{{Short description|Swedish biathlete (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox biathlete | name = Linn Gestblom | image = 2023-02-10 BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon Oberhof 2023 – Women 7.5 km Sprint by Sandro Halank–282 (cropped).jpg | caption = Gestblom in 2023 | nationality = Swedish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = Torsby, Sweden | club = SK Bore | height = 1.65 m | weight = 61 kg | disciplines = Biathlon | wcdebut = 2015 | olympicteams = '''3''' (2018, 2022, 2026) | olympicmedals = '''3''' | olympicgolds = 1 | worldsteams = '''6''' (2016, 2019–2024) | worldsmedals = '''6''' | worldsgolds = 0 | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's biathlon}} {{Medal|Country|{{SWE}}}} {{Medal|Competition|International biathlon competitions}} {{MedalCount|total=yes |Olympic Games|1|2|0 |World Championships|0|3|3 }} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Beijing|4 × 6 km relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2018 Pyeongchang|4 × 6 km relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2026 Milano Cortina|4 × 6 km relay}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 Östersund|4 x 6 km relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 Oberhof|15 km individual}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Nové Město|4 × 6 km relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2021 Pokljuka|Mixed relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Oberhof|7.5 km sprint}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Oberhof|4 × 6 km relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Youth World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2012 Kontiolahti|3 × 6 km relay}} }}
'''Linn Gestblom''' ({{nee|'''Persson'''}}; born 27 June 1994) is a Swedish biathlete. She has competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden at the 2016 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTSWE22706199401 |title=Linn Persson |publisher=International Biathlon Union |accessdate=12 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319120028/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTSWE22706199401 |archivedate=19 March 2016 }}</ref>
==Summer biathlon== In August 2019, she became Swedish champion at 15 kilometres distance during the Swedish national summer biathlon championships in Sollefteå.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/skidskytte/annu-ett-sm-guld-for-sebastian-samuelsson|title=Ännu ett SM-guld för Sebastian Samuelsson|publisher=SVT Sport|language=Swedish|author=Erik Liljekvist|date=25 August 2019|accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref>
== Personal life == In June 2024, Linn Persson married her partner Christian Gestblom and has been known as Linn Gestblom ever since.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/dRwnpq/linn-persson-har-gift-sig-byter-namn-till-gestblom | title=Svenska stjärnan har gift sig – byter namn | date=30 June 2024 }}</ref>
==Biathlon results== All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
===Olympic Games=== ''3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver)'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- " !style="width:190px;"|Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}} !style="width:70px;"|Relay !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2018 Pyeongchang | 11th | 37th | 21st | 22nd | style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | – |- | align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing | 15th | 12th | 5th | 24th | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold''' | – |- | align=left |{{flagicon|Italy}} 2026 Milano Cortina | 9th | 22nd | 10th | 25th | style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | – |}
===World Championships=== ''6 medals (3 silver, 3 bronze)'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- " !style="width:200px;"|Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|Mass start !style="width:70px;"|Relay !style="width:70px;"|Mixed relay !style="width:70px;"|Single mixed relay |- | align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo | 36th | 34th | 40th | — | 10th | 12th | {{n/a}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund | 15th | 42nd | 21st | 9th | style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | 5th | — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz-Anterselva | 47th | 44th | 32nd | — | 5th | 11th | — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka | 21st | 16th | 19th | 11th | 5th | style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze''' | — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof | style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze''' | 10th | 8th | style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze''' | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Nové Město na Moravě |10th |— |— |17th |style="background:silver;"| '''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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="71%" |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"| Season ! rowspan="2" style="width:4%;"| Age ! colspan="2" | Overall ! colspan="2" | Individual ! colspan="2" | Sprint ! colspan="2" | Pursuit ! colspan="2" | Mass start |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small> |- | |2015–16|| ''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 || 22nd |- | |2019–20|| ''25'' || 346 || 19th || 24 || 40th || 106 || 29th || 114 || 11th || 102 || 18th |- |2020–21|| ''26'' || 572 || 14th || 66 || 10th || 177 || 15th || 168 || 13th || 103 || 17th |- |2021–22 || ''27'' || 416 || 19th || – || – || 196 || 14th || 134 || 17th || 86 ||17th |- |2022–23 || ''28'' || 524 || 13th || 28 || 31st || 227 || 8th || 189 || 9th || 80 || 16th |- |2023–24 || ''29'' || 325 || 21st || 29 || 38th || 126 || 18th || 131 || 18th || 39 || 26th |- |2025–26 || ''31'' || 206 || 33rd || 17 || 54th || 77 || 31st || 89 || 27th || 23 || 41st |}
====Individual podiums==== * 5 podiums
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place |- | align=center|1 || rowspan="1" align="center" | 2019–20 || 22 December 2019|| {{flagicon|FRA}} Le Grand-Bornand || Mass Start || World Cup ||align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |- | align=center|2 || rowspan="4" align="center" | 2022-23 || 3 December 2022 || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || Sprint || World Cup ||align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |- | align=center|3 || 16 December 2022 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Le Grand-Bornand || Sprint || World Cup ||align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |- | align=center|4 || 10 February 2023 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Sprint || World Championships||align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |- | align=center|5 || 15 February 2023 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Individual || World Championships||align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |}
====World Cup Team podiums==== * 5 victories (4 Women, 1 Single Mixed) <!--5 thru 8 Mar 2026--> * 23 podiums (20 Women, 2 Mixed, 1 Single Mixed) <!--23 thru 8 Mar 2026--> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:180px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:150px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate(s) |- | align=center|1 ||rowspan=2 |2017–18|| 7 January 2018 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Anna Magnusson, Elisabeth Högberg, Mona Brorsson |- | align=center|2 || 13 January 2018 || {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Mona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|3 || rowspan=1 |2018–19|| 16 December 2018 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Mona Brorsson, Emma Nilsson, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|4 || rowspan=3 |2019–20|| 30 November 2019 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund || Mixed Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Mona Brorsson, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma |- | align=center|5 || 8 December 2019 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Elvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|6 || 11 January 2020 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Elvira Öberg, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|7 || rowspan=4 |2020–21|| 12 December 2020 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Johanna Skottheim, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|8 || 16 January 2021 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|9 || 4 March 2021 || {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město || Relay || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || Mona Brorsson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|10 || 16 January 2021 || {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město || Single Mixed Relay || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || Sebastian Samuelsson |- | align=center|11 || rowspan=4 |2021-22|| 4 December 2021 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|12 || 11 December 2021 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || Relay || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || Anna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|13 || 3 March 2022 || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|14 || 13 March 2022 || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || Mixed Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|15 || rowspan=3 |2022-23|| 1 December 2022 || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || Relay || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|16 || 11 December 2022 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|17 || 22 January 2023 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|19 || rowspan=3 |2023-24|| 19 November 2023 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Anna Magnusson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|20 || 7 January 2024 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|21 || 10 January 2024 || {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding || Relay || bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || Anna Magnusson, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg |- | align=center|22 || rowspan=2 |2025-26|| 14 January 2026 || {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding || Relay || bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || Johanna Skottheim, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg |- | align=center|23 || 8 March 2024 || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || Relay || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} * {{International Biathlon Union}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/21770 Linn Gestblom] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{SOK profile}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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