| Sweden at the 1964 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | SWE |
| NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| in Tokyo | |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished seventeenth in the overall medal count. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Eric Johansson | Archery | Men's FITA round open |
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  | | Total | ||
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer 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.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
South Africa made its Paralympic Games début at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and finished 6th on the medal table.
Malta participated in the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The country sent a delegation of two male athletes. C. Markham competed in both athletics and snooker, while G. Portelli competed in snooker.
Japan was the host country of the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, which also marked its first participation in the Paralympic Games. It was the only Asian country to take part in the Games.
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