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Emil Jönsson

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Emil Jönsson Haag (born 15 August 1985) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2018 and specialised in sprint races. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he finished seventh in the individual sprint, and he won bronze in the sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He won the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup in the 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011 seasons, with more than a dozen World Cup victories, all in sprints, and he has four medals from the World Championships including two golds. He announced his retirement in March 2018, after the 2017 to 2018 season, and later served as sighted guide for the visually impaired para athlete Zebastian Modin, with whom he won a bronze medal in the men's 20 km classical at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. He is married to the fellow Olympic medalist Anna Haag.

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Birth Year
1985 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Nordic Skiing, Sports
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is a Swedish retired cross-country skier
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1. Olympedia: Emil Jönsson (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information, born
    Born 15 August 1985
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
  • Medals, Olympic Games count
    Bronze
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Emil Jönsson (Wikipedia)
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    is a Swedish retired cross-country skier
  • Plays: Nordic Skiing, Lead
    is a Swedish retired cross-country skier
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Career, 2010 winter olympics
    At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished seventh in the individual sprint event
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Career, 2014 winter olympics
    He won bronze in the sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
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