Sweden at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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Sweden at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IPC code SWE
NPC Swedish Parasports Federation
in Atlanta
Competitors111 (84 men and 27 women)
Flag bearer Bengt Lindberg [1]
Medals
Gold
12
Silver
14
Bronze
11
Total
37
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

111 athletes (84 men and 27 women) from Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. [2]

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Medallist table

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Per Vesterlund Athletics 1500m T51
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jonas Jacobsson Shooting Men's air rifle 3x40 SH1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Thomas Jacobsson Shooting Mixed air rifle 3x40 SH2
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Thomas Jacobsson Shooting Mixed air rifle standing SH2
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Thomas Jacobsson Shooting Mixed air rifle prone SH2
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jonas Jacobsson Shooting Mixed English match SH1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Petter Edstrom Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Petter Edstrom Swimming Men's 150m medley SM3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eila Nilsson Swimming Women's 50m freestyle B1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eila Nilsson Swimming Women's 100m freestyle B1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Magnus Andree Table tennis Men's singles 8
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ernst Bolldén
Patrik Högstedt
Jörgen Johansson
Jan-Krister Gustavsson
Table tennis Men's teams 4-5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gunnar Krantz Athletics 100m T33
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Håkan Eriksson Athletics 100m T53
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Håkan Eriksson Athletics 200m T53
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gunnar Krantz Athletics 400m T32-33
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tim Johansson Athletics 400m T50
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lotta Helsinger Shooting Mixed air rifle 3x40 SH2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lotta Helsinger Shooting Mixed air rifle prone SH2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tomas Kjellqvist Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke SB10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Petter Edstrom Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Simon Ahlstad Swimming Men's 200m medley SM7
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sara Olofsson Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mattias Karlsson Table tennis Men's singles 6
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Robert Bader Table tennis Men's singles 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Thomas Larsson
Magnus Andree
Mikael Vestling
Table tennis Men's team 6-8
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Per Vesterlund Athletics 800m T51
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tim Johansson Athletics 1500m T50
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tim Johansson Athletics Marathon T50
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sarah Rydh Equestrian Dressage grade I
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lotta Helsinger Shooting Mixed air rifle standing SH2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jonas Jacobsson Shooting Mixed air rifle prone SH1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bjorn Samuelsson Shooting Men's free rifle 3x40 SH1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Petter Edstrom Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Petter Edstrom Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Maria Vikgren Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ernst Bolldén Table tennis Men's singles 5

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References

  1. "Fanbärare - Svenska Parasportförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté". Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Sweden". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.