Jenny Hansson

Jenny Hansson
Jenny Hansson in 2007
Personal information
Full nameJenny Maria Hansson
Born(1980-08-26)26 August 1980
Gällivare, Sweden
Sport
Country Sweden
SportSkiing
ClubÅre Längdskidklubb
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (2005, 20082009, 20112013)
Indiv. starts19
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts4
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Jenny Hansson, born 26 August 1980, is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2013. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Sweden in November 2008. Hansson's best individual finish was 39th in a 10 km event in Switzerland in 2007. She won Birkebeinerrennet in 2010, and in 2011 she won the women's race in the ski marathon Vasaloppet.[1] In 2011, she won Tjejvasan.[2]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing on 31 May 2013.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2005 25 NC NC N/a N/a N/a
2008 26 NC NC NC N/a 38
2009 29 NC NC NC N/a DNF
2011 31 NC NC
2012 32 NC NC
2013 33 NC NC

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2008–09 23 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Johansson Norgren / Haag / Kalla

References

  1. ^ Jörgen Brink och Jenny Hansson vann Vasaloppet 2011 Archived 2011-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Vasaloppet official results site (in Swedish)
  2. ^ "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Jenny Hansson lägger av" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ "HANSSON Jenny". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.