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Sporting event delegation
Sweden at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Sweden
IPC codeSWE
NPCSwedish Parasports Federation
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors26 in 11 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
8
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Sweden competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, which took place from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960. The Swedish team consisted of 26 athletes in 11 sports.

Medalists

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Athlete/s Sport Event Date
 Gold Philip Jönsson Shooting Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 30 August
 Silver Louise Etzner Jakobsson Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade IV 30 August
 Silver Anna Beck Cycling Women's road time trial C1–3 31 August
 Silver Anna Beck Cycling Women's road race C1–3 3 September
 Silver Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Ingela Lundbäck		 Table tennis Women's team class 4–5 3 September
 Silver Anna Normann Shooting Mixed R6 50 metre rifle prone SH1 5 September
 Bronze Louise Jannering
Guide: Anna Svärdström		 Cycling Women's road time trial B 31 August
 Bronze Louise Jