| Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | SWE |
| NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 24 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jens Kask [1] |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden sent 24 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [2]
The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jalle Jungnell (skip) Anette Wilhelm Glenn Ikonen Patrik Burman Patrik Kallin (alternate) | Wheelchair curling | Mixed |
| Zebastian Modin | Cross-country skiing | Sprint visually impaired |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total Time | Rank | |||
| Linnea Ottosson Eide | Giant slalom sitting | 1:40.39 | Did Not Finish | ||||
| Slalom sitting | 1:35.40 | 1:21.35 | 2:56.75 | 9 | |||
| Petter Ledin | Super-G sitting | Did Not Finish | |||||
| Giant slalom sitting | Did Not Finish | ||||||
| Simon Jacobsen | Giant slalom sitting | Did Not Finish | |||||
| Slalom sitting | 1:09.56 | 1:16.17 | 2:25.73 | 30 | |||
| Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real time | Missed shots | Factor % | Finish time | Rank | ||
| Håkan Axelsson | Men's 2 × 3km pursuit visually impaired | 13:56.81 | 3+4 | 98 | 16:00.07 | 14 |
| Zebastian Modin | Men's 2 × 3km pursuit visually impaired | Did Not Start | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Calculated Time | Rank | ||
| Håkan Axelsson | 10 km visually impaired | 33:53.2 | 33:12.5 | 12 |
| 20 km visually impaired | Did Not Finish | |||
| Zebastian Modin | 10 km visually impaired | 34:53.7 | 30:21.5 | 9 |
| 20 km visually impaired | 1:08:50.4 | 58:30.8 | 11 | |
| Stina Sellin | 5 km standing | 19:28.1 | 17:54.7 | 4 |
| 15 km standing | 1:00:51.3 | 59:01.8 | 10 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Calculated | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zebastian Modin | Sprint visually impaired | 3:49.33 | 3:19.52 | 2 Q | 3:50.0 | 1 Q | 3:50.2 | |
| Håkan Axelsson | Sprint visually impaired | 3:44.89 | 3:40.39 | 16 | Did Not Advance | 16 | ||
| Stina Sellin | Sprint standing | 4:49.85 | 4:25.27 | 7 Q | 4:56.9 | 4 | Did Not Advance | 7 |
The Swedish ice sledge hockey team qualified by winning the qualifier tournament. [3]
| Squad list | Group stage (Pool B) [4] | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| From: Aron Andersson |  L 2–1 | 5 |  L 1–2 |  L 4–0 | 8 |
 L 10–1 | |||||
| W 0–1 | |||||
The Swedish team qualified for the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling tournament based on their performance in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships. [5]
| Squad list [6] | Round robin [7] | Tie-breaker | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | |||||
Jalle Jungnell (skip) |  L 6–7 | 4 | W 5–6 | L 5–10 |  W 7–5 | |
L 4–8 | ||||||
L 1–9 | ||||||
W 4–6 | ||||||
W 8–4 | ||||||
W 4–6 | ||||||
 W 7–6 | ||||||
 L 8–7 | ||||||
 W 3–10 | ||||||
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