# Martin Ponsiluoma

Martin Ponsiluoma (born 8 September 1995) is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.
He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. In the later he won a silver medal in mass start.
He ended up on a World Cup podium position for first time when he came third during competitions in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic on 20 December 2018. In the 2021 World Championships, he won gold in the sprint, which was also his first world cup win.

## Personal life

Ponsiluoma's father, Jyrki Ponsiluoma, is a Finnish-born Swedish former cross-country skier. He has been in a relationship with fellow biathlete Hanna Öberg since 2021.

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

1 medals (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 38th | — | — | — | — | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 12th | 6th | 11th | Silver | 5th | 4th |

### World Championships

7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
| 2019 Östersund | 47th | — | — | — | 7th | — | — |
| 2020 Antholz-Anterselva | 29th | 27th | 23rd | 29th | 10th | — | — |
| 2021 Pokljuka | 34th | Gold | 12th | 19th | Silver | Bronze | — |
| 2023 Oberhof | 11th | 18th | 18th | Silver | Bronze | 9th | — |
| 2024 Nové Město | 39th | 10th | 7th | 13th | Gold | Bronze | — |
| 2025 Lenzerheide | 19th | 27th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 5th | — |
    *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

### World Cup
#### Overall standings

| Season | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| Season | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 96th | – | – | 4 | 85th | – | – | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 163 | 38th | 23 | 45th | 79 | 35th | 39 | 48th | 22 | 37th |
| 2019–20 | 173 | 33rd | 23 | 39th | 64 | 34th | 74 | 22nd | 12 | 44th |
| 2020–21 | 713 | 10th | 44 | 23rd | 269 | 9th | 185 | 12th | 125 | 13th |
| 2021–22 | 381 | 22nd | – | – | 191 | 12th | 147 | 16th | 43 | 26th |
| 2022–23 | 779 | 5th | 132 | 3rd | 328 | 3rd | 232 | 8th | 87 | 15th |
| 2023–24 | 638 | 10th | 64 | 16th | 187 | 15th | 238 | 9th | 149 | 6th |

#### Individual podiums

* 2 victories
* 13 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place |
| 1 | 2018–19 | 20 December 2018 | Nové Město | World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
| 2 | 2020–21 | 29 November 2020 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Sprint | 3rd |
| 3 | 2020–21 | 20 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 4 | 2020–21 | 12 February 2021 | Pokljuka | World Championships | Sprint | 1st |
| 5 | 2021–22 | 10 December 2021 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
| 6 | 2021–22 | 18 February 2022 | Beijing | Winter Olympic Games | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 7 | 2022–23 | 29 November 2022 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Individual | 1st |
| 8 | 2022–23 | 20 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
| 9 | 2022–23 | 21 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 10 | 2022–23 | 19 February 2023 | Oberhof | World Championships | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 11 | 2022–23 | 4 March 2023 | Nové Město | World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 12 | 2022–23 | 16 March 2023 | Oslo Holmenkollen | World Cup | Sprint | 2nd |
| 13 | 2024–25 | 13 March 2025 | Pokljuka | World Cup | Individual | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 6 victories
* 25 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2017–18 | 7 January 2018 | Oberhof | World Cup | Relay | 1st | Samuelsson, Nelin, Lindström |
| 2 | 2018–19 | 16 December 2018 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Relay | 1st | Femling, Samuelsson, Stenersen |
| 3 | 2019–20 | 30 November 2019 | Östersund | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Persson, Brorsson, Nelin |
| 4 | 2019–20 | 7 March 2020 | Nové Město | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 5 | 2020–21 | 6 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Relay | 2nd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 6 | 2020–21 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Relay | 1st | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 7 | 2020–21 | 10 February 2021 | Pokljuka | World Championships | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Samuelsson, Persson, H. Öberg |
| 8 | 2020–21 | 20 February 2021 | Pokljuka | World Championships | Relay | 2nd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 9 | 2020–21 | 14 March 2021 | Nové Město | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 3rd | E. Öberg, Magnusson, Nelin |
| 10 | 2021–22 | 4 March 2022 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Relay | 2nd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 11 | 2021–22 | 13 March 2022 | Otepää | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 2nd | Nelin, Persson, E. Öberg |
| 12 | 2022-23 | 8 January 2023 | Pokljuka | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Nelin, Brorsson, E. Öberg |
| 13 | 2022-23 | 18 February 2023 | Oberhof | World Championships | Relay | 3rd | Femling, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 14 | 2022-23 | 5 March 2023 | Nové Město | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 2nd | Magnusson, H. Öberg, Samuelsson |
| 15 | 2023-24 | 20 January 2024 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Magnusson, E. Öberg, Nelin |
| 16 | 2023-24 | 7 February 2024 | Nové Město | World Championships | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Samuelsson, E. Öberg, H. Öberg |
| 17 | 2023-24 | 17 February 2024 | Nové Město | World Championships | Relay | 1st | Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 18 | 2023-24 | 5 March 2024 | Oslo Holmenkollen | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 2nd | Brorsson, E. Öberg, Nelin |
| 19 | 2024–25 | 30 November 2024 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 3rd | Magnusson, E. Öberg, Nelin |
| 20 | 2024–25 | 1 December 2024 | Kontiolahti | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 21 | 2024–25 | 15 December 2024 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 22 | 2024–25 | 12 January 2025 | Oberhof | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 1st | Samuelsson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg |
| 23 | 2024–25 | 17 January 2025 | Ruhpolding | World Cup | Relay | 2nd | Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 24 | 2024–25 | 25 January 2025 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Cup | Relay | 3rd | Brandt, Nelin, Samuelsson |
| 25 | 2024–25 | 16 March 2025 | Pokljuka | World Cup | Mixed Relay | 1st | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, H. Öberg, Samuelsson |