Marcus Hellner

Carl Marcus Joakim Hellner (born 25 November 1985) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. He retired at the end of the 2017-18 FIS World Cup season.[1]

Marcus Hellner
Country Sweden
Born (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985
Lerdala, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubGellivare Skidallians IK
World Cup career
Seasons2006–2018
Individual wins5
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums26
Team podiums10
Indiv. starts207
Team starts19
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2010)
Discipline titles0

Athletic career
Hellner at the Royal Palace Sprint, Stockholm (2013)

Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005. In Gällivare, Sweden, he took his first world cup win on a 15 km event.

Hellner won bronze, his first medal, in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Hellner won his first Olympic gold medal in the 30 km skiathlon, deciding the race in a sprint at the end. At the 4 × 10 km relay, Hellner took gold for Sweden after leading the race from the very start.

In the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Hellner opened his championship with winning a victory in the men's sprint. A couple of days later, Hellner, like in the 2010 Winter Olympics, rode the last lap for Sweden in the 4 × 10 km relay. This time finishing second, winning a silver medal for Sweden.

In the 2012, Hellner became the first Swedish male skier to be on the podium in Tour de Ski by securing a second place overall after passing Petter Northug in the final uphill event.[2]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Hellner won a silver medal at the 30 km skiathlon and a gold in the men's 4 × 10 km relay, skiing the last leg.

On 6 May 2018, his retirement from cross–country skiing was announced.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
  • 4 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2010244Gold22—Gold15
20142810Silver—6Gold—
201832812——54

World Championships
  • 7 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2007218———Bronze—
200923—192756—
20112534615GoldSilver—
20132717829—SilverSilver
201529410——Silver—
201731—712—Bronze—

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200620NCNCNCN/AN/AN/AN/A
2007211148173N/A50N/AN/A
200822534541N/A36—N/A
200923211735N/ADNF8N/A
20102415N/A4N/A
2011257715414DNFN/A
201226483469N/A
2013279115312523N/A
2014281715827—6N/A
2015291914NC—11N/AN/A
201630302764——N/A10
2017316840666N/A
20183226224019DNF13N/A

Individual podiums
  • 5 victories – (2 WC, 3 SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (10 WC, 16 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12008–0922 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
221 March 2009 Falun, Sweden10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
3 2009–10 12 December 2009 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
41 January 2010 Oberhof, Germany3.7 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
54 January 2010 Prague, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
66 January 2010 Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
710 January 2010 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
814 March 2010 Oslo, Norway1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
921 March 2010 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
102010–1120 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
1128 November 2010 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
1231 December 2010 Oberhof, Germany3.75 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
136 January 2011 Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
14 2011–12 8 January 2012 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
1529 December 2011
– 8 January 2012		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
16 2012–13 24 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
1729 December 2012 Oberhof, Germany4 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
186 January 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
19 2013–14 1 December 2013 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
201 February 2014 Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
2116 March 2014 Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
22 2014–15 15 February 2015 Östersund, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
23 2015–16 11 March 2016 Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
24 2016–17 3 December 2016 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
2521 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2619 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 10 podiums – (9 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12007–0828 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdJönsson
29 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Olsson / Södergren
32008–0923 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Olsson / Andreasson
47 December 2008 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Olsson / Södergren
52010–1121 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLarsson / Olsson / Rickardsson
62011–1220 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRickardsson / Olsson / Halfvarsson
712 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Olsson / Södergren
82012–1325 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndJönsson / Olsson / Rickardsson
920 January 2013 La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Olsson / Halfvarsson
102016–1721 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Olsson / Halfvarsson

Personal life

Hellner participated in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event. In March 2012, Hellner joined Team Pokerstars SportsStars alongside Mats Sundin and Boris Becker.

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References
  1. "Marcus Hellner has retired". 7 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. "Dario Cologna takes his third Tour de Ski victory". 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. "Hellner lägger skidorna på hyllan" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "HELLNER Marcus". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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