Henrik Forsberg


Henrik Forsberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete who competed from 1988 to 2001. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finishes at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville in cross-country skiing with a fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay and ninth in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit.
Forsberg's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 50 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995. His lone World Cup victory was in a 30 km event in Sweden in 1991.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Forsberg finished 14th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay and 47th in the 20 km individual events. His best finishes at the Biathlon World Championships was 12th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at Lahti in 2000 and his best individual finish of 24th in the 20 km individual event at Pokljuka in 2001. Forsberg's best individual finish was second in a 10 km sprint event in Slovakia during the 2001–02 season.
Forsberg's wife, Magdalena, competed from 1988 to 1996 in cross-country skiing, and 1993 to 2002 in biathlon. They married in mid-1996.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic results

World Championship results

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

World Cup standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1990–91 9 December 1990 Tauplitzalm, Austria10 km + 15 km Individual C/FWorld Cup3rd
2 1990–91 5 January 1991 Minsk, Soviet Union15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
3 1990–91 9 March 1991 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
4 1994–95 20 December 1994 Sappada, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
5 1996–97 19 January 1997 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1987–88 17 March 1988 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdEriksson / Håland / Kohlberg
2 1989–90 1 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdOttosson / Mogren / Håland
3 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOttosson / Majbäck / Mogren
4 1989–90 16 March 1990 Vang, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndMogren / Håland / Majbäck
5 1990–91 1 March1991 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndEriksson / Svan / Mogren
6 1991–92 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPonsiluoma / Ottosson / Mogren
7 1993–94 13 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdBergström / Mogren / Håland
8 1994–95 18 December 1994 Sappada, Italy4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdGöransson / Mogren / Majbäck
9 1994–95 15 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndFredriksson / Jonsson / Majbäck
10 1994–95 5 February 1995 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdFredriksson / Bergström / Håland
11 1994–95 12 February 1995 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndFredriksson / Jonsson / Mogren
12 1996–97 8 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndFredriksson / Bergström / Jonsson
13 1996–97 9 March 1997 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdFredriksson / Mogren / Bergström
14 1997–98 7 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdBergström / Elofsson / Mogren