American cross-country skier
Carl Swenson Born (1970-04-20 ) April 20, 1970 (age 54) Corvallis , Oregon , United StatesSki club The Factory Team Seasons 11 – (1994 –1997 , 2000 –2006 ) Starts 55 Podiums 0 Overall titles 0 – (64th in 2004 ) Discipline titles 0 Updated on November 19, 2021.
Carl Swenson (born April 20, 1970) is an American former cyclist and cross-country skier .[ 1] [ 2] He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics , the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics .[ 3] [ 4]
Biography
Swenson competed at three Winter Olympics; the 1994 Winter Olympics , the 2002 Winter Olympics , and the 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
World Championships
Year
Age
10 km
15 km
Pursuit
30 km
50 km
Sprint
4 × 10 km relay
Team sprint
1995
24
—
—
—
—
41
—
—
—
1997
26
—
—
—
64
—
—
15
—
2001
30
—
—
75
—
21
24
13
—
2003
32
—
—
11
—
5
38
12
—
2005
34
—
—
DNF
—
—
—
—
—
World Cup
Season standings
Season
Age
Overall
Distance
Long Distance
Middle Distance
Sprint
1994
23
NC
—
—
—
—
1995
24
NC
—
—
—
—
1996
25
NC
—
—
—
—
1997
26
NC
—
NC
—
—
2000
29
NC
—
—
—
NC
2001
30
98
—
—
—
56
2002
31
66
—
—
—
NC
2003
32
134
—
—
—
—
2004
33
64
41
—
—
NC
2005
34
149
93
—
—
—
2006
35
78
53
—
—
—
References
^ "Carl Swenson" . ProCyclingStats . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Carl Swenson" . Olympedia . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Swenson takes fifth at Nordic world's" . Velo News . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "Swenson has tough day at Olympics" . Velo News . February 10, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "Swenson, Kemppel win U.S. Cross Country titles" . Deseret News . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "MTB Season Finale, Carl Swenson Interview" . Skinny Ski . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "Where Are They Now: Carl Swenson" . Faster Skier . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "Mountain biking finds comfortable niche as sport" . The Denver Post . May 2, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "SWENSON Carl" . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation. Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
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