| Medal record | ||
Mathias Fredriksson competing in Tour de Ski 2008. |
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| Men's cross country skiing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | 4 x 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2001 Lahti | 15 km |
| Silver | 2001 Lahti | 4 x 10 km |
| Bronze | 2003 Val di Fiemme | 4 x 10 km |
| Bronze | 2007 Sapporo | 4 x 10 km |
Mathias Fredriksson (born February 11, 1973 in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Fredriksson's best Olympic finish was at these same Olympics with a 10th in the 50 km event.
Fredriksson has won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; two silvers (15 km and 4 x 10 km: both 2001) and two bronzes (4 x 10 km: 2003, 2007). He has 34 victories on the national, FIS, and World Cup levels at various distances since 1993. He won the World Cup in the 2002/2003 season.
Fredriksson has a brother, Thobias Fredriksson, at the same professional level. He is married to Emma Helena Nilsson.
In October 2008 he was sentenced to sixteen days in prison for breaking the speed limit at Dovrefjell in June the same year.[1]