27 September 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 39) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Height
158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight
43 kg (95 lb)
Website
www.groenwohldhof.com
Sport
Country
Sri Lanka
Sport
Equestrian
Club
Hof Gronwohld
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2020 Summer Olympics
Mathilda Thanuja Karlsson (born 27 September 1984 in Kandy) is a Sri Lankan born Swedish equestrian athlete.[1] Mathila hails from Sri Lanka and was adopted by her Swedish parents when she was three months old.[2] She competed for Sweden until 2018, when she switched to her native country. In 2021 she qualified as an individual rider for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being the first Sri Lankan equestrian at the Olympic Games.[3] She also became the first Sri Lankan to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.[4] Her horse is named as Chopin VA.[5][6]
In 2023, Karlsson was banned from competition from the FEI for failing to attend drug testing. Her suspension lasts until January 14th, 2025.[7]
^"Mathilda Karlsson". vwww.fei.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^JAYAWARDANA, Ruwini. "Equestrian obsession". Daily News. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^"Mathilda Karlsson: "I think I am the only rider who has been able to qualify twice for the 2021 Games"". Equnews. 26 March 2021.
^"Mathilda Karlsson becomes first Sri Lankan to qualify for Tokyo Olympics". adaderana.lk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^"Mathilda and Chopin". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^"International Testing Agency-ITA sanctions Sri Lankan equestrian athlete Mathilda Karlsson with a 19-month period of ineligibility for 3 whereabouts failures". International Testing Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
Mathilda Thanuja Karlsson (born 27 September 1984 in Kandy) is a Sri Lankan born Swedish equestrian athlete. Mathila hails from Sri Lanka and was adopted...
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original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Gustafsson, Mathilda (20 September 2019). "Murase och Kovács – hockeyparet i toppen av den svenska...
Tisell 28 Sweden Stina Nilsson 21 Sweden Vilma Zetterling 21 Sweden Mathilda Zetterling 21 Sweden Elna Olsson 23 Sweden Ebba Sundberg Tisell 20 Sweden...
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Järudd joined them in April 2021, with the women's 470 crew (Bergström and Karlsson) completing the Swedish sailing squad one month later. Men Women Mixed...
the United States. He had a great impact on the religious development of Mathilda Foy, an early innovator of Sunday school in Sweden known for her charitable...
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