Magdalena Forsberg

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Olympic medal record
Women's Biathlon
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint

Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (born July 25, 1967 in Örnsköldsvik as Magdalena Wallin) is a Swedish cross country skier and biathlete. She has been married to Henrik Forsberg since 1996, also a biathlete.

She won 6 straight overall wins in the Biathlon World Cup from 1997 to 2002. She also won six gold medals in the World Championships , became runner-up once, and placed third four times. At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, she won two bronze medails. In her career she managed a total of 42 individual Biathlon World Cup wins, which is more than any other female biathlete to date.

She is the sole Swedish athlete to have won Jerringpriset four times. Magdalena Forsberg has retired from active sports after the 2001/2002 season.

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