Jan Ottosson

Jan Ottosson

Personal information
Full name	Jan Bo Ottosson
Born	(1960-03-10) 10 March 1960 Högsäter, Sweden
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Skiing
Club	Åsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1982–1994)
Indiv. starts	75
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	13
Team podiums	9
Team wins	6
Overall titles	0 – (7th in 1982)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Sweden Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 Total 2 0 0 Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay 1988 Calgary 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships Silver medal – second place 1979 Mont Sainte-Anne 3 × 5 km relay Silver medal – second place 1980 Örnsköldsvik 3 × 5 km relay

Jan Ottosson (born 10 March 1960 in Högsäter, Dalsland) 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 (1984 and 1988), 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 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994). 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 (FIS).

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (2 gold)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1984	23	—	—	—	16	14	Gold
1988	27	—	16	—	16	6	Gold
1992	31	—	—	—	11	44	4
1994	33	14	—	15	—	18	6

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km	15 km   classical	15 km   freestyle	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1982	21	—	9	—	—	—	—	5
1985	24	—	—	—	—	30	—	—
1987	26	—	—	—	—	—	10	—
1989	28	—	—	19	—	12	—	—
1991	30	—	—	6	—	26	7	—
1993	32	—	—	—	—	15	10	6

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	22	7
1983	23	30
1984	24	9
1985	25	28
1986	26	12
1987	27	26
1988	28	8
1989	29	17
1990	30	9
1991	31	16
1992	32	42
1993	33	13
1994	34	23

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 5 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1982–83	14 January 1983	Reit im Winkl, West Germany	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
2	1983–84	16 December 1983	Ramsau, Austria	30 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
3	1984–85	3 March 1985	Lahti, Finland	50 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
4	1987–88	19 December 1987	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
5	1990–91	9 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 6 victories
• 9 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic Games[1]	1st	Wassberg / Kohlberg / Svan
2		26 February 1984	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Wassberg / Svan
3	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Wassberg / Mogren / Eriksson
4	1987–88	24 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay F	Olympic Games[1]	1st	Wassberg / Svan / Mogren
5		13 March 1988	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Svan / Mogren / Majbäck
6		17 March 1988	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Mogren / Majbäck / Svan
7	1989–90	1 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Forsberg / Mogren / Håland
8		11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Majbäck / Forsberg / Mogren
9	1991–92	8 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Ponsiluoma / Mogren / Forsberg

Note: ¹ Until the 1994 Winter Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

External links

• Factmonster information on cross country skiing Olympic champions 1924-2002, including Ottosson