Sebastian Samuelsson Explained

Sebastian Samuelsson (born 28 March 1997) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.^{[1] [2]}

He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[3] There he won a silver medal in the 12.5 km pursuit event as well as the gold medal in the relay. He became a World champion at 2023 Oberhof when he won gold medal in 15 km Mass start race.

Samuelsson has been outspoken on his views on the presence of doping in the sport, and has especially been critical of Russia and its anti-doping agency RUSADA.^[4]

Summer biathlon

In August 2019, he became Swedish champion at the 10 kilometres sprint distance^[5] and the 20 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.^[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit		Relay
Representing
align=left	2018 Pyeongchang	4th	14th	Silver	23rd	Gold	—
align=left	2022 Beijing	30th	5th	8th	11th	5th	4th

World Championships

11 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit		Relay		Single mixed relay
Representing
align=left	2017 Hochfilzen	52nd	76th	—	—	11th	—
align=left	2019 Östersund	4th	29th	16th	26th	7th	5th	Bronze
align=left	2020 Antholz	10th	11th	19th	27th	10th	11th	4th
align=left	2021 Pokljuka	24th	8th	Silver	10th	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
align=left	2023 Oberhof	Bronze	11th	Bronze	Gold	Bronze	9th	4th
align=left	2024 Nové Město	7th	5th	6th	23rd	Gold	Bronze	4th

• 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

Overall standings

Season	Overall			Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
	Races	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
	2016–17	18/26	169	43rd	16	46th	82	36th	67	42nd	4	44th
	2017–18	11/22	117	44th	2	58th	53	44th	62	32nd	0	–
	2018–19	20/25	385	22nd	75	9th	165	16th	99	28th	46	28th
	2019–20	16/21	241	28th	49	20th	122	21st	62	26th	8	46th
	2020–21	26/26	817	6th	54	15th	312	4th	253	5th	121	15th
	2021–22	20/22	717	3rd	1	57th	340	2nd	282	2nd	94	15th
	2022–23	16/21	446	14th	56	21st	149	16th	203	12th	38	29th
	2023–24	18/21	671	9th	61	17th	241	10th	315	4th	54	24th

Individual podiums

• 4 victories – (2 Sp, 2 Pu)
• 16 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Race	Place
1	2017–18	12 February 2018	Pyeongchang	Olympics	Pursuit	2nd
2	2018–19	11 January 2019	Oberhof	World Cup	Sprint	3rd
3	2020–21	29 November 2020	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Sprint	2nd
4		5 December 2020		World Cup	Pursuit	1st
5		14 February 2021	Pokljuka	World Championships	Pursuit	2nd
6		6 March 2021	Nové Město	World Cup	Sprint	2nd
7		19 March 2021	Östersund	World Cup	Sprint	2nd
8	2021–22	28 November 2021	Östersund	World Cup	Sprint	1st
9		2 December 2021		World Cup	Sprint	1st
10		5 December 2021		World Cup	Pursuit	2nd
11		11 December 2021		World Cup	Pursuit	3rd
12		9 January 2022		World Cup	Pursuit	2nd
13		18 March 2022		World Cup	Sprint	3rd
14	2023–24	3 December 2023	Östersund	World Cup	Pursuit	1st
15		8 December 2023		World Cup	Sprint	3rd
16		16 March 2024		World Cup	Pursuit	align=center bgcolor="silver"	2nd

Team podiums

• 9 victories
• 24 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Race	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2017–18	7 January 2018	Oberhof	World Cup	Relay	1st	Ponsilouma, Nelin, Lindström
2	23 February 2018	Pyeongchang	Olympics	Relay	1st	Femling, Nelin, Lindström
3	2018–19	16 December 2018	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	1st	Femling, Ponsiluoma, Stenersen
4	14 March 2019	Östersund	World Championships	Single Mixed Relay	3rd	Hanna Öberg
5	2019–20	30 November 2019	Östersund	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	1st	Hanna Öberg
6	7 March 2020	Nové Město	World Cup	Relay	3rd	Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
7	2020–21	6 December 2020	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
8	13 December 2020	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	1st	Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
9	10 January 2021	Oberhof	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	2nd	Hanna Öberg
10	10 February 2021	Pokljuka	World Championships	Mixed Relay	3rd	Ponsiluoma, Persson, H. Öberg
11	18 February 2021	Pokljuka	World Championships	Single Mixed Relay	3rd	Hanna Öberg
12	20 February 2021	Pokljuka	World Championships	Relay	2nd	Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
13	14 March 2021	Nové Město	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	1st	Linn Persson
14	2021–22	4 March 2022	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Femling, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
15	13 March 2022	Otepää	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	2nd	Hanna Öberg
16	2022–23	10 December 2022	Hochfilzen	World Cup	Relay	2nd	Nelin, Ponsiluoma, Femling
17	18 February 2023	Oberhof	World Championships	Relay	align=center bgcolor="cc9966"	3rd	Femling, Ponsiluoma, Nelin
18	5 March 2023	Nové Město	World Cup	Mixed Relay	2nd	Magnusson, H. Öberg, Ponsiluoma
19	2023–24	25 November 2023	Östersund	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	1st	Hanna Öberg
20	7 February 2024	Nové Město	World Championships	Mixed Relay	align=center bgcolor="cc9966"	3rd	Ponsiluoma, H. Öberg, E. Öberg
21	17 February 2024	Nové Město	World Championships	Relay	1st	V. Brandt, Nelin, Ponsiluoma
22	3 March 2024	Holmenkollen	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	2nd	Anna Magnusson
23	2024–25	30 November 2024	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Single Mixed Relay	1st	Ella Halvarsson
24	1 December 2024	Kontiolahti	World Cup	Relay	align=center bgcolor="cc9966"	3rd	V. Brandt, Nelin, Ponsiluoma

Notes and References

1. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=190706 FIS profile
2. http://biathlonresults.com/?IBUId=BTSWE12803199701 IBU profile
3. Web site: Athletic profile – Sebastian Samuelsson . pyeongchang2018.com . 11 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228030616/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3031556-sebastian-samuelsson.htm . dead .
4. News: Olympic champion Samuelsson to boycott Russian event. https://web.archive.org/web/20180306235153/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-biathlon-world-samuelsson/olympic-champion-samuelsson-to-boycott-russian-event-idUKKCN1GI2Q7. dead. 6 March 2018.
5. News: Högberg tog sprintguld före Öberg. SVT Sport. Swedish. Erik Liljekvist. 24 August 2019. 26 August 2019.
6. News: Ännu ett SM-guld för Sebastian Samuelsson. SVT Sport. Swedish. Erik Liljekvist. 25 August 2019. 26 August 2019.