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Daniel Richardsson
Daniel Richardsson in Tour de Ski 2010Personal information Born 15 March 1982
Iggesund, SwedenHeight 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) Professional information Club Hudiksvalls IF Medal recordMen's cross-country skiing Competitor for Sweden
Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver 4 x 10 km relay World Championships Silver 2011 Oslo 4 x 10 km Daniel Richardsson[1][2] (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.
Athletic career
His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 x 10 km events.
Richardsson also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing sixth in the 4 x 10 km, 20th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 50 km events.
In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Richardsson rode the first lap for the gold winning Swedish team in the Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay event.
In the Oslo 2011 World Championships Richardsson went the first lap for the Swedish silver winning team.
References
- ^ Profile at official website. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Daniel Richardsson at Sports-reference.com Retrieved 2011-11-22.
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Hudiksvall Municipality
- Swedish cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Swedish cross-country skiing biography stubs
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