| Sweden at the 2002 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | SWE |
| NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| in Salt Lake City | |
| Competitors | 19 |
| Flag bearer | Bengt-Gösta Johansson [1] |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 19 competitors [2] from Sweden won 9 medals, 6 silver and 3 bronze, and finished 19th in the medal table. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sonia Alfredsson | LW6/8 | ||||||
| Cecilia Paulson | Women's giant slalom LW12 |  | |||||
| Women's slalom LW12 | | ||||||
| Ronny Persson | Men's downhill LW10 | Bye |  | ||||
| Men's giant-slalom LW10 | | ||||||
| Men's slalom LW10 | | ||||||
| Men's super-G LW10 | Bye | | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| Emil Östberg Guide: Peter Rune | Men's 5 km classical technique B2 | | ||
| Men's 10 km free technique B2 | | |||
Key:
| Team | Group Stage | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank | |
| Sweden men's |  Canada D 1–1 |  Estonia W 4–1 |  Japan W 4–2 |  Norway L 3–8 |  United States L 0–6 | 3 | Canada W 3–2P A.E.T: 1–1 | |
Team: Mikael Axtelius, Daniel Cederstam, Dedjo Engmark, Marcus Holm, Niklas Ingvarsson, Rasmus Isaksson, Bengt-Gösta Johansson, Kenth Jonsson, Göran Karlsson, Jens Kask, Joakim Larsson, Mats Nyman, Leif Norgren, Frank Pedersen, Leif Wahlstedt
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 10 |
| Norway (NOR) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 6 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 |
| Canada (CAN) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 |
| Estonia (EST) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 |
| Japan (JPN) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
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