Anna Magnusson (born 31 March 1995) is a Swedish female biathlete. She represented Sweden at the 2014 and 2015 junior world championships and at the 2015 World Championships in

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. Together with Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg, and Hanna Öberg, she won her first World Cup competition victory on 11 December 2021 in

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. On 16 December 2022, she took her first individual World Cup competition podium place when winning a World Cup sprint competition in Le Grand-Bornand.

Career

She made her debut in the Biathlon World Cup during the 2015–16 season and has been a regular member of the Swedish national team since then. Magnusson won her first World Cup victory in a relay event in December 2021 in

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. She has earned several podium finishes in relay events, including medals at the

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(silver in the women's relay) and at the World Championships.

Personal life

Anna Magnusson is in a relationship with her teammate Peppe Femling.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 silver)''

World Championships

''3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.''

World Cup

Individual podiums

* 1 victory * 2 podiums

Team podiums

* 3 victories * 24 podiums

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnusson, Anna 1995 births Swedish female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Sweden Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Sportspeople from Piteå Living people Biathlon World Championships medalists 21st-century Swedish sportswomen