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| Full name | Zebastian Tintin Modin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 20, 1994 Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Östersunds SK Biathlon Östersund Synskadades IF Träffen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zebastian Tintin Modin (born June 20, 1994) is a Swedish cross-country skier, biathlete, and Paralympian. He competed in classification B1 (visual impairment) events.
He competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2010, 2014 and the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning four medals. His first medal was the bronze medal at the men's 1 km sprint, visually impaired. His sighted guide at the 2010 and 2014 Paralympic Games was Albin Ackerot. [1] [2] At the 2018 Winter Paralympics his sighted guides were Johannes Andersson and Robin Bryntesson.
Zebastian Modin came in 9th place at the men's 10 km and 11th at the men's 20 km, visually impaired. [3]
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