Linda Algotsson

{{Short description|Swedish eventing rider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{MedalTableTop|Linda Algotsson La Fair cross country London 2012.jpg|250px|Linda Algotsson and La Fair competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.}} {{MedalSport|[[equestrianism|Equestrian]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Eventing Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championships|1999 Luhmühlen]]|Individual eventing}} {{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championships|2003 Punchestown]]|Individual eventing}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Linda Camilla Algotsson''' (born 22 March 1972 in [[Rockneby]], [[Sweden]]) is a Swedish Olympic [[eventing]] rider.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.fei.org/bios/Person/10000269/ALGOTSSON_Linda| title = Linda Algotsson| publisher = fei.org | accessdate= 1 November 2016}}</ref> She competed at five [[Summer Olympics]] (in [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]). She finished 4th in team eventing on two occasions (in 2008 and 2012). Meanwhile, her current best individual Olympic result is 13th place from 2008.

Linda Algotsson also participated at five [[World Equestrian Games]] (each edition between [[1994 World Equestrian Games|1994]] and [[2010 World Equestrian Games|2010]]) and at five [[European Eventing Championships]] (in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2013). She won two individual silver medals at the European Championships with the horse Stand By Me. At the 2005 Europeans she finished 4th in the team portion.

She is the older sister of the fellow rider [[Sara Algotsson Ostholt]]. Her brother-in-law, [[Frank Ostholt]], is also an eventing rider.

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