# Hanna Öberg

Hanna Öberg (born 2 November 1995) is a Swedish biathlete who is double Olympic champion and three-time world champion. She is the elder sister of fellow biathlete Elvira Öberg.

## Career

In 2017 she won the IBU Female Rookie of the Year Award for her World Cup debut season, with the male counterpart being awarded to her fellow Swede Sebastian Samuelsson. At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics she won a surprising gold in the Individual, after four clean shootings. It was both the first victory and podium of her career, with her previous best being a fifth place in the world cup. She also claimed silver in the Relay, finished seventh in sprint, and fifth in both the mass start and the pursuit. Öberg repeated her Olympic success at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships on home snow in Östersund, where she again won the individual with a perfect shoot, having previously finished fourth in the sprint and fifth in the pursuit. She became the first female biathlete to win the individual World Championship title the year after taking the Olympic individual gold.
She was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in early-December 2018. and the Jerring Award in January 2019. In June 2019, it was announced she had been awarded the Victoria Award.

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Gold | 7th | 5th | 5th | Silver | 11th |
| 2022 Beijing | 16th | 19th | 18th | 25th | Gold | 4th |

### World Championships

13 medals (3 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
| 2017 Hochfilzen | 55th | 40th | 49th | — | 6th | 6th | — |
| 2019 Östersund | Gold | 4th | 5th | 4th | Silver | 5th | Bronze |
| 2020 Antholz | 4th | 18th | 4th | Bronze | 5th | 11th | 4th |
| 2021 Pokljuka | Silver | 10th | 13th | 7th | 5th | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2023 Oberhof | Gold | Silver | 12th | Gold | Bronze | 9th | 4th |
| 2024 Nové Město | 16th | 8th | 5th | 9th | Silver | Bronze | 4th |
| 2025 Lenzerheide | 43rd | 19th | 11th | 30th | Bronze | 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

| Season | Age | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| Season | Age | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 131 | 46th | 43 | 25th | 37 | 55th | 51 | 44th | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 22 | 167 | 38th | 16 | 42nd | 74 | 38th | 37 | 49th | 40 | 31st |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 741 | 5th | 94 | 4th | 214 | 8th | 213 | 7th | 220 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 741 | 4th | 128 | 1st | 245 | 5th | 168 | 4th | 200 | 3rd |
| 2020–21 | 25 | 826 | 4th | 90 | 3rd | 296 | 3rd | 235 | 4th | 165 | 7th |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 661 | 4th | – | – | 306 | 3rd | 262 | 3rd | 93 | 14th |
| 2022–23 | 27 | 710 | 7th | 153 | 3rd | 198 | 12th | 164 | 12th | 195 | 3rd |
| 2023–24 | 28 | 528 | 12th | 47 | 21st | 139 | 15th | 213 | 10th | 129 | 9th |

