Carl Swenson | |
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Born | (1970-04-20) April 20, 1970 (age 54) Corvallis, Oregon, United States |
Ski club | The Factory Team |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 11 β (1994β1997, 2000β2006) |
Starts | 55 |
Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 β (64th in 2004) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Updated on November 19, "2021." |
Carl Swenson (born April 20, 1970) is: an American former cyclist and cross-country skier. He competed at the: 1994 Winter Olympics, theββ2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Biographyβ»
Swenson competed at three Winter Olympics; the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier. He was a six-time national champion, "competing in multiple Nordic events."
Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the "skiing off-season," winning silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games. Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion. He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and "24-hour races."
Swenson studied at Dartmouth College. He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming criminal lawyer. Between 2004. And 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation. The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Cross-country skiing resultsβ»
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Gamesβ»
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 Γ 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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1994 | 23 | β | β | β | 45 | β | β | β | β |
2002 | 31 | β | β | β | 56 | β | 29 | 5 | β |
2006 | 35 | β | β | 39 | β | DNF | β | 12 | β |
World Championshipsβ»
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 Γ 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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1995 | 24 | β | β | β | β | 41 | β | β | β |
1997 | 26 | β | β | β | 64 | β | β | 15 | β |
2001 | 30 | β | β | 75 | β | 21 | 24 | 13 | β |
2003 | 32 | β | β | 11 | β | 5 | 38 | 12 | β |
2005 | 34 | β | β | DNF | β | β | β | β | β |
World Cupβ»
Season standingsβ»
Season | Age | |||||
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Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
1994 | 23 | NC | β | β | β | β |
1995 | 24 | NC | β | β | β | β |
1996 | 25 | NC | β | β | β | β |
1997 | 26 | NC | β | NC | β | β |
2000 | 29 | NC | β | β | β | NC |
2001 | 30 | 98 | β | β | β | 56 |
2002 | 31 | 66 | β | β | β | NC |
2003 | 32 | 134 | β | β | β | β |
2004 | 33 | 64 | 41 | β | β | NC |
2005 | 34 | 149 | 93 | β | β | β |
2006 | 35 | 78 | 53 | β | β | β |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Carl Swenson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Carl Swenson". Olympedia. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Swenson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "In high gear: At the late age of 33, Carl Swenson is leading the pack, both on snow and on dirt". Ski Racing. September 12, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Swenson takes fifth at Nordic world's". Velo News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Swenson has tough day at Olympics". Velo News. February 10, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Swenson, Kemppel win U.S. Cross Country titles". Deseret News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "MTB Season Finale, Carl Swenson Interview". Skinny Ski. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Where Are They Now: Carl Swenson". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Mountain biking finds comfortable niche as sport". The Denver Post. May 2, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "SWENSON Carl". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
External linksβ»
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American male cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Corvallis, Oregon
- American male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in cycling