Mathias Fredriksson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Swedish cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Mathias Fredriksson
- Mathias Fredriksson (born 11 February 1973 in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who has competed since 1993.
- He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
- Fredriksson's best Olympic finish was at these same Olympics with a 10th in the 50 km event. Fredriksson has won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; two silvers (15 km and 4 × 10 km: both 2001) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km: 2003, 2007).
- He has 34 victories on the national, FIS, and World Cup levels at various distances since 1993.
- He won the World Cup in the 2002–03 season. Fredriksson has a brother, Thobias Fredriksson, at the same professional level.
- He is married to Emma Helena Nilsson. In October 2008 he was sentenced to sixteen days in prison for breaking the speed limit at Dovrefjell in June the same year.
- Fredriksson retired at the end of the 2012 season.
- His last competition was the Åre Cross Country Open on 14 April 2012.In November 2013 he joined Sveriges Television as an expert commentator and studio analyst, covering the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and World Championships.
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