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Anna Carin Zidek

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Anna Carin Helena Cecilia Zidek (née Olofsson, born 1 April 1973) is a Swedish former biathlete who won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint and a gold medal in the 12.5 km mass start event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Originally a cross-country skier, Olofsson competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, but in the three events she took part in she made the top 30 only once (15 km freestyle), and the following season she switched to biathlon. On 3 May 2008 Olofsson married her then boyfriend, Tom Zidek - a serviceman in the Canadian biathlon team - in a ceremony near Canmore, Canada. Olofsson officially announced her retirement on 16 July 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Carin Zidek is the 2,701st most popular athlete (down from 2,675th in 2024), the 1,296th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,301st in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Anna Carin Zidek ranks 2,701 out of 6,025. Before her are Mehmet Akif Pirim, Addis Abebe, Alexander Pusch, Koji Murofushi, Dafne Schippers, and Zhanna Pintusevich-Block. After her are Ray Stewart, Estela Rodríguez, Antoine Richard, Dayron Robles, Olga Chernyavskaya, and Alexander Melentyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Anna Carin Zidek ranks 504. Before her are Anthony Doerr, Sergei Tiviakov, Toshihiro Hattori, Paz Lenchantin, Gustavo Adrián López, and Harmony Korine. After her are Driulis González, Elisabeth Röhm, Éric Deflandre, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Stephanie Graf, and Chris Webber.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anna Carin Zidek ranks 1,296 out of 1,879. Before her are Tuva Novotny (1979), Marcus Ericsson (1990), Elsa Hosk (1988), Benny Kohlberg (1954), Andreas Johnson (1970), and Morfydd Clark (1989). After her are Hannes Holm (1962), Sophie Zelmani (1972), Robert Gustafsson (1964), Daniel Majstorović (1977), Håkan Mild (1971), and Johanna Larsson (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Anna Carin Zidek ranks 132. Before her are Leif Andersson (1961), Kajsa Bergqvist (1976), Hanna Öberg (1995), Stefan Lövgren (1970), Ulrika Knape (1955), and Carolina Klüft (1983). After her are Daniel Alfredsson (1972), Li Qian (null), Anette Norberg (1966), Robert Hedin (1966), Kenth Eldebrink (1955), and Eva Karlsson (1961).

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