Marcus Holm
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Marcus Holm is 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....

 ice sledge hockey player. He plays for HIF Kämparna, and is paraplegic.

He represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Sweden sent 24 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.-Medalists:The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:- Alpine skiing :- Biathlon :- Cross-country skiing :...

 in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

. This was his fifth Winter Paralympics; he also took part in 1998
Ice sledge hockey at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
- Medal summary :- References :...

 and 2002
Ice sledge hockey at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics ice sledge hockey tournament was held between March 4, 2002 and March 15, 2002 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, USA.-Final rankings:- Preliminary round :Preliminary round summary- Final round :5th place playoff...

, where Sweden took bronze both times, and at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the ice sledge hockey events were contested at the Torino Esposizioni.-Final rankings:-Team rosters:-Group A:-Preliminary round summary:-Group B:-Preliminary round summary:-Classification round:...

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He also has two World Championships medals; bronze from the 2000 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
2000 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The 2nd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between March 20, 2000 and March 25, 2000 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, USA. 2002 Winter Olympics host Salt Lake City, hosted these Championships as the first test event for the Paralympic Winter Games in 2002...

 and 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The 3rd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between April 13, 2004 and April 24, 2004 at Kempehallen in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Örnsköldsvik was also the host of the first Paralympic Winter Games in 1976. Participating countries: 104 athletes from eight nations Canada, Estonia,...

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Before he became a sledge hockey player he was a crosscountry skiier, and took part in the Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer 1994.

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