Emil Andersson (table tennis)

Emil Andersson

Emil Andersson
Personal information
Born	29 April 1993 (1993-04-29) (age 32) [1] Arboga, Sweden [1]
Home town	Örebro, Sweden [1]
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Para table tennis [1]
Disability class	Class 8 [1]
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  Sweden Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team C6-8 2012 London Singles C8

Emil Andersson (born 29 April 1993) is a Swedish male table tennis parasportist competing at singles (class 8) and team events (class 6-8). ^{[1] [2]}

Andersson participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won a bronze medal at the men's singles class 8. Andersson and Linus Karlsson won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, playing against the Ukrainian team at the men's team class 6-8 finals. ^[3]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Andersson finished 5th in the men's singles MS8 event and 5th in the men's doubles MD18 event. ^[1]

References

1. "ANDERSSON Emil". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved 10 October 2024. (alternate link)
2. "Emil Andersson". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
3. Norlindh, Niclas (16 September 2016). "Silver för Sveriges bordtennisherrar: "Rätt nöjda"" [Silver for Sweden's table tennis men: "Pretty satisfied"]. Paralympics.se (in Swedish). Swedish Parasports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

External links

• Emil Andersson at ITTF Para Table Tennis ( archive )
• Emil Andersson at the International Paralympic Committee
• Emil Andersson at Parasport.se (in Swedish)
• Emil Andersson at Paralympics.se (archived) (in Swedish)
• Emil Andersson at Handikappidrott.se (archived) (in Swedish)