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American cross-country skier
Carl Swenson
Born (1970-04-20) April 20, 1970 (age 54)
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Ski clubThe Factory Team
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (1994–1997, 2000–2006)
Starts55
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (64th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
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, theβ€”β€”2002 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 
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 
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 
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€»

  1. ^ "Carl Swenson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Carl Swenson". Olympedia. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Swenson takes fifth at Nordic world's". Velo News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Swenson has tough day at Olympics". Velo News. February 10, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Swenson, Kemppel win U.S. Cross Country titles". Deseret News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "MTB Season Finale, Carl Swenson Interview". Skinny Ski. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Where Are They Now: Carl Swenson". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Mountain biking finds comfortable niche as sport". The Denver Post. May 2, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "SWENSON Carl". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

External linksβ€»

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