Sweden at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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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....

will send a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson is a Swedish sport shooter who has won several gold medals at the Paralympic Games. He has participated in eight consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1980 to 2008, winning a total of sixteen gold, two silver, and nine bronze medals...

 
Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:...

 
Men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing - SH1
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson is a Swedish sport shooter who has won several gold medals at the Paralympic Games. He has participated in eight consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1980 to 2008, winning a total of sixteen gold, two silver, and nine bronze medals...

 
Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:...

 
Men's R7-50m Free Rifle 3x40-SH1
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson is a Swedish sport shooter who has won several gold medals at the Paralympic Games. He has participated in eight consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1980 to 2008, winning a total of sixteen gold, two silver, and nine bronze medals...

 
Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:...

 
Mixed R6-50m Free Rifle Prone-SH1
Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

 
Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:...

 
Men's 100m freestyle - S6
Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

 
Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:...

 
Men's 400m Freestyle - S6
Josefin Abrahamsson  Table Tennis
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.-Classfication:Players are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a...

 
Women's Individual - Class 8
Johan Andersson  Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...

 
Quad Singles
Stefan Olsson
Peter Wikström 
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...

 
Quad Doubles
Viktoria Wedin  Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:...

 
Mixed R5-10m Air Rifle Prone - SH2
Fredrik Andersson  Table Tennis
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.-Classfication:Players are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a...

 
Men's Individual - Class 9/10
Jimmy Björkstrand
Stefan Gahne
Niklas Hultkvist
Oskar Kuus
Fatmir Seremeti
Mikael Åkerberg 
Goalball
Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from September 7 to September 14. The competition consisted of men's and women's team events, and what had been billed as one of the most open tournaments certainly lived up to expectations.In the...

 
Men's Tournament
Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

 
Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:...

 
Men's 50m freestyle - S6

Archery

Women
Athlete Event Ranking Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Seed OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank
Ann-Christin Nilsson Individual Compound Open 641 6
L 102–112
Did not advance
Zandra Reppe Individual Compound Open 658 2
L 106–107
Did not advance


Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Seed OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank
Anders Grönberg Individual Compound Open 657 18
L 107–112
Did not advance
Håkan Törnström Individual Compound Open 675 10 BYE
L 103–106
Did not advance

Women's team

Event Athletes Classification Qualifiers/Heat Final
Result Position Result Position
100 m Nathalie Nilsson T13 14.01 4 Did not advance
Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund is a paralympic athlete from Sweden competing mainly in category T53 100m to 800m events.Madelene competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze medal in the 800m. In Beijing in 2008 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 1000m, 200m, 400m...

T53 18.66 3 Q 18.40 7
200 m Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund is a paralympic athlete from Sweden competing mainly in category T53 100m to 800m events.Madelene competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze medal in the 800m. In Beijing in 2008 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 1000m, 200m, 400m...

T53 32.66 5 q 32.31 8
Gunilla Wallengren T54 31.23 3 Did not advance
400 m Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund is a paralympic athlete from Sweden competing mainly in category T53 100m to 800m events.Madelene competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze medal in the 800m. In Beijing in 2008 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 1000m, 200m, 400m...

T53 Did not start Did not advance
Gunilla Wallengren T54 57.48 5 q 58.20 8
800 m Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund
Madelene Nordlund is a paralympic athlete from Sweden competing mainly in category T53 100m to 800m events.Madelene competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze medal in the 800m. In Beijing in 2008 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 1000m, 200m, 400m...

T53 Did not start
Gunilla Wallengren T54 1:56.43 4 q 1:50.09 6
Nathalie Nilsson T12/13 2:32.70 4 Did not advance
1500 m Gunilla Wallengren T54 3:35.40 4 Did not advance
Long jump Nathalie Nilsson F13 4.43 11

Men's team

Event Athletes Classification Qualifiers/Heat Final
Result Position Result Position
100 m Per Jonsson T13 11.71 6 Did not advance
200 m Per Jonsson T13 23.73 8 Did not advance
800 m Aron Andersson T54 1:46.42 6 Did not advance
1500 m Aron Andersson T54 3:21.00 7 Did not advance
5000 m Aron Andersson T54 11:30.79 10 Did not advance
Marathon Aron Andersson T54 1:32:36 26
Henrik Rüffel
(companion: Cedric Schwartzler)
T12 2:57:50 22

Equestrian

Athlete Classification Event Team Test Championship Test Freestyle Test
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Lotten Aronsson (Busy Lizzy) Grade IV Individual 61.857 10 64.839 6 68.362 6
Gabriella Löf (Oleander) Grade III Individual 60.231 6 56.960 11 65.055 9
Carolin Rutberg (Weltini) Grade II Individual 64.667 5 65.182 7 61.167 13

Women

Åsa Alverstedt,
Malin Gustavsson,
Maria Juliusson,
Josefine Jälmestål,
Sofia Naesström,
Anna Nilsson.

