Sebastian Samuelsson

Sebastian Samuelsson, born on 28 March 1997, is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally. At the 2018 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal in the 12.5 km pursuit and a gold medal in the relay, and in 2023 he became a world champion at Oberhof by winning the 15 km mass start. His results table lists three Olympic medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze, eleven World Championships medals and seven individual World Cup victories. He has been outspoken about the presence of doping in the sport and especially critical of Russia and its anti-doping agency RUSADA, and in August 2019 he became Swedish champion at the 10 km sprint and the 20 km distance at the national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.