#### Individual podiums

* 11 victories
* 34 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place |
| 1 | 2017–18 | 15 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | Winter Olympic Games | Individual | 1st |
| 2 | 2018–19 | 22 December 2018 | Nové Město na Moravě | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 3 | 2018–19 | 10 January 2019 | Oberhof | World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
| 4 | 2018–19 | 17 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
| 5 | 2018–19 | 12 March 2019 | Östersund | World Championships | Individual | 1st |
| 6 | 2018–19 | 23 March 2019 | Oslo | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 7 | 2018–19 | 24 March 2019 | Oslo | World Cup | Mass Start | 1st |
| 8 | 2019–20 | 15 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Pursuit | 2nd |
| 9 | 2019–20 | 15 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
| 10 | 2019–20 | 19 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 11 | 2019–20 | 24 January 2020 | Pokljuka | World Cup | Individual | 2nd |
| 12 | 2019–20 | 26 January 2020 | Pokljuka | World Cup | Mass Start | 1st |
| 13 | 2019–20 | 23 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Championships | Mass Start | 3rd |
| 14 | 2019–20 | 8 March 2020 | Nové Město na Moravě | World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 15 | 2020–21 | 29 November 2020 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Sprint | 1st |
| 16 | 2020–21 | 3 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Sprint | 1st |
| 17 | 2020–21 | 6 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 18 | 2020–21 | 19 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Pursuit | 2nd |
| 19 | 2020–21 | 8 January 2021 | Oberhof | World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
| 20 | 2020–21 | 17 January 2021 | Oberhof | World Cup | Mass Start | 3rd |
| 21 | 2020–21 | 23 January 2021 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 22 | 2020–21 | 16 February 2021 | Pokljuka | World Championships | Individual | 2nd |
| 23 | 2021–22 | 28 November 2021 | Östersund | World Cup | Sprint | 1st |
| 24 | 2021–22 | 18 December 2021 | Le Grand-Bornand | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 25 | 2021–22 | 9 January 2022 | Oberhof | World Cup | Pursuit | 2nd |
| 26 | 2021–22 | 16 January 2022 | Ruhpolding | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 27 | 2022–23 | 30 November 2022 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Individual | 1st |
| 28 | 2022–23 | 10 February 2023 | Oberhof | World Championships | Sprint | 2nd |
| 29 | 2022–23 | 15 February 2023 | Oberhof | World Championships | Individual | 1st |
| 30 | 2022–23 | 19 February 2023 | Oberhof | World Championships | Mass Start | 1st |
| 31 | 2022–23 | 18 March 2023 | Oslo | World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
| 32 | 2022–23 | 19 March 2023 | Oslo | World Cup | Mass Start | 1st |
| 33 | 2023–24 | 17 December 2023 | Lenzerheide | World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 34 | 2024–25 | 8 March 2025 | Nové Město na Moravě | World Cup | Pursuit | 2nd |
| 35 | 2024–25 | 13 March 2025 | Pokljuka | World Cup | 15 km Individual | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 5 victories
* 19 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2017–18 | 13 January 2018 | Ruhpolding | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson |
| 2 | 2017–18 | 22 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | Winter Olympic Games | Relay | 2nd | Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson |
| 3 | 2018–19 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Relay | 2nd | Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Emma Nilsson |
| 4 | 2018–19 | 14 March 2019 | Östersund | World Championships | Single Mixed Relay | 3rd | Sebastian Samuelsson |
| 5 | 2018–19 | 16 March 2019 | Östersund | World Championships | Relay | 2nd | Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson |
| 6 | 2019–20 | 30 November 2019 | Östersund | World Cup | Single Mixed Relay | 1st | Sebastian Samuelsson |
| 7 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Östersund | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson |
| 8 | 2019–20 | 11 January 2020 | Oberhof | World Cup | Relay | 2nd | Elvira Öberg, Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson |
| 9 | 2020–21 | 5 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Relay | 1st | Johanna Skottheim, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg |
| 10 | 2020–21 | 12 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Johanna Skottheim, Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg |
| 11 | 2020–21 | 10 January 2021 | Oberhof | World Cup | Single Mixed Relay | 2nd | Sebastian Samuelsson |
| 12 | 2020–21 | 16 January 2021 | Oberhof | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Mona Brorsson, Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg |
| 13 | 2020–21 | 10 February 2021 | Pokljuka | World Championships | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Linn Persson |
| 14 | 2020–21 | 18 February 2021 | Pokljuka | World Championships | Single Mixed Relay | 3rd | Sebastian Samuelsson |
| 15 | 2020–21 | 4 March 2021 | Nové Město na Moravě | World Cup | Relay | 1st | Mona Brorsson, Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg |
| 16 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Östersund | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg |
| 17 | 2021–22 | 11 December 2021 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Relay | 1st | Linn Persson, Anna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg |
| 18 | 2021–22 | 16 February 2022 | Beijing | Winter Olympic Games | Relay | 1st | Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg |
| 19 | 2021–22 | 13 March 2022 | Otepää | World Cup | Single Mixed Relay | 2nd | Sebastian Samuelsson |

## Personal life

Hanna's younger sister Elvira Öberg is also a biathlete. Elvira won two silver medals at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Hanna Öberg was in a relationship with biathlete Jesper Nelin until 2020, and has been in a relationship with the sprint world champion, Martin Ponsiluoma since 2021.