Carl Swenson

Carl Swenson
Personal information
Born (1970-04-20) April 20, 1970
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubThe Factory Team
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (1994–1997, 2000–2006)
Indiv. starts55
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts11
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (64th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Updated on November 19, 2021

Carl Swenson (born April 20, 1970) is a retired American cross-country skier, mountain biker, and road cyclist.[1][2] He competed as a skier at three Winter Olympics.[3][4]

Biography

Swenson competed at the 1994, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier.[2] He was a six-time national champion,[5] competing in multiple Nordic events.[6][7]

Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the skiing off-season,[8] winning a silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games.[2] Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion.[2] He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics.[9] As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and 24-hour races.[10]

Swenson studied at Dartmouth College.[2] He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming a criminal lawyer.[2] Between 2004 and 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation.[2] The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1994 23 — N/a — 45 — N/a — N/a
2002 31 N/a — — 56 — 29 5 N/a
2006 35 N/a — 39 N/a DNF — 12 —

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1995 24 — N/a — — 41 N/a — N/a
1997 26 — N/a — 64 — N/a 15 N/a
2001 30 N/a — 75 — 21 24 13 N/a
2003 32 N/a — 11 — 5 38 12 N/a
2005 34 N/a — DNF N/a — — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1994 23 NC N/a N/a N/a N/a
1995 24 NC N/a N/a N/a N/a
1996 25 NC N/a N/a N/a N/a
1997 26 NC N/a NC N/a —
2000 29 NC N/a — — NC
2001 30 98 N/a N/a N/a 56
2002 31 66 N/a N/a N/a NC
2003 32 134 N/a N/a N/a —
2004 33 64 41 N/a N/a NC
2005 34 149 93 N/a N/a —
2006 35 78 53 N/a N/a —

References

  1. ^ "Carl Swenson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Carl Swenson". Olympedia. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Swenson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "In high gear: At the late age of 33, Carl Swenson is leading the pack, both on snow and on dirt". Ski Racing. September 12, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Swenson takes fifth at Nordic world's". Velo News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Swenson has tough day at Olympics". Velo News. February 10, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Swenson, Kemppel win U.S. Cross Country titles". Deseret News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "MTB Season Finale, Carl Swenson Interview". Skinny Ski. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Where Are They Now: Carl Swenson". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Mountain biking finds comfortable niche as sport". The Denver Post. May 2, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "SWENSON Carl". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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