Per Elofsson

Per Elofsson
Per Elofsson at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Personal information
Full namePer Eilert Elofsson
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977
Röbäck, Sweden
Sport
Country Sweden
SportSkiing
ClubIFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (19972004)
Indiv. starts65
Indiv. podiums23
Indiv. wins11
Team starts17
Team podiums10
Team wins4
Overall titles2 – (2001, 2002)
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 3 1 1
Total 3 1 2
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 20 km combined pursuit
World Championships
2001 Lahti 15 km classical
2001 Lahti 10 km + 10 km
combined pursuit
2003 Val di Fiemme 10 km + 10 km
double pursuit
2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1996 Asiago 10 km classical
1997 Canmore 30 km freestyle
1996 Asiago 30 km freestyle
1996 Asiago 4 × 10 km relay

Per Eilert Elofsson (born 2 April 1977 in Röbäck, Västerbotten) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Elofsson also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (2001: 15 km, 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit; 2003: 10 km + 10 km double pursuit), one silver (2001: 4 × 10 km relay), and one bronze (2003: 4 × 10 km relay).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2001. This success along with his two golds earned at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti would give Elofsson the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. At the 2002 Swedish Sports Award, he was awarded the prize for Sportsman of the Year.

In 2005 he made an unexpected appearance on the album Grand Illusion by the Heavy metal band Nocturnal Rites, playing guitar on one song.

He retired 26 October 2005 by giving a press conference at Arlanda airport.