Anette Fanqvist was a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 took place 9–19 March 1995 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. This marked the second time the championships were held outside of Europe...

 in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

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, and had her best individual finish of 27th in the 15 km event at those same championships.

Fanqvist's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 37th in the 30 km event at Nagano in 1998

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

. Her best individual career finish was second twice up to 10 km in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

(1995, 1998).

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