Magdalena Forsberg

Magdalena Forsberg
Magdalena Forsberg during the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2014
Personal information
Birth nameMagdalena Wallin
Full nameMaria Magdalena Forsberg
NicknameMagda
Born (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967
Ullånger, Sweden
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSundsvall Biathlon
World Cup debut8 December 1994
Retired24 March 2002
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1998, 2002)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Medals12 (6 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (1994/95–2001/02)
Individual victories42
Individual podiums87
Overall titles6 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02)
Discipline titles17:
4 Individual (1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
5 Sprint (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
6 Pursuit (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02);
2 Mass start (2000–01, 2001–02)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Sweden
International biathlon competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 6 1 5
Total 6 1 7
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City15 km individual
2002 Salt Lake City7.5 km sprint
World Championships
1997 Brezno-Osrblie15 km individual
1997 Brezno-Osrblie10 km pursuit
1998 Pokljuka10 km pursuit
2000 Oslo10 km pursuit
2001 Pokljuka15 km individual
2001 Pokljuka12.5 km mass start
1999 Kontiolahti7.5 km sprint
1996 Ruhpolding7.5 km sprint
1997 Brezno-Osrblie7.5 km sprint
1999 Oslo12.5 km mass start
2000 Oslo15 km individual
2001 Pokljuka10 km pursuit
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
1987 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
1985 Täsch3 × 5 km relay
1986 Lake Placid3 × 5 km relay
1987 Asiago15 km

Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (née Wallin; born 25 July 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete. She was the dominant female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight. She is also 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.

She has been married to Henrik Forsberg, also a biathlete and cross-country skier, since mid-1996.