Linn Gestblom (; born 27 June 1994) is a Swedish biathlete. She has competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden at the 2016 World Championships.
Summer biathlon In August 2019, she became Swedish champion at 15 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.
Personal life In June 2024, Linn Persson married her partner Christian Gestblom and has been known as Linn Gestblom ever since.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2018 Pyeongchang 11th 37th 21st 22nd Silver – 2022 Beijing 15th 12th 5th 24th Gold – 2026 Milano Cortina 9th 22nd 10th 25th Silver –
World Championships 6 medals (3 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay 2016 Oslo 36th 34th 40th — 10th 12th 2019 Östersund 15th 42nd 21st 9th Silver 5th — 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 47th 44th 32nd — 5th 11th — 2021 Pokljuka 21st 16th 19th 11th 5th Bronze — 2023 Oberhof Silver Bronze 10th 8th Bronze 2024 Nové Město na Moravě10th——17th Silver—— *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 Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2015–16 21 81 59th 17 48th 36 54th 28 55th – –2017–18 23 97 51st 43 17th 39 55th 15 64th – –2018–19 24 340 28th 48 22nd 87 33rd 116 24th 89 22nd2019–20 25 346 19th 24 40th 106 29th 114 11th 102 18th2020–21 26 572 14th 66 10th 177 15th 168 13th 103 17th2021–22 27 416 19th – – 196 14th 134 17th 86 17th2022–23 28 524 13th 28 31st 227 8th 189 9th 80 16th2023–24 29 325 21st 29 38th 126 18th 131 18th 39 26th2025–26 31 206 33rd 17 54th 77 31st 89 27th 23 41st
Individual podiums 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2019–20 22 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand Mass Start World Cup 3rd2 2022-23 3 December 2022 Kontiolahti Sprint World Cup 3rd3 16 December 2022 Le Grand-Bornand Sprint World Cup 2nd4 10 February 2023 Oberhof Sprint World Championships 3rd5 15 February 2023 Oberhof Individual World Championships 2nd
World Cup Team podiums 5 victories (4 Women, 1 Single Mixed) 23 podiums (20 Women, 2 Mixed, 1 Single Mixed) No. Season Date Location Race Place Teammate(s)1 2017–18 7 January 2018 Oberhof Relay 3rd Anna Magnusson, Elisabeth Högberg, Mona Brorsson2 13 January 2018 Ruhpolding Relay 3rd Mona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg3 2018–19 16 December 2018 Hochfilzen Relay 2nd Mona Brorsson, Emma Nilsson, Hanna Öberg4 2019–20 30 November 2019 Östersund Mixed Relay 3rd Mona Brorsson, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma5 8 December 2019 Östersund Relay 3rd Elvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg6 11 January 2020 Oberhof Relay 2nd Elvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg7 2020–21 12 December 2020 Hochfilzen Relay 3rd Johanna Skottheim, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg8 16 January 2021 Oberhof Relay 3rd Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg9 4 March 2021 Nové Město Relay 1st Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg10 16 January 2021 Nové Město Single Mixed Relay 1st Sebastian Samuelsson11 2021-22 4 December 2021 Östersund Relay 3rd Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg12 11 December 2021 Hochfilzen Relay 1st Anna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg13 3 March 2022 Kontiolahti Relay 2nd Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg14 13 March 2022 Kontiolahti Mixed Relay 2nd Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Elvira Öberg15 2022-23 1 December 2022 Kontiolahti Relay 1st Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg16 11 December 2022 Hochfilzen Relay 2nd Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg17 22 January 2023 Antholz-Anterselva Relay 2nd Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg19 2023-24 19 November 2023 Östersund Relay 2nd Anna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg20 7 January 2024 Oberhof Relay 3rd Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg21 10 January 2024 Ruhpolding Relay 2nd Anna Magnusson, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg22 2025-26 14 January 2026 Ruhpolding Relay 3rd Johanna Skottheim, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg23 8 March 2024 Kontiolahti Relay 1st Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
References
External links
Linn Gestblom at Milano Cortina 2026