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Ernst Bolldén
Personal information
Full nameErnst Olov Bolldén
Nationality Sweden
Born(1966-09-28)28 September 1966
Njutånger, Sweden
Died30 April 2012(2012-04-30) (aged 45)
Sweden
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's wheelchair table tennis
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Teams class 4–5
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Teams class 5
Gold medal – first place 2006 World Championships Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 1997 European Championships Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 1995 European Championships Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 1991 European Championships Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 1990 World Championships Singles class 5
Silver medal – second place 2009 European Championships Teams class 4
Bronze medal – third place 2009 European Championships Singles class 5
Silver medal – second place 2006 World Championships Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2006 World Championships Teams class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2003 European Championships Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2003 European Championships Teams class 5
Silver medal – second place 2002 World Championships Open singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 2002 World Championships Teams class 5
Bronze medal – third place 1999 European Championships Open singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 1998 World Championships Teams class 5
Bronze medal – third place 1998 World Championships Open singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 1995 European Championships Teams class 5
Bronze medal – third place 1990 World Championships Teams class 5
Gold medal – first place 2010 Taipei International Table Tennis Championships Teams class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2010 1st French Open Singles class 4
Gold medal – first place 2010 Romania Open Teams class 4
Gold medal – first place 2010 Romania Open Singles class 4
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lignano Master Openfor wheelchair players Singles class 4

Ernst Olov Bolldén (28 September 1966 – 30 April 2012) was a Swedish wheelchair table tennis player. He represented Sweden at every Summer Paralympics from 1988 to 2004 and won medals for para table tennis. He was on the gold-winning Swedish team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics and won a bronze in men's singles at that same Games. He won another bronze in the men's team event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

Bolldén was born in Njutånger, Sweden. He had a twin brother and two older brothers. Bolldén became paralysed from the waist and down in a schoolyard accident in Iggesund in 1979.

In July 2011, he was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer. Bolldén died on 30 April 2012. He was 45.

Career records

Olympic Games

  • 1996: Olympic gold in team wheelchair
  • 1996: OS bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2000: OS bronze in team wheelchair

World Championship

  • 1986: World Cup silver in single wheelchair
  • 1986: World Cup silver in team wheelchair
  • 1990: World Cup Gold in single wheelchair
  • 1990: World Cup Bronze in Team Wheelchair
  • 1998: World Cup silver in team wheelchair
  • 1998: World Cup bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2002: WM-silver in team wheelchair
  • 2002: WM silver in single wheelchair
  • 2006: WM gold in single wheelchair

European Championships

  • 1991: Euro gold in single wheelchair
  • 1995: Euro gold in single wheelchair
  • 1995: EM-silver in layers of wheelchair
  • 1997: Euro gold in single wheelchair
  • 1999: EM bronze in open wheelchair class
  • 2003: EM bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2003: EM bronze in team wheelchair
  • 2009: EM bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2009: EM-silver in layers of wheelchair

Other credits

  • Nominated for the award for the year's athletes with disabilities to the Swedish Athletics 2007.
  • 2006: Elected best player or World Championships in wheelchair men category.

References

  1. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  2. "Ernst Bolldén död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. Para Table Tennis profile
  4. Sveriges Befolkning 1970 (Swedish Census 1970).
  5. ^ "Ernst Bolldén är död - Regionala nyheter | SVT.se". svt.se. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. "Winner for this year".

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