Elvira Öberg
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]
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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 | 3 (2020–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (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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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 |
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 |
14th | 13th | 47th | 26th | 5th | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka |
35th | 22nd | 14th | 14th | 5th | — | — |
 2023 Oberhof |
— | 16th | — | — | Bronze | 9th | — |
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 |
Individual podiums
- 7 victories
- 18 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
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| 1 | 2020–21 | 3 December 2020 |  Kontiolahti |
Sprint | 3rd |
| 2 | 19 December 2020 |  Hochfilzen |
Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2021–22 | 2 December 2021 |  Östersund |
Sprint | 2nd |
| 4 | 12 December 2021 | Hochfilzen |
Pursuit | 3rd | |
| 5 | 16 December 2021 |  Le Grand-Bornand |
Sprint | 3rd | |
| 6 | 18 December 2021 | Le Grand-Bornand |
Pursuit | 1st | |
| 7 | 19 December 2021 | Le Grand-Bornand |
Mass Start | 1st | |
| 8 | 12 January 2022 | Ruhpolding |
7.5 km Sprint | 1st | |
| 9 | 16 January 2022 | Ruhpolding |
10 km Pursuit | 2nd | |
| 10 | 11 February 2022 | Beijing |
7.5 km Sprint | 2nd | |
| 11 | 13 February 2022 | Beijing |
10 km Pursuit | 2nd | |
| 12 | 12 March 2022 |  Otepää |
12.5 km Mass Start | 1st | |
| 13 | 2022–23 | 4 December 2022 | Kontiolahti |
Pursuit | 3rd |
| 14 | 17 December 2022 | Le Grand-Bornand |
Pursuit | 1st | |
| 15 | 5 January 2023 | Pokljuka |
Sprint | 1st | |
| 16 | 7 January 2023 | Pokljuka |
Pursuit | 1st | |
| 17 | 19 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva |
Sprint | 3rd | |
| 18 | 21 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva |
Pursuit | 3rd |
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 Olympedia
- Elvira Öberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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