Carl Marcus Joakim Hellner (born 25 November 1985) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. He retired at the end of the 2017-18 FIS World Cup season.

Athletic career

Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005. In

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, Sweden, he took his first world cup win on a 15 km event. Hellner won bronze, his first medal, in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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, Hellner won his first

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in the 30 km skiathlon, deciding the race in a sprint at the end. At the 4 × 10 km relay, Hellner took gold for Sweden after leading the race from the very start. In the

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, Hellner opened his championship with winning a victory in the men's sprint. A couple of days later, Hellner, like in the

, rode the last lap for Sweden in the 4 × 10 km relay. This time finishing second, winning a silver medal for Sweden. In the 2012, Hellner became the first Swedish male skier to be on the podium in Tour de Ski by securing a second place overall after passing

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in the final uphill event. At the

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Hellner won a silver medal at the 30 km skiathlon and a gold in the men's 4 × 10 km relay, skiing the last leg. On 6 May 2018, his retirement from cross–country skiing was announced.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 4 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships

* 7 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 5 victories – (2 , 3 ) * 26 podiums – (10 , 16 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 10 podiums – (9 , 1 )

Personal life

Hellner participated in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event. In March 2012, Hellner joined Team Pokerstars SportsStars alongside

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hellner, Marcus 1985 births Living people People from Skövde Municipality Cross-country skiers from Västra Götaland County Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Swedish male cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Gellivare Skidallians skiers 21st-century Swedish people