Sebastian Samuelsson

Sebastian Samuelsson (born 28 March 1997) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally. He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the 12.5 km pursuit event and a gold medal in the relay. He became a world champion at the 2023 Oberhof when he won the gold medal in the 15 km Mass start race.

Samuelsson has been outspoken in his views on the presence of doping in the sport, and has especially been critical of Russia and its anti-doping agency RUSADA.

Summer biathlon In August 2019, he became Swedish champion at the 10 kilometres sprint distance and the 20 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelayRepresenting 2018 Pyeongchang 4th 14th Silver 23rd Gold — 2022 Beijing 30th 5th 8th 11th 5th 4th 2026 Milano Cortina 7th 5th 12th 18th Bronze 5th

World Championships 11 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelaySingle mixed relayRepresenting 2017 Hochfilzen 52nd 76th — — 11th — 2019 Östersund 4th 29th 16th 26th 7th 5th Bronze 2020 Antholz 10th 11th 19th 27th 10th 11th 4th 2021 Pokljuka 24th 8th Silver 10th Silver Bronze Bronze 2023 Oberhof Bronze 11th Bronze Gold Bronze 9th 4th 2024 Nové Město 7th 5th 6th 23rdGoldBronze 4th 2025 Lenzerheide 47th 24th 13th 12th 4th 5th 5th During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup Overall standings

Individual podiums 7 victories – (3 Sp, 3 Pu, 1 MS) 22 podiums

Team podiums 9 victories 26 podiums