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Daniel Rickardsson

Rickardsson in March 2019

Country

Sweden

Full name

Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson

Born

15 March 1982 (age 42)
Iggesund, Sweden

Height

1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Ski club

Hudiksvalls IF

World Cup career

Seasons

18 – (2004–2021)

Indiv. starts

212

Indiv. podiums

Indiv. wins

Team starts

Team podiums

Team wins

Overall titles

0 – (3rd in 2011)

Discipline titles

Medal record

Men's cross-country skiing

Representing

Sweden

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
Olympic Games	2	0	1
World Championships	0	3	1
Total	2	3	2

Updated on 15 December 2021.

Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson^[1]^[2] (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who started competing in 2002.^[3]

Athletic career

His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 × 10 km relay events.

Rickardsson also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing sixth in the 4 ×10 km relay, 20th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 50 km events.

In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Rickardsson skied the first leg for the gold winning Swedish team in the 4 × 10 km relay event.

In the Oslo 2011 World Championships Rickardsson skied the first leg for the Swedish silver winning team.

On 14 July 2013, Rickardsson and a friend were involved in a traffic accident, after their car had had a punctured tyre. As they stood by the car at the side of the road, they were hit by a recreational vehicle, the driver of which apparently failed to observe them in time. Rickardsson suffered ligament injuries and bruises, but his friend was killed.^[4]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Rickardsson won bronze at the 15 km classical and helped Sweden win gold in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[5]

Olympic Games

3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2010	27	22	23	7	—	Gold	—
2014	31	Bronze	7	8	—	Gold	—
2018	35	11	14	7	—	5	—

World Championships

4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2009	26	20	—	30	—	6	—
2011	28	42	27	7	—	Silver	—
2013	30	10	18	10	—	Silver	—
2015	32	13	—	9	—	Silver	—
2017	34	13	23	—	—	Bronze	—
2019	36	21	15	15	—	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2004	22	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	23	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	24	120	82	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	25	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	26	112	83	89	—	47	—	—	—
2009	27	50	35	NC	—	23	—	48	—
2010	28	17	18	83	—	8	—	27	—
2011	29			23		9	—	6	—
2012	30	38	30	NC	13	DNF	—	22	—
2013	31	24	21	92	47	13	—	11	—
2014	32	8		97	27	19	—	4	—
2015	33	14	16	NC	12	10	—	—	—
2016	34	64	41	NC	18	—	—	—	—
2017	35	33	24	NC	—	24	—	—	—
2018	36	17	16	NC	35	8	—	17	—
2019	37	62	40	NC	—	28	—	29	—
2020	38	49	42	NC	—	—	19	—	—

Individual podiums

3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
10 podiums – (5 WC, 5 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2009–10	7 January 2010	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
2	2010–11	20 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
3		27 November 2010	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
4		28 November 2010	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
5		22 January 2011	Otepää, Estonia	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
6		19 February 2011	Drammen, Norway	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
7		19 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
8	2011–12	27 November 2011	Lahti, Finland	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
9	2013–14	2 March 2014	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
10	2013–14	8 March 2014	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

1 victory – (1 RL)
8 podiums – (8 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2008–09	23 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Andreasson / Hellner
2	2008–09	7 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Södergren / Hellner
3	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Larsson / Olsson / Hellner
4	2011–12	20 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Hellner / Olsson / Halfvarsson
5	2011–12	12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Södergren / Hellner
6	2012–13	25 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Jönsson / Olsson / Hellner
7	2012–13	20 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner
8	2016–17	21 January 2017	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Hellner / Halfvarsson

References

^ "Profile at official website". newsweden.nu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Rickardsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ "OS-mästaren blir tränare – och byter sport". June 2023.
^ http://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/laget-stabilt-for-Rickardsson ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "RICHARDSSON Daniel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

Olympic champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay

1936: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Matti Lähde, Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
1948: Nils Östensson, Nils Täpp, Gunnar Eriksson, Martin Lundström (SWE)
1952: Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, Tapio Mäkelä (FIN)
1956: Fyodor Terentyev, Pavel Kolchin, Nikolay Anikin, Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
1960: Toimi Alatalo, Eero Mäntyranta, Väinö Huhtala, Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
1964: Karl-Åke Asph, Sixten Jernberg, Janne Stefansson, Assar Rönnlund (SWE)
1968: Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
1972: Vladimir Voronkov, Yuri Skobov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS)
1976: Matti Pitkänen, Juha Mieto, Pertti Teurajärvi, Arto Koivisto (FIN)
1980: Vasily Rochev, Nikolay Bazhukov, Yevgeny Belyayev, Nikolay Zimyatov (URS)
1984: Thomas Wassberg, Benny Kohlberg, Jan Ottosson, Gunde Svan (SWE)
1988: Jan Ottosson, Thomas Wassberg, Gunde Svan, Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1992: Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Kristen Skjeldal, Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1994: Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, Giorgio Vanzetta, Silvio Fauner (ITA)
1998: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2002: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Kristen Skjeldal, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2006: Fulvio Valbusa, Giorgio Di Centa, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Cristian Zorzi (ITA)
2010: Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Södergren, Marcus Hellner (SWE)
2014: Lars Nelson, Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Marcus Hellner (SWE)
2018: Didrik Tønseth, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR)
2022: Aleksey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov, Sergey Ustiugov (ROC)