Markus Larsson

Swedish alpine skier

Markus Larsson

Markus Larsson

Personal information
Born|  (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 45)
Karlstad, Sweden
Occupation| Alpine skier
Skiing career
Club| Karlstads SLK
World Cup debut| 23 November 1999
Retired| 10 January 2016
Olympics
Teams| 4
Medals| 0
World Championships
Teams| 6
Medals| 0
World Cup
Seasons| 17
Wins| 2
Podiums| 4

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
| 2007 Åre | Team event
| 2015 Beaver Creek | Team event
Junior World Ski Championships
| 1997 Schladming | Super-G
| 1997 Schladming | Giant slalom

Markus Larsson (born 9 January 1979) is a retired Swedish alpine skier who took part in the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

On 9 May 2016, he announced his retirement from alpine skiing.[2]

## World Cup results

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### Race podiums

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Season  | Date  | Location  | Discipline  | Place

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2005 | 9 Jan 2005 |  Chamonix, France | Slalom | 3rd
2006 | 18 Mar 2006 |  Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 1st
2007 | 12 Nov 2006 |  Levi, Finland | Slalom | 2nd
18 Dec 2006 |  Alta Badia, Italy | Slalom | 1st

### Season standings[3]

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Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant
slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined

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2001 | 22 | 122 | 48 | — | — | — | —
2002 | 23 | 51 | 17 | — | — | — | —
2003 | 24 | 68 | 26 | — | — | — | —
2004 | 25 | 53 | 28 | – | – | – | 13
2005 | 26 | 37 | 11 | – | – | – | 9
2006 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 53 | – | – | 29
2007 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 32 | – | – | 39
2008 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 26 | – | – | 13
2009 | 30 | 44 | 26 | 24 | – | – | 16
2010 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 24 | – | – | 20
2011 | 32 | 49 | 21 | 36 | — | — | —
2012 | 33 | 61 | 23 | — | — | — | —
2013 | 34 | 42 | 15 | — | — | — | —
2014 | 35 | 39 | 11 | — | — | — | —
2015 | 36 | 36 | 11 | — | — | — | —
2016* | 37 | 139 | 50 | — | — | — | —

* Injured after 4 races.

## References

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1. ^ "Markus Larsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
2. ^ Martin Tolén (9 May 2016). "Svenske stjärnan slutar efter skadorna" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
3. ^ "LARSSON Markus - Athlete Information".

## External links

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* Markus Larsson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
* Markus Larsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
* Markus Larsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)