Carl Swenson
Carl Swenson | |
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Country | United States |
Born |
April 20, 1970 Corvallis, Oregon, United States |
Ski club | The Factory Team |
World Cup career | |
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. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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. He was a six-time national champion, competing in multiple Nordic events.
Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the skiing off-season, winning a silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games. Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion. He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and 24-hour races.
Swenson studied at Dartmouth College. He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming a criminal lawyer. Between 2004 and 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation. The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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1994 | 23 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
2002 | 31 | — | — | — | 56 | — | 29 | 5 | — |
2006 | 35 | — | — | 39 | — | DNF | — | 12 | — |
World Championships
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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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 | |||||
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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 | — | — | — |