Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who started competing in 2002.

Athletic career

His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 × 10 km relay events. Rickardsson also competed at the

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, finishing sixth in the 4 ×10 km relay, 20th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 50 km events. In the

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, Rickardsson skied the first leg for the gold winning

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team in the 4 × 10 km relay event. In the

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2011 World Championships Rickardsson skied the first leg for the

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winning team. On 14 July 2013, Rickardsson and a friend were involved in a traffic accident, after their car had had a punctured tyre. As they stood by the car at the side of the road, they were hit by a

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, the driver of which apparently failed to observe them in time. Rickardsson suffered

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injuries and bruises, but his friend was killed.http://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/laget-stabilt-for-Rickardsson At the

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Rickardsson won bronze at the 15 km classical and helped Sweden win gold in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 3 victories – (2 , 1 ) * 10 podiums – (5 , 5 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 8 podiums – (8 )

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rickardsson, Daniel 1982 births Living people Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers People from Hudiksvall Municipality Hudiksvalls IF cross-country skiers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen