Name Anna-Lena Fritzon | Role Olympic athlete | |
Anna-Lena Fritzon (born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish former cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1994. Her best career finish at the Winter Olympics was sixth twice in the 4 x 5 km relay (1988, 1994) while her best individual finish was ninth in the 20 km event at Calgary in 1988.
Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun in 1993. Her best World Cup finish was second in a 20 km event in Italy in 1988.
Fritzon, born in 1965 in Falun, was also a successful triathlete with a second place in European World Championship held in 1986 in Immenstadt, Germany. She was ninth in the 10 km in the 1984 Biathlon World Championship held in Chamonix, France. As a cross country skier Anna-Lena became the first Swedish woman to win a gold medal in Junior World Championship in the 10 km event held in 1985 in Täsch, Switzerland. The same year she was honoured with "Estrellas Gold chips" for the debutant in Swedish sport of the year together with the football player Mats Gren. Her best World Cup finish was second in the 20 km event held in 1988 in Toblach, Italy and number three in the World Cup at Falun, Sweden in 1985. In the 1988 Winter Olympic Games her best place was ninth in the 20 km event. Fritzon's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 1993 was tenth in the 30 km event at Falun, Sweden. She has one gold, three silver and five bronze medals to her credit in the Swedish cross-country skiing championships.