Jan Ottosson


Jan Ottosson is a former Swedish Cross-country skier. A national team skier, he also represented Åsarna IK during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won two gold medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics, providing some of the most iconic and impressive legs of Swedish Olympic history. Additionally, he finished sixth in the 50 km event at the 1988 Winter Olympics, sixth in the 15 km event at the 1991 Nordic skiing World Championships, won eight individual Swedish championships, and won ten Swedish championship gold medals in the relays. Ottosson in best known is for winning the Vasaloppet four times in. After his active career with the Åsarnas squad, Ottosson now works as an official on the Bergs ski center. Currently, Ottosson runs his own Vasaloppet training program, where the former champion helps others prepare for the race. Ottosson also owns a state-of-the-art ski grinding machine and a ski waxing business which the former champion uses to perfect patrons' skis for Vasaloppet race conditions.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
11982–8314 January 1983 Reit im Winkl, West Germany15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
21983–8416 December 1983 Ramsau, Austria30 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
31984–853 March 1985 Lahti, Finland50 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
41987–8819 December 1987 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
51990–919 March 1991 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11983–8416 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games1stWassberg / Kohlberg / Svan
21983–8426 February 1984 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup1stÖstlund / Wassberg / Svan
31986–8719 March 1987 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stWassberg / Mogren / Eriksson
41987–8824 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 10 km Relay FOlympic Games1stWassberg / Svan / Mogren
51987–8813 March 1988 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stSvan / Mogren / Majbäck
61987–8817 March 1988 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndMogren / Majbäck / Svan
7 1989–90 1 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdForsberg / Mogren / Håland
8 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stMajbäck / Forsberg / Mogren
9 1991–92 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPonsiluoma / Mogren / Forsberg

Note: Until the 1994 Winter Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.