Jan Ottosson

Jan Ottosson (born 10 March 1960 in Högsäter, Dalsland) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. A national team skier, he also represented Åsarna IK during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won two gold medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1984 and 1988), providing some of the most iconic and impressive legs of Swedish Olympic history. Additionally, he finished sixth in the 50 km event at the 1988 Winter Olympics, sixth in the 15 km event at the 1991 Nordic skiing World Championships, won eight individual Swedish championships, and won ten Swedish championship gold medals in the relays. Ottosson in best known is for winning the Vasaloppet four times in (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994). After his active career with the Åsarnas squad, Ottosson now works as an official on the Bergs ski center. Currently, Ottosson runs his own Vasaloppet training program, where the former champion helps others prepare for the race. Ottosson also owns a state-of-the-art ski grinding machine and a ski waxing business which the former champion uses to perfect patrons' skis for Vasaloppet race conditions.

Jan Ottosson
Country Sweden
Full nameJan Bo Ottosson
Born (1960-03-10) 10 March 1960
Högsäter, Sweden
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1982–1994)
Individual wins1
Team wins6
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums9
Indiv. starts75
Team starts13
Overall titles0 – (7th in 1982)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
Total 2 0 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Sarajevo4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place1979 Mont Sainte-Anne3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1980 Örnsköldsvik3 × 5 km relay

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (2 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198423———1614Gold
198827—16—166Gold
199231———11444
19943314—15—186

World Championships
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical 		  15 km 
 freestyle 		  Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198221—9————5
198726—————10—
198928——19—12——
199130——6——7—
199332————15106

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
1982227
19832330
1984249
19852528
19862612
19872726
1988288
19892917
1990309
19913116
19923242
19933313
19943423

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11982–8314 January 1983West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
21983–8416 December 1983Austria Ramsau, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
31984–853 March 1985Finland Lahti, Finland50 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
41987–8819 December 1987Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
51990–919 March 1991Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 6 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11983–8416 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games[1]1stWassberg / Kohlberg / Svan
226 February 1984Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup1stÖstlund / Wassberg / Svan
31986–8719 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stWassberg / Mogren / Eriksson
41987–8824 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada4 × 10 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]1stWassberg / Svan / Mogren
513 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stSvan / Mogren / Majbäck
617 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndMogren / Majbäck / Svan
7 1989–90 1 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdForsberg / Mogren / Håland
811 March 1990Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stMajbäck / Forsberg / Mogren
9 1991–92 8 March 1992Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPonsiluoma / Mogren / Forsberg

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Winter Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "OTTOSSON Jan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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