21 Notable alumni of
Mid Sweden University
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Mid Sweden University is 1522nd in the world, 521st in Europe, and 12th in Sweden by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Mid Sweden University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Charlotte Kalla
- Occupations
- ski jumpercross-country skier
- Biography
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Marina Charlotte Kalla is a Swedish retired cross-country skier. A four-time Olympian, Kalla won three golds and nine medals overall at the Olympics between 2004 and 2022. She holds the joint record as Sweden's most decorated Olympic competitor and is the all-time leader among Swedish female athletes. She is also a 13-time medalist at the World Championships, including a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 10 km freestyle event in Falun. This made Kalla the first Swedish female cross-country skier to win individual golds in both the Olympics and World Championships.
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Hanna Öberg
- Occupations
- studentbiathlete
- Biography
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Hanna Öberg is a Swedish biathlete.
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Gina Dirawi
- Occupations
- film actormodelcomediansingertelevision presenter
- Biography
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Gina Dirawi is a Swedish television presenter, singer-songwriter, radio personality, blogger, comedian and actress. While she is best known as the first woman ever to host Melodifestivalen on three occasions, she has also hosted several other television and radio shows. She has also released music and played the lead role in the play Donna Juanita at the Stockholm City Theatre.
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Mari Jungstedt
- Occupations
- writerjournalist
- Biography
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Mari Jungstedt is a Swedish journalist and crime fiction author.
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Mikaela Laurén
- Occupations
- boxerswimmer
- Biography
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Mikaela Laurén is a Swedish professional boxer and former national team swimmer. In boxing she held the WBC female light middleweight title from 2014 to 2016, and has challenged once for the undisputed female welterweight championship in 2017. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active light-middleweight by The Ring and seventh by BoxRec.
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Sofie Sarenbrant
- Occupations
- journalistphotographerwriter
- Biography
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Sofie Sarenbrant is a Swedish author. Her books about police officer Emma Sköld has sold in two million copies in fourteen countries.
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André Myhrer
- Occupations
- cross-country skieralpine skier
- Biography
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André Myhrer is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö in Gävleborg County, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.
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Helena Ekholm
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Helena Ekholm is a former Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the 2009 world champion in pursuit and the 2011 world champion in individual. She also won the Women's Overall World Cup in the 2008–09 season.
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Britta Johansson Norgren
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Britta Johanna Helena Johansson Norgren is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is 26th in the individual sprint at Sapporo in 2007.
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Anders Södergren
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Hans Anders Södergren is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 5th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at those same Olympics. In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he won a gold medal with the Swedish team in the 4 × 10 km relay.
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Emil Jönsson
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Emil Jönsson Haag is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2018.
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Fredrik Lindström
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Fredrik Lindström is a Swedish former biathlete from Bredbyn. He made his World Cup debut on 12 December 2008 in Hochfilzen, where he ended up in 47th place.
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Anna Haag
- Occupations
- cross-country skierskier
- Biography
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Anna Margret Jönsson Haag is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Haag won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, earning Sweden the first gold medal in the women's relay event since 1960.
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Abir Al-Sahlani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abir Al-Sahlani is an Iraqi-born Swedish Member of the European Parliament and since July 2019 a member of the European Parliament, representing the Centre Party. She lives in Hägersten, Stockholm.
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Kajsa Kling
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Kajsa Britta Kling is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden.
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Emma Wikén
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Emma Christina Wikén is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed in the cross-country World Cup. During the Swedish championships in skiathlon in Falun 2013, Wikén won gold. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wikén won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay along with Ida Ingemarsdotter, Anna Haag and Charlotte Kalla.
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Mats Jonsson
- Occupations
- comics artist
- Biography
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Mats Jonsson is a Swedish comic creator. Debuting as a teenager in the Swedish fanzine society, Jonsson later became one of the prime Swedish representants for the autobiographical comic genre, inspired by American and Canadian comic creators such as Harvey Pekar, Seth, and Joe Matt.
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Anna Ottosson
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Anna Helene Ottosson is a Swedish former alpine skier who won an Olympic bronze medal in the giant slalom race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She stands 1.66 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 64 kg (141 lbs).
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Jerry Ahrlin
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Jerry Ahrlin, is a Swedish cross-country skier.
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Berit Andnor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Berit Andnor is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. She was Minister for Social Affairs of Sweden 2004–2006.
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Åsa Torstensson
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Åsa-Britt Maria Torstensson is a Swedish politician and a member of the Centre Party. She has a university degree in social work (Swedish: socionomexamen). She was a member of the Riksdag between 1998 and 2002 representing Västra Götaland County. Torstensson was re-elected to the Riksdag in the 2006 general election. On 6 October 2006 she was selected to become Minister for Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt. After the 2010 general election she left the cabinet and returned to the Riksdag.