 Winter Olympic Games her best place was ninth in the 20 km event. Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 1993 was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun, Sweden. She has one gold, three silver and five bronze medals to her credit in the Swedish cross-country skiing championships.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 22 17 13 — — 9 — 6
1994 28 35 — 19 25 — — 6

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical  		 10 km 
 freestyle  		 15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1989 23 — — 26 14 — 12 4
1993 27 31 — — — 19 10 6

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1985 20 24
1986 21 38
1988 23 15
1989 24 42
1990 25 NC
1993 28 26
1994 29 36

Individual podiums

  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1984–85  9 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual World Cup 3rd
2  1987–88  15 January 1988 Italy Toblach, Italy 20 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1984–85  10 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 2nd Risby / Johansson / Lamberg-Skog
2 17 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 2nd Johansson / Mörtberg / Lamberg-Skog
3  1988–88  12 March 1989 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Svingstedt / Wallin / Lamberg-Skog

References

  1. ^ "FRITZON Anna-Lena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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