Elvira Öberg
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| Full name | Elvira Karin Öberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1999 Kiruna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 (2020–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 4 (2019–20–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual races | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All races | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 2 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elvira Karin Öberg (born 26 February 1999) is a Swedish biathlete. She is the younger sister of Olympic champion Hanna Öberg.[1][2] Elvira won three gold medals in the youth category at the 2018 Biathlon Junior World Championships in Otepää; in the 10 km individual, the 3 × 6 km relay and the 6 km sprint respectively. Öberg placed twelfth in the sprint in her Biathlon World Cup debut in Östersund, 1 December 2019.[3][4] At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022 she won the silver medal in the sprint race, following up with a silver in the pursuit.[5]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2022 Beijing
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13th | Silver | Silver | 9th | Gold | 4th |
World Championships
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
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14th | 13th | 47th | 26th | 5th | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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35th | 22nd | 14th | 14th | 5th | — | — |
 2023 Oberhof
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— | 16th | — | — | Bronze | 9th | — |
 2024 Nové Město
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30th | 9th | 8th | 22nd | Silver | Bronze | — |
World Cup
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Under 25 | ||||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2019-20 | 268 | 24th | 32 | 34th | 146 | 15th | 54 | 34th | 36 | 33rd | — | |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 12th | 49 | 18th | 220 | 12th | 198 | 8th | 108 | 13th | 631 | 4th |
| 2021-22 | 823 | 2nd | 23 | 33rd | 340 | 2nd | 300 | 2nd | 160 | 2nd | 823 | 1st |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 5th | 93 | 9th | 263 | 4th | 350 | 2nd | 58 | 25th | 764 | 1st |
| 2023-24 | 829 | 7th | 108 | 7th | 265 | 5th | 297 | 6th | 159 | 5th | 829 | 1st |
Individual podiums
- 10 victories (4 MS, 4 Pu, 2 Sp)
- 27 podiums (11 Pu, 9 Sp, 5 MS, 1 Ind, 1 Short Ind)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
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| 1 | 2020–21 | 3 December 2020 |  Kontiolahti
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Sprint | 3rd |
| 2 | 19 December 2020 |  Hochfilzen
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Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2021–22 | 2 December 2021 |  Östersund
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Sprint | 2nd |
| 4 | 12 December 2021 | Hochfilzen
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Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 5 | 16 December 2021 |  Le Grand-Bornand
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Sprint | 3rd | |
| 6 | 18 December 2021 | Pursuit | 1st | ||
| 7 | 19 December 2021 | Mass Start | 1st | ||
| 8 | 12 January 2022 | Ruhpolding
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Sprint | 1st | |
| 9 | 16 January 2022 | Pursuit | 2nd | ||
| 10 | 11 February 2022 | Beijing
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Sprint | 2nd | |
| 11 | 13 February 2022 | Pursuit | 2nd | ||
| 12 | 12 March 2022 |  Otepää
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Mass Start | 1st | |
| 13 | 2022–23 | 4 December 2022 | Kontiolahti
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Pursuit | 3rd |
| 14 | 17 December 2022 | Le Grand-Bornand
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Pursuit | 1st | |
| 15 | 5 January 2023 | Pokljuka
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Sprint | 1st | |
| 16 | 7 January 2023 | Pursuit | 1st | ||
| 17 | 19 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva
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Sprint | 3rd | |
| 18 | 21 January 2023 | Pursuit | 3rd | ||
| 19 | 2023–24 | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen
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Sprint | 2nd |
| 20 | 9 December 2023 | Pursuit | 1st | ||
| 21 | 8 December 2023 |  Lenzerheide
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Mass Start | 2nd | |
| 22 | 1 March 2024 |  Holmenkollen
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Individual | 2nd | |
| 23 | 2024–25 | 4 December 2024 | Kontiolahti
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Short Individual | 3rd |
| 24 | 7 December 2024 | Sprint | 2nd | ||
| 25 | 8 December 2024 | Mass Start | 1st | ||
| 26 | 11 January 2025 | Oberhof
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Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 27 | 19 January 2025 | Ruhpolding
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Mass Start | 1st |
Team podiums
- 5 victories
- 17 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Place | Team |
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| 1 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Östersund |
Relay | 3rd | Persson / E. Öberg / Brorsson / H. Öberg |
| 2 | 11 January 2020 | Oberhof |
Relay | 2nd | E. Öberg / Persson / Brorsson / H. Öberg | |
| 3 | 2020–21 | 5 December 2020 | Kontiolahti |
Relay | 1st | Skottheim / Brorsson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg |
| 4 | 12 December 2020 | Hochfilzen |
Relay | 3rd | Skottheim / Persson / H. Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 5 | 16 January 2021 | Oberhof |
Relay | 3rd | Brorsson / Persson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg | |
| 6 | 4 March 2021 | Nové Město |
Relay | 1st | Brorsson / H. Öberg / Persson / E. Öberg | |
| 7 | 14 March 2021 | Nové Město |
Mixed Relay | 3rd | E. Öberg / Magnusson / Nelin / Ponsiluoma | |
| 8 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Östersund |
Relay | 3rd | Persson / Brorsson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg |
| 9 | 11 December 2021 | Hochfilzen |
Relay | 1st | Persson / Magnusson / E. Öberg / H. Öberg | |
| 10 | 16 February 2022 | Beijing |
Relay | 1st | Persson / Brorsson / H. Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 11 | 3 March 2022 | Kontiolahti |
Relay | 2nd | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 12 | 13 March 2022 | Otepää |
Mixed Relay | 2nd | Nelin / Ponsiluoma / Persson / E. Öberg | |
| 13 | 2022–23 | 1 December 2022 | Kontiolahti |
Relay | 1st | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg |
| 14 | 11 December 2022 | Hochfilzen |
Relay | 2nd | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 15 | 8 January 2023 | Pokljuka |
Mixed Relay | 3rd | Nelin / Ponsiluoma / Brorsson / E. Öberg | |
| 16 | 22 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva |
Relay | 2nd | Persson / Magnusson / H.Öberg / E. Öberg | |
| 17 | 18 February 2023 | Oberhof |
Relay | 3rd | Persson / Magnusson / E. Öberg / H.Öberg |
- *Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Personal life
Her sister Hanna Öberg is a professional biathlete who competes with her for the Swedish Women Biathlon team.
References
- ^ Tobias Jonsson (3 December 2019). "Hanna Öberg om systern Elvira" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Hannes Nyberg (14 November 2020). "Elvira och Hanna Öberg snabbare än Stina Nilsson i spåret" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Elvira Öberg hyllas – efter supersträckan". Expressen (in Swedish). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Elvira Oeberg 12th in World Cup Debut at Oestersund (Interview). Östersund: International Biathlon Union. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Silver till Elvira Öberg efter stark avslutning". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
External links
- Elvira Öberg at IBU
- Elvira Öberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Elvira Öberg at Olympedia
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