Anna Maria Nilsson

Anna Maria Nilsson ( born May 13, 1983 in Ostersund, Sweden ) is a former Swedish biathlete.

Anna Maria Nilsson is a student in Östersund and operates their sport since 2000. Jamtland you start biathlon and belongs since 2006 to the Swedish national team. She is the sister of the biathletes Mattias Nilsson.

Her international debut from Sweden at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Ridnaun. Her best they reached there with the season in fourth place. For next season she appeared in Ål first at the Junior European Cup. After a fourth place in singles and a second behind Ann Kristin Flatland in the sprint she moved the first time in the Biathlon World Cup. In Pokljuka it was then with the relay 14 and 85th in the sprint. Since the season 2004/ 05 Nilsson first passes alternately in the World and European, at least since 2007 regularly compete in World Cup. Major event of the year 2006, the European Championships in Long village, where it was 41 of the Single Page, 42 of the sprint, pursuit and 28 with Johanna Holma, Helena Jonsson and Sofia Domeij ninth in the relay competition. In the season 2006/ 07 she gained in Ruhpolding as 26th in the Sprint Cup points for the first time. In the Biathlon World Championships in Anterselva 2007 she took a 21th Place. Your previous best individual results in the World Cup reached Nilsson in the 2007/ 08 season, as they each finished sixth in a sprint and a single competition. In the overall standings of the season she was 34 and also reached there her best career result to date. Something went disappoint the home World Championships in Östersund. Nilsson was 27 of the Single Page, 28, of the sprint, pursuit and 34th with Helena Jonsson, Sofia Domeij and Elisabeth Högberg Eighth in the relay race. Next major event was the Biathlon World Championships 2009 in Pyeongchang. The Swede came again in four races used and occupied the seats 70 in singles, 49 in the sprint, 43 in the pursuit and on the side of Domeij, Jonsson and Anna Carin Zidek on the anchor leg of the season in fifth place. The highlight of the career were the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where Nilsson starts in all five races could. In individual they came on the 24th place, was the 16th of the sprint, fell in pursuit back on the 47th, came in the mass start on the 28th rank and came up with Högberg, Zidek and Jonsson to fifth place in the relay race. In the season 2011/12 season she succeeded for the first time a podium place in the individual of Östersund.

Biathlon World Cup rankings

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).

Weblink

  • Anna Maria Nilsson in the database of IBU (English)
  • Anna Maria Nilsson's Blog
  • Anna Maria Nilsson at Sports- Reference.com (English)
  • Biathlete (Sweden)
  • Olympian (Sweden)
  • Born in 1983
  • Woman
  • Swedish Champion ( Biathlon )
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