Preliminary
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 People's Republic of China 7 6 1 0 21 7 14 19
 United States 7 4 2 1 18 11 7 14
 Denmark 7 4 2 1 13 9 4 14
 Sweden 7 3 1 3 30 27 3 10
 Canada 7 2 3 2 15 13 2 9
 Brazil 7 2 1 4 21 24 -3 7
 Japan 7 2 0 5 8 16 -8 6
 Germany 7 0 0 7 8 27 -19 0

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Semifinal
Bronze Medal Match

Men

Jimmy Björkstrand,
Stefan Gahne,
Niklas Hultkvist,
Oskar Kuus,
Fatmir Seremeti,
Mikael Åkerberg.

Preliminary
Team P W D L GF GA GD Points
 People's Republic of China 5 4 0 1 57 25 32 12
 Sweden 5 4 0 1 41 30 11 12
 Canada 5 2 0 3 27 30 3 6
 United States 5 2 0 3 16 37 -21 6
 Iran 5 2 0 3 29 34 -5 6
 Brazil 5 1 0 4 25 39 -14 3

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Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze Medal Match

Judo

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
Quarterfinals
Repechage
Semifinals
Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Elvira Kivi -63kg
W 1000–0010

L 0120–0240

L 0000–1010
5
Nicolina Pernheim -70kg
L 0000–0200

L 0001–0113
5

Sailing

Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Carl-Gustaf Fresk
Birgitta Jacobsson Nilén
SKUD 18 6 (9) 4 4 7 (12) 3 5 9 7 45 7

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Classification Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson
Jonas Jacobsson is a Swedish sport shooter who has won several gold medals at the Paralympic Games. He has participated in eight consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1980 to 2008, winning a total of sixteen gold, two silver, and nine bronze medals...

10m Air Rifle Stand SH1 596 WR 1 Q 104.5 700.5 FWR
50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 1163 WR 1 Q 101.3 1264.3 FWR
10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 598 13 Did not advance 13
50m Free Rifle Prone SH1 592 1 Q 103.8 695.8
Håkan Gustavsson 10m Air Rifle Stand SH1 579 16 Did not advance 16
50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 1122 16 Did not advance 16
10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 578 44 Did not advance 44
50m Free Rifle Prone SH1 582 21 Did not advance 21
Kenneth Pettersson 10m Air Pistol SH1 558 16 Did not advance 16
25m Sport Pistol SH1 554 12 Did not advance 12

Women
Athlete Event Classification Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Lotta Helsinger 10m Air Rifle Stand SH1 386 8 Q 101.2 487.2 6
50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 568 6 Q 91.9 659.9 7
10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 596 21 Did not advance 21
50m Free Rifle Prone SH1 581 23 Did not advance 23
Viktoria Wedin 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 600 1 Q 104.1 704.1
10m Air Rifle Stand SH2 596 10 Did not advance 10

Swimming

Women
Event Athletes Classification Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
50 m freestyle Jennie Ekström S4 53.74 4
100 m freestyle Jennie Ekström S4 2:00.22 2 Q 2:00.68 6
50 m butterfly Lalita Loureiro S7 39.47 3 Q 38.55 4
100 m breaststroke Lalita Loureiro SB6 1:59.00 9 Did not advance
150 m individual medley Jennie Ekström SM4 3:55.59 5
200 m individual medley Lalita Loureiro SM7 3:33.05 5 Did not advance

Men
Event Athletes Classification Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
50 m freestyle Christoffer Lindhe S4 43.09 6 Q 42.75 6
Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

S6 31.48 4 Q 31.07
100 m freestyle Christoffer Lindhe S4 1:30.98 3 Q 1:30.92 4
Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

S6 1:07.68 1 Q 1:05.95
200 m freestyle Christoffer Lindhe S4 3:11.81 3 Q 3:11.84 4
200 m individual medley Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

SM6 3:03.35 3 Q 2:57.30 7
400 m freestyle Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson (swimmer)
Anders Olsson is a Swedish swimmer and triathlete.Olsson is paralysed from the waist down and has barely 50 per cent lung capacity left after the injury.-Career:...

