Teodor Anders Peterson (born 1 May 1988 in Umeå) is a Swedish former cross-country skier that had sprint as his best discipline.

Teodor Peterson
Teodor Peterson at the Royal Palace Sprint in Stockholm, 2013
Country Sweden
Full nameTeodor Anders Peterson
Born (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 35)
Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubSågmyra SK
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (20092020)
Starts154
Podiums12
Wins4
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2012)
Discipline titles1 – (1 SP: 2012)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team sprint

Career edit

He debuted in the World Cup on 7 March 2009 in Lahti in the 2008–09 season.

Peterson made his breakthrough in the 2011–12 season. He won the first sprint race of the season, on 25 November 2011 in Ruka, Finland. The weekend after, in Düsseldorf, he won the team sprint together with Jesper Modin, representing Sweden.

Peterson won his first individual World Cup victory on 2 February 2012 in Moscow.

Peterson also won the overall sprint world cup 2011/2012.

Peterson competed for Sweden in 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He finished in 11th place in the individual sprint and 15th place in the team sprint together with Marcus Hellner. Peterson also competed for Sweden in the World Championships in Oslo 2011 there, he went out in the quarterfinals and finished in 16th place.

He won silver in the sprint and a bronze in the sprint relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games edit

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 21 11 15
2014 25 Silver Bronze
2018 29 9

World Championships edit

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 22 16
2013 24 15
2015 26 7 9
2017 28 24 8
2019 30 46

Season titles edit

  • 1 title – (1 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2012 Sprint

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2009 21 98 NC 53 58
2010 22 36 NC 12 DNF 43
2011 23 82 42
2012 24 12 NC   50 DNF 41
2013 25 31 NC 4 66 DNF
2014 26 19 NC 4 81 33
2015 27 109 NC 55 72
2016 28 36 NC 12 47 DNF 44
2017 29 28 92 12 24 31
2018 30 44 NC 15 54 52
2019 31 47 87 24 DNF DNF 27
2020 32 38 NC 12 DNF

Individual podiums edit

  • 4 victories – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
  • 12 podiums – (6 WC, 6 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2011–12 25 November 2011   Rukatunturi, Finland  1.4 km Sprint C  Stage World Cup 1st
2 11 December 2011   Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 14 January 2012   Milan, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
4 2 February 2012   Moscow, Russia 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 4 March 2012   Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
6 14 March 2012   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
7 2012–13 8 December 2012   Quebec City, Canada 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
8 12 January 2013   Liberec, Czech Republic 1.6 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
9 2013–14 29 November 2013   Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
10 14 March 2014   Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
11 2016–17 2 December 2016   Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
12 2017–18 20 January 2018   Planica, Slovenia 1.6 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums edit

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 4 podiums – (4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2011–12 4 December 2011   Düsseldorf, Germany  6 × 1.7 km Team Sprint F  World Cup  1st  Modin
2 15 January 2012   Milan, Italy 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Halfvarsson
3 2012–13 3 February 2013   Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Jönsson
4 2017–18 14 January 2018   Dresden, Germany 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Jönsson

References edit

  1. ^ "PETERSON Teodor". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

External links edit