- Has made his strong disapproval on using banned substances by athletes known numerous times.
- Parents are Margareta and Arne Ferry.
- Made first Olympic appearance at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Finished his first season 2001-2002 ranked 36th in World Cup standings.
- Has a son, Dante with his wife.
- By the 2006-2007 season was ranked in the top ten worldwide.
- Personal coach is Wolfgang Pichler.
- Won Olympic gold medal in the pursuit in Vancouver, Canada. That achievement marked the first Olympic biathlon gold for a Swedish athlete in a half-century.
- Was selected for the Swedish team for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.
- First two World Cup victories both came in the pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva, in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons.
- At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy he was a member of the Swedish relay team that placed fourth.
- Is a former Swedish biathlete.
- Married to arm wrestler Heidi Andersson, who has won multiple world championships in arm wrestling.
- Was a member of the Swedish biathlon team for the Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
- Won a bronze medal with the Swedish mixed relay in the 2010 World Cup Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
- His club is Storuman IK.
- Has 2 brothers - Mathias and Anders Ferry.
- Favorite biathlon type of race is the 12,5 km pursuit.
- Won his gold Olympic medal by beating second place finisher Christoph Sumann of Austria by only 16.5 seconds.
- In March 2014 confirmed that he would be retiring from biathlon.
- Began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001.
- Won a gold medal in the mixed relay in the 2007 World Championships alongside Helena Jonsson, Anna Carin Olofsson, and Carl Johan Bergman.
- Won a silver medal in the 15 km mass start in the 2012 World Cup competition in Rupolding, Germany.
- Has 22 Individual podiums.
- Has 7 individual victories.
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