Anna-Lena Fritzson
Country Sweden
Full nameAnna-Lena Katarina Fritzson
Born(1965-03-07)7 March 1965
Falun, Sweden
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1985–1986, 1988–1990, 1993–1994)
Starts26
Podiums2
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 Täsch5 km
Silver medal – second place1985 Täsch3 × 5 km relay

Anna-Lena Fritzon (born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1994. Her best career finish at the Winter Olympics was sixth twice in the 4 × 5 km relay (1988, 1994) while her best individual finish was ninth in the 20 km event at Calgary in 1988.

Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun in 1993. Her best World Cup finish was second in a 20 km event in Italy in 1988.

Fritzon, born in 1965 in Falun, was also a successful triathlete with a second place in European World Championship held in 1986 in Immenstadt, West Germany. She was ninth in the 10 km in the 1984 Biathlon World Championship held in Chamonix, France. As a cross-country skier Fritzon became the first Swedish woman to win a gold medal in Junior World Championship in the 10 km event held in 1985 in Täsch, Switzerland. The same year she was honoured with "Estrellas Gold chips" for the debutant in Swedish sport of the year together with the football player Mats Gren. Her best World Cup finish was second in the 20 km event held in 1988 in Toblach, Italy and number three in the World Cup at Falun, Sweden in 1985. In the 1988 Winter Olympic Games her best place was ninth in the 20 km event. Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 1993 was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun, Sweden. She has one gold, three silver and five bronze medals to her credit in the Swedish cross-country skiing championships.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988221713——9—6
19942835—1925——6

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km 
 classical 		  10 km 
 freestyle 		  15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198923——2614—124
19932731———19106

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19852024
19862138
19882315
19892442
199025NC
19932826
19942936

Individual podiums

  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11984–859 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
21987–8815 January 1988Italy Toblach, Italy20 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11984–8510 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndRisby / Johansson / Lamberg-Skog
217 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndJohansson / Mörtberg / Lamberg-Skog
31988–8812 March 1989Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdSvingstedt / Wallin / Lamberg-Skog

References

  1. ↑ "FRITZON Anna-Lena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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