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Magdalena Forsberg

1967 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magdalena Forsberg has received more than 111,383 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Magdalena Forsberg is the 579th most popular athlete (up from 628th in 2019), the 712th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 747th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Magdalena Forsberg ranks 579 out of 6,025Before her are Étienne Gailly, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Tinus Osendarp, Toivo Loukola, Henry Carr, and Colette Besson. After her are Georgios Orphanidis, Gunnar Sköld, Carlo Agostoni, Martin Lundström, Luise Krüger, and Jānis Daliņš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Magdalena Forsberg ranks 177Before her are Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Zvonimir Soldo, Izumi Sakai, Guillermo Amor, Joshua Bell, and Connie Britton. After her are Gil de Ferran, Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, Gus Poyet, Sheryl Lee, John Myung, and Paweł Mąciwoda.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Magdalena Forsberg ranks 712 out of 1,879Before her are Mona Sahlin (1957), August Malmström (1829), Victor Hasselblad (1906), Gunder Hägg (1918), Carl Skottsberg (1880), and Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922). After her are Fredrik Backman (1981), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Jenny Berggren (1972), Martin Lundström (1918), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), and Eddie Meduza (1948).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Magdalena Forsberg ranks 25Before her are Georg Åberg (1893), Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), Carl Bertilsson (1889), John Mikaelsson (1913), Gunder Hägg (1918), and Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922). After her are Gunnar Sköld (1894), Martin Lundström (1918), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Axel Norling (1884), Anders Gärderud (1946), and Janne Lundblad (1887).