Per Jonsson (athletics)

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Per Jonsson
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1988-02-10) 10 February 1988 (age 36)
Trollhättan, Sweden
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountrySweden
Sport Track and field
Disability class (F13)
Event(s) Long jump, sprint
ClubBollnas FIK
Coached byHansa Nasman (club)
Magnus Olsson (national)
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
IPC World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Doha Long jump - T13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lyon Long jump- F13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lyon Long jump - T13
IPC European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Swansea Long jump - T13
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Grosseto Long jump - T12

Per Jonsson (born 10 February 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Sweden who competes in F13 classification track and field events. [1] Jonsson has represented Sweden at both the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, competing in the 100m sprint and the long jump. Jonsson has won both the World and European Championship titles in his sport, winning the long jump T13 World title in Doha in 2015. [2]

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References

  1. "Jonsson, Per". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. "Jonsson, Per". IPC . Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.