Linn Gestblom
.jpg) Gestblom in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1994 Torsby, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Bore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (2016, 2019–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linn Gestblom (née Persson; born 27 June 1994) is a Swedish biathlete. She has competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden at the 2016 World Championships.[1]
Summer biathlon
[edit]In August 2019, she became Swedish champion at 15 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In June 2024, Linn Persson married her partner Christian Gestblom and has been known as Linn Gestblom ever since.[3]
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
[edit]2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2018 Pyeongchang
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11th | 37th | 21st | 22nd | Silver | – |
 2022 Beijing
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15th | 12th | 5th | 24th | Gold | – |
World Championships
[edit]6 medals (3 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2016 Oslo
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36th | 34th | 40th | — | 10th | 12th | — |
 2019 Östersund
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15th | 42nd | 21st | 9th | Silver | 5th | — |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
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47th | 44th | 32nd | — | 5th | 11th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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21st | 16th | 19th | 11th | 5th | Bronze | — |
 2023 Oberhof
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Silver | Bronze | 10th | 8th | Bronze | — | — |
 2024 Nové Město na Moravě
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10th | — | — | 17th | Silver | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
World Cup
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 81 | 59th | 17 | 48th | 36 | 54th | 28 | 55th | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 23 | 97 | 51st | 43 | 17th | 39 | 55th | 15 | 64th | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 340 | 28th | 48 | 22nd | 87 | 33rd | 116 | 24th | 89 | 22nd |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 346 | 19th | 24 | 40th | 106 | 29th | 114 | 11th | 102 | 18th |
| 2020–21 | 26 | 572 | 14th | 66 | 10th | 177 | 15th | 168 | 13th | 103 | 17th |
| 2021–22 | 27 | 416 | 19th | – | – | 196 | 14th | 134 | 17th | 86 | 17th |
| 2022–23 | 28 | 524 | 13th | 28 | 31st | 227 | 8th | 189 | 9th | 80 | 16th |
References
[edit]- ^ "Linn Persson". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Erik Liljekvist (25 August 2019). "Ännu ett SM-guld för Sebastian Samuelsson" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/dRwnpq/linn-persson-har-gift-sig-byter-namn-till-gestblom [bare URL]
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linn Persson.
- Linn Persson at IBU
- Linn Persson at FIS (cross-country)
- Linn Persson at Olympics.com
- Linn Persson at Olympedia
- Linn Persson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Swedish female biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Sweden
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- People from Torsby Municipality
- Living people
- Biathlon World Championships medalists