1. Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete.
12 Facts About Magdalena Forsberg
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Magdalena Forsberg was the dominant female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight.
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Magdalena Forsberg is a six-time world champion, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and holds the record for the most World Cup victories in women's biathlon.
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Magdalena Forsberg has been married to Henrik Forsberg, a biathlete and cross-country skier, since mid-1996.
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Magdalena Forsberg participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2019, which was broadcast on TV4.
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Magdalena Forsberg won six gold medals in the World Championships, was runner-up once, and placed third five times.
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At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Magdalena Forsberg won two bronze medals.
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The bet said Magdalena Forsberg would enter the Swedish Championship in Women's Relay with fellow biathlon skier Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek if the latter won an Olympic gold in Turin.
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The duo went on to win the competition, Magdalena Forsberg outrunning her competitors in the first leg and Olofsson extending their lead in the second.
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Magdalena Forsberg received additional education in the field of tax legislation.
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Magdalena Forsberg competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics both as a biathlete and as a cross country skier.
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Magdalena Forsberg is the only Swedish athlete to have been awarded the Jerring Award four times.