Thobias Fredriksson (born 4 April 1975 in Dals Rostock,

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) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed since 2000. He won two medals at the

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with a gold in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint events. Fredriksson also won two medals in the individual sprint events at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. After the 2010 season, Fredriksson retired. Thobias has a brother,

Mathias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson (born 11 February 1973 in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ...

, at the same professional level.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 5 victories – (5 ) * 20 podiums – (19 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 2 victories – (2 ) * 8 podiums – (1 , 7 )

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredriksson, Thobias 1975 births Living people People from Mellerud Municipality Cross-country skiers from Västra Götaland County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Axa SC cross-country skiers