Linn Gestblom (née Persson; 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)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang11th37th21st22ndSilver–
China 2022 Beijing15th12th5th24thGold–
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina9th22nd10th25thSilver–

World Championships

6 medals (3 silver, 3 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Norway 2016 Oslo36th34th40th—10th12th—N/a
Sweden 2019 Östersund15th42nd21st9thSilver5th—
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva47th44th32nd—5th11th—
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka21st16th19th11th5thBronze—
Germany 2023 OberhofSilverBronze10th8thBronze—N/a—N/a
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město na Moravě10th——17thSilver——

*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

SeasonAgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2015–16218159th1748th3654th2855th––
2017–18239751st4317th3955th1564th––
2018–192434028th4822nd8733rd11624th8922nd
2019–202534619th2440th10629th11411th10218th
2020–212657214th6610th17715th16813th10317th
2021–222741619th––19614th13417th8617th
2022–232852413th2831st2278th1899th8016th
2023–242932521st38th18th18th26th
2025–263120633rd54th31st27th41st

World Cup Individual podiums

  • No victories
  • 3 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRacePlace
12019–2022 December 2019France Le Grand-BornandMass Start3rd
22022-233 December 2022Finland KontiolahtiSprint3rd
316 December 2022France Le Grand-BornandSprint2nd

World Cup Team podiums

  • 5 victories (4 Women, 1 Single Mixed)
  • 23 podiums (20 Women, 2 Mixed, 1 Single Mixed)
No.SeasonDateLocationRacePlaceTeammate(s)
12017–187 January 2018Germany OberhofRelay3rdAnna Magnusson, Elisabeth Högberg, Mona Brorsson
213 January 2018Germany RuhpoldingRelay3rdMona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg
32018–1916 December 2018Austria HochfilzenRelay2ndMona Brorsson, Emma Nilsson, Hanna Öberg
42019–2030 November 2019Sweden ÖstersundMixed Relay3rdMona Brorsson, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma
58 December 2019Sweden ÖstersundRelay3rdElvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg
611 January 2020Germany OberhofRelay2ndElvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg
72020–2112 December 2020Austria HochfilzenRelay3rdJohanna Skottheim, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
816 January 2021Germany OberhofRelay3rdMona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg
94 March 2021Czech Republic Nové MěstoRelay1stMona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
1016 January 2021Czech Republic Nové MěstoSingle Mixed Relay1stSebastian Samuelsson
112021-224 December 2021Sweden ÖstersundRelay3rdMona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg
1211 December 2021Austria HochfilzenRelay1stAnna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg
133 March 2022Finland KontiolahtiRelay2ndAnna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
1413 March 2022Finland KontiolahtiMixed Relay2ndJesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Elvira Öberg
152022-231 December 2022Finland KontiolahtiRelay1stAnna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
1611 December 2022Austria HochfilzenRelay2ndAnna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
1722 January 2023Italy Antholz-AnterselvaRelay2ndAnna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
192023-2419 November 2023Sweden ÖstersundRelay2ndAnna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg
207 January 2024Germany OberhofRelay3rdAnna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg
2110 January 2024Germany RuhpoldingRelay2ndAnna Magnusson, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg
222025-2614 January 2026Germany RuhpoldingRelay3rdJohanna Skottheim, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg
238 March 2024Finland KontiolahtiRelay1stAnna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg

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