Thomas Eriksson (skier)

Thomas Eriksson
Country Sweden
Born (1959-10-07) 7 October 1959 (age 65)
Borlänge, Sweden
Ski clubDomnarvets GoIF
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1982–1993)
Starts41
Podiums5
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (6th in 1986)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo 30 km
Silver medal – second place 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Mont-Sainte-Anne 15 km
Silver medal – second place 1979 Mont-Sainte-Anne 3 × 5 km relay

Thomas Eriksson (born 7 October 1959) is a Swedish cross-country skier[1] who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 30 km (1982), a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay (1991), and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1985).

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 20 11 — 16 5

World Championships

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  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982 22 — — — — Gold — —
1985 25 — — — — — — Bronze
1987 27 — — — — 11 — —
1989 29 — 5 — — 21 9 —
1991 31 7 — — — — — Silver
1993 33 36 — — 27 — — —

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 22 17
1983 23 NC
1984 24 54
1985 25 28
1986 26 6
1987 27 8
1988 28 23
1989 29 12
1990 30 33
1991 31 15
1992 32 NC
1993 33 93

Individual podiums

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  • 2 victories
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 20 February 1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st
2 1985–86 8 March 1986 Sweden Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
3 1986–87 20 December 1986 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
4 21 March 1987 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
5 1990–91 15 December 1990 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 5 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 24 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 3rd Östlund / Wassberg / Svan
2 17 March 1985 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 1st Danielsson / Wassberg / Svan
3 1985–86 9 March 1986 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Östlund / Mogren / Svan
4 13 March 1986 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Östlund / Mogren / Svan
5 1986–87 19 March 1987 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Ottosson / Wassberg / Mogren
6  1987–88  17 March 1988 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Forsberg / Håland / Kohlberg
7 1988–89 5 March 1989 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Majbäck / Mogren / Håland
8  1990–91  15 February 1991 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 2nd Majbäck / Svan / Mogren
9 1 March 1991 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Svan / Mogren / Forsberg

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Eriksson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  2. ^ "ERIKSSON Thomas". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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