S6 5:00.41 1 Q 4:48.31 WR

Table tennis

Men
Athlete Event Group Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Fredrik Andersson Singles - Class 9/10
W 3–0

W 3–0

W 3–0

W 3–2

L 0–3

W 3–1
Ernst Bolldén
Ernst Bolldén
Ernst Bolldén is a Swedish player of wheelchair table tennis. He represented Sweden at every Summer Paralympics from 1988 to 2004 and has won medals for Paralympic table tennis. He was on the gold-winning Swedish team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics and won a bronze in men's singles at that same...

Singles - Class 4/5
W 3–0

W 3–0

L 2–3
Did not advance
Simon Itkonen Singles - Class 6
L 0–3

L 2–3

L 1–3
Did not advance
Linus Karlsson Singles - Class 9/10
W 3–1

L 0–3
Did not advance
Örjan Kylevik Singles - Class 3
W 3–0

L 1–3
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Group Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Josefin Abrahamsson Singles - Class 8
W 3–1

L 0–3

W 3–0

W 3–2

L 0–3
Anna-Carin Ahlquist Singles - Class 3
W 3–1

L 2–3

W 3–1
Did not advance
Marleen Bengtsson Kovacs Singles - Class 8
L 0–3

L 0–3

W 3–0
Did not advance
Ingela Lundback Singles - Class 5
W 3–0

W 3–0

L 0–3
Did not advance

  • Men's Team 1
    • Örjan Kylevik
    • Ernst Bolldén
      Ernst Bolldén
      Ernst Bolldén is a Swedish player of wheelchair table tennis. He represented Sweden at every Summer Paralympics from 1988 to 2004 and has won medals for Paralympic table tennis. He was on the gold-winning Swedish team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics and won a bronze in men's singles at that same...

  • Men's Team 2
    • Fredrik Andersson
    • Simon Itkonen
    • Linus Karlsson
  • Women's Team
    • Anna-Carin Ahlquist
    • Ingela Lundbäck

Wheelchair basketball

  • Men:

Enoch Ablorh,
Joachim Gustavsson,
Hussein Haidari,
Peter Kohlström,
Joakim Lindén,
Patrik Nylander,
Tomas Åkerberg,
Niclas Larsson,
Per Byquist,
Dan Wallin
Dan Wallin
Dan Wallin is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on over 500 films since 1965.-Selected filmography:* Woodstock * A Star Is Born...

,
Thomas Larsson,
Robin Meng.

Team P W D L GF GA GD Points
 Canada 5 5 0 0 372 276 96 15
 Iran 5 3 0 2 357 344 13 9
 Germany 5 2 0 3 322 292 30 6
 Japan 5 2 0 3 265 319 -54 6
 Sweden 5 2 0 3 305 305 0 6
 South Africa 5 1 0 4 282 367 -85 3

Group A
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Classification 9TH-12TH
Classification 11TH-12TH

Wheelchair tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Stefan Olsson Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's singles
The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...


W 2–0

W 2–0

W 2–0

L 0–2
Did not advance
Peter Wikström Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's singles
The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...


W 2–0

W 2–0

L 0–2
Did not advance
Johan Andersson Quad Singles
W 2–0

W 2–0

W 2–1

L 0–2
Christer Jansson Quad Singles
L 1–2
Did not advance
Stefan Olsson
Peter Wikström
Men's Doubles

W 2–0


W 2–0


W 2–1


L 0–2
Johan Andersson
Christer Jansson
Quad Doubles

L 0–2
Did not advance

See also

  • 2008 Summer Paralympics
    2008 Summer Paralympics
    The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

  • Sweden at the Paralympics
    Sweden at the Paralympics
    Sweden first competed at the Paralympic Games in 1960, at the 1960 Summer Paralympics. Sweden first won a medal at the Paralympics in 1964, at the Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan....

  • Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Sweden competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swedish athletes who have qualified for the Olympics.-Medalists:- Archery:Men-Men's team:-Women's team:- Badminton :...


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