Christer Majbäck

Christer Majbäck (born 30 January 1964) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed at international top level from 1984 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in 10 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Christer Majbäck
Country Sweden
Full nameSven Christer Majbäck
Born (1964-01-30) 30 January 1964
Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Ski clubJukkasjärvi IF
World Cup career
Seasons1985–1997, 1999
Individual wins1
Team wins6
Indiv. podiums11
Team podiums13
Indiv. starts93
Team starts21
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1990)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 2 2
Total 1 2 3
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville 10 km classical
World Championships
1989 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km classical
1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
1987 Oberstdorf 30 km classical
1989 Lahti 30 km classical
Updated on 3 April 2019.

Majbäck's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where earned five medals, including one gold (4 × 10 km relay: 1989), two silvers (10 km, 4 × 10 km relay: both 1991), and two bronzes (30 km: 1987, 1989).

He also won two World Cup and FIS Races in his career (1989, 1997)

Majbäck is currently the owner and President of Skigo AB which manufactures and distributes the Skigo brand of wax, poles and other skiing products.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1988 24 N/A 11 N/A — — —
1992 28 3rd N/A 6 6 16 4
1994 30 19 N/A 23 — 6 6

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Year Age 10 km 15 km
classical		 15 km
freestyle		 Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1987 23 N/A — N/A N/A 3rd — —
1989 25 N/A 13 — N/A 3rd — 1st
1991 27 2nd N/A — N/A 10 14 2nd
1993 29 14 N/A N/A 25 12 15 —
1995 31 — N/A N/A — 20 17 —

World Cup

Season standings
Season Age Overall Long
Distance		 Sprint
1985 21 15 N/A N/A
1986 22 7 N/A N/A
1987 23 11 N/A N/A
1988 24 16 N/A N/A
1989 25 8 N/A N/A
1990 26 5 N/A N/A
1991 27 11 N/A N/A
1992 28 9 N/A N/A
1993 29 14 N/A N/A
1994 30 22 N/A N/A
1995 31 29 N/A N/A
1996 32 NC N/A N/A
1997 33 77 68 48
1999 35 100 NC —

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1984–85 23 February 1985 Syktyvkar, Soviet Union 15 km Individual World Cup 3rd
2 1986–87 20 December 1986 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
3 10 January 1987 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4 12 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany 30 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
5 1987–88 9 January 1988 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
6 1988–89 18 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
7 1989–90 16 December 1989 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
8 6 March 1990 Trondheim, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
9 1990–91 19 December 1990 Les Saisies, France 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
10 11 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
11 1991–92 13 February 1992 Les Saisies, France 10 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 3rd

Team podiums
  • 6 victories
  • 13 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1985–86 13 March 1986 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Wassberg / Håland / Danielsson
2 1986–87 8 March 1987 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Östlund / Mogren / Wassberg
3 1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Ottosson / Svan / Mogren
4 17 March 1988 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Ottosson / Mogren / Svan
5 1988–89 24 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 1st Svan / Håland / Mogren
6 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Eriksson / Mogren / Håland
7 12 March 1989 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Poromaa / Håland / Mogren
8 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Ottosson / Forsberg / Mogren
9 16 March 1990 Vang, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Mogren / Håland / Forsberg
10 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 2nd Eriksson / Svan / Mogren
11 1992–93 5 March 1993 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Jonsson / Mogren / Håland
12 1994–95 18 December 1994 Sappada, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Göransson / Mogren / Forsberg
13 18 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Fredriksson / Jonsson / Forsberg
  1. Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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References
  1. "MAJBAECK Christer". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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