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Henrik Forsberg

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Henrik Forsberg
Country Sweden
Full nameHans Henrik Forsberg
Born (1967-02-16) 16 February 1967 (age 57)
Borlänge, Sweden
Spouse(s)
(m. 1996)
Ski clubBergeforsen SK
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (19881999)
Starts88
Podiums5
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (6th in 1991)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Asiago 3 × 10 km relay
Updated on 3 April 2019.

Henrik Forsberg (born 16 February 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete who competed from 1988 to 2001. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finishes at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville in cross-country skiing with a fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay and ninth in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit.

Forsberg's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 50 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995. His lone World Cup victory was in a 30 km event in Sweden in 1991.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Forsberg finished 14th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay and 47th in the 20 km individual events. His best finishes at the Biathlon World Championships was 12th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at Lahti in 2000 and his best individual finish of 24th in the 20 km individual event at Pokljuka in 2001. Forsberg's best individual finish was second in a 10 km sprint event in Slovakia during the 2001–02 season.

Forsberg's wife, Magdalena, competed from 1988 to 1996 in cross-country skiing, and 1993 to 2002 in biathlon. They married in mid-1996.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1992 25 12 9 37 4
1994 27 12 6
1998 31 56 31 25 DNF 4

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1991 24 8
1995 28 21 5
1997 30 10 11 11 9 5
1999 32 20

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
1988 21 27
1989 22 20
1990 23 11
1991 24 6
1992 25 26
1993 26 36
1994 27 34
1995 28 12
1996 29 24
1997 30 14 21 10
1998 31 13 26 6
1999 32 47 42 60

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1990–91  9 December 1990 Austria Tauplitzalm, Austria 10 km + 15 km Individual C/F World Cup 3rd
2 5 January 1991 Soviet Union Minsk, Soviet Union 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3 9 March 1991 Sweden Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
4  1994–95  20 December 1994 Italy Sappada, Italy 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
5  1996–97  19 January 1997 Finland Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 14 podiums – (14 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1987–88  17 March 1988 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Eriksson / Håland / Kohlberg
2  1989–90  1 March 1990 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Ottosson / Mogren / Håland
3 11 March 1990 Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Ottosson / Majbäck / Mogren
4 16 March 1990 Norway Vang, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Mogren / Håland / Majbäck
5  1990–91  1 March 1991 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Eriksson / Svan / Mogren
6  1991–92  8 March 1992 Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Ponsiluoma / Ottosson / Mogren
7  1993–94  13 March 1994 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Bergström / Mogren / Håland
8  1994–95  18 December 1994 Italy Sappada, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Göransson / Mogren / Majbäck
9 15 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Jonsson / Majbäck
10 5 February 1995 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Fredriksson / Bergström / Håland
11 12 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Jonsson / Mogren
12  1996–97  8 December 1996 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Bergström / Jonsson
13 9 March 1997 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Fredriksson / Mogren / Bergström
14  1997–98  7 December 1997 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Bergström / Elofsson / Mogren

References

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  1. ^ Anders Engman (10 February 2002). "Forsberg har alltid varit på jakt" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Athlete : FORSBERG Henrik". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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