Sweden at the Paralympics
| Sweden at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | SWE |
| NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
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| Winter appearances | |
Sweden first competed at the Paralympic Games in 1960, at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.[1] Sweden first won a medal at the Paralympics in 1964, at the Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Sweden was also the host country of the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games, in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik.
Medals
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medals by Summer SportSource:[2]
Medals by Winter Sport
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Multi-medalists
Swedish athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five or more medals of any colour.
Summer Paralympics
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Jonas Jacobsson | Shooting | 1980-2016 | 10 | M | 17 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Magdalena Tjernberg | Swimming | 1984-1988 | 2 | F | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Annelie Ahrenstrand | Swimming | 1980-1984 | 2 | F | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Anders Olsson | Swimming | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Håkan Ericsson | Athletics | 1988-1992, 2000 | 3 | M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Maja Reichard | Swimming | 2012-2016 | 2 | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Winter Paralympics
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Gunilla Ahren | Alpine skiing | 1984-1988 | 2 | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
See also
References
- ^ Handikappidrotts Historiska Föreningen (HIHF) Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (Swedish), handikappidrott.se
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC". Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.