Christer Majbäck

Christer Majbäck
Christer Majbäck
Country	Sweden
Full name	Sven Christer Majbäck
Born	30 January 1964; Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Ski club	Jukkasjärvi IF
World Cup career
Seasons	1985–1997, 1999
Individual wins	1
Team wins	6
Indiv. podiums	11
Team podiums	13
Indiv. starts	93
Team starts	21
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 1990)
Discipline titles	0
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Olympic Games
World Championships
	Updated on 3 April 2019.

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.

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	1989–90	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	1990–91	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	1987–88	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	1989–90	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	1994–95	18 January 1995	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Fredriksson / Jonsson / Forsberg

Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

"MAJBAECK Christer". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

Christer Majbaeck at the International Ski Federation
Christer Majbäck at the International Olympic Committee
Christer Majbäck at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[worldcuprace-2] Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

[FISprofile-1] "MAJBAECK Christer". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

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