Lina Andersson
Lina Andersson after becoming silver medalist during the 2005 FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany in February 2005.
Country	Sweden
Full name	Lina Marie Andersson
Born	(1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 43) Malmberget, Sweden
Ski club	Piteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1999–2011)
Indiv. starts	113
Indiv. podiums	7
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	26
Team podiums	6
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (15th in 2002, 2005, 2006)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 0 2 1 Total 1 2 1 Olympic Games 2006 Turin Team sprint World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf Individual sprint 2009 Liberec Team sprint 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1998 Pontresina 4 × 5 km relay 1999 Saalfelden 5 km classical 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 5 km relay 2001 Karpacz 5 km classical 2001 Karpacz 15 km mass start 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay

Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981, in Malmberget) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (with Anna Dahlberg) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.

Andersson also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (Individual sprint: 2005, team sprint: 2009) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay: 2009). She also has nineteen individual victories at all levels at various distances since 1999.

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

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

• 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)

• 2 victories – (2 WC)
• 7 podiums – (7 WC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2000–01	7 March 2001	Oslo, Norway	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
2	2001–02	7 March 2001	Kuopio, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
3	2004–05	5 March 2005	Lahti, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
4		9 March 2005	Drammen, Norway	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
5	2005–06	8 January 2006	Otepää, Estonia	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
6		22 January 2006	Oberstdorf, Germany	0.9 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
7	2008–09	29 November 2008	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 6 podiums – (4 RL, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2001–02	27 November 2001	Kuopio, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Ek / Dahlberg / Olsson
2	2006–07	29 October 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Norgren
3		17 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Lindborg / Kalla / Norgren
4		4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Strömstedt / Kalla / Norgren
5	2008–09	7 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Lindborg / Haag / Kalla
6		18 January 2009	Whistler, Canada	6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rdd	Olsson

Media related to Lina Andersson at Wikimedia Commons

• Lina Andersson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Lina Andersson at Olympics.com
• Lina Andersson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)