Sweden at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Sweden at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Sweden
IPC codeSWE
NPCSwedish Parasports Federation
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors26 in 11 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances

Sweden will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, which will take place from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This will be their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960. The Swedish team consists of 26 athletes competing in 11 sports.[1]

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 2 1 3
Boccia 0 1 1
Cycling 2 2 4
Equestrian 0 2 2
Judo 0 1 1
Paracanoeing 0 1 1
Shooting 3 2 5
Swimming 0 2 2
Table tennis 3 2 5
Wheelchair tennis 1 0 1
Total 11 15 26

Archery[edit]

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden collected one quota place at the 2019 Para Archery World Championships held in Den Bosch, Netherlands.[2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Zandra Reppe Women's individual compound

Athletics[edit]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Points Rank
Per Jonsson Men's long jump T13
Tobias Jonsson Men's long jump T12
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Points Rank
Viktoria Karlsson Women's long jump T11

Boccia[edit]

Main articles: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Group Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Maria Bjurström Individual BC3

Cycling[edit]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden is scheduled to compete in cycling (male and female road events) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Road[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Anna Beck Women's road race C1-3
Women's time trial C1-3
Louise Jannering Women's road race B
Women's time trial B
Henrik Marvig Men's road race C3
Men's time trial C3
Daniel Strandberg Men's road race C3

Equestrian[edit]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden sent two athletes, Louise Etzner Jakobsson and Lena Malmström.[1][3]

Athlete Horse Event Final
Result Rank
Louise Etzner Jakobsson Goldstrike B.J. Individual Championship test grade IV
Individual Freestyle test grade IV
Lena Malmström Fabolous Fidelie Individual Championship test grade V
Individual Freestyle test grade V

Judo[edit]

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nicolina Pernheim Women's 63 kg

Paracanoe[edit]

Main articles: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Helene Ripa Women's KL3

Shooting[edit]

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after their results at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships and the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup.[4]

The athletes that qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics are Bang Yu-jeong, Håkan Gustafsson, Philip Jönsson, Joackim Norberg and Anna Normann.[1]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Bang Yu-jeong Women's 10 m air pistol SH1 N/A
Håkan Gustafsson Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 N/A
Men's 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH1 N/A
Philip Jönsson Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 N/A
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 N/A
Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH2 N/A
Joackim Norberg Men's 10 m air pistol SH1 N/A
Mixed 25 m pistol SH1
Mixed 50 m pistol SH1 N/A
Anna Normann Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 N/A
Women's 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH1 N/A
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 N/A
Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 N/A

Swimming[edit]

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Two Swedish swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[5][6]

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Pernilla Lindberg 200 m freestyle S14
100 m breaststroke SB14
100 m backstroke S14
100 m butterfly S14
200 m individual medley SM14
Lina Watz 50 m freestyle S10
100 m freestyle S9
400 m freestyle S9
100 m backstroke S9
100 m butterfly S9

Legend: Q=Qualified; ER=European record; NR=National record

Table tennis[edit]

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Anna-Carin Ahlquist & Ingela Lundbäck qualified from 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden and Alexander Öhgren & Emil Andersson via World Ranking allocation.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Emil Andersson Individual C8
Linus Karlsson Individual C8
Alexander Öhgren Individual C3
Emil Andersson
Linus Karlsson 		Team class 8 N/A
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Anna-Carin Ahlquist Individual C3
Ingela Lundbäck Individual C5
Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Ingela Lundbäck 		Team class 4-5 N/A

Wheelchair tennis[edit]

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Sweden qualified one players entries for wheelchair tennis. Stefan Olsson qualified by the world rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Stefan Olsson Men's singles

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Medaljstark trupp till Paralympics" [Strong medal contending team for the Paralympics] (in Swedish). Swedish Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Wells, Chris (10 June 2019). "23 countries collect Tokyo 2020 Paralympic quota places at World Championships". World Archery. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ Lindahl, Linnea (2 July 2021). "Två svenska ekipage uttagna till Paralympics" [Two Swedish crews selected for Paralympics]. Hippson. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Cheongju 2018 Live Results". www.paralympic.org. 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.

External links[edit]

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