Henrik Forsberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Henrik Forsberg

Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1967

Place of Birth: Borlänge, Dalarna County, Sweden

Profession: cross-country skier, biathlete

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Henrik Forsberg

  • Henrik Forsberg (born 16 February 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete who competed from 1988 to 2001.
  • Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finishes at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville in cross-country skiing with a fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay and ninth in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit. Forsberg's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 50 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995.
  • His lone World Cup victory was in a 30 km event in Sweden in 1991. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Forsberg finished 14th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay and 47th in the 20 km individual events.
  • His best finishes at the Biathlon World Championships was 12th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at Lahti in 2000 and his best individual finish of 24th in the 20 km individual event at Pokljuka in 2001.
  • Forsberg's best individual finish was second in a 10 km sprint event in Slovakia during the 2001–02 season. Forsberg's wife, Magdalena, competed from 1988 to 1996 in cross-country skiing, and 1993 to 2002 in biathlon.
  • They married in mid-1996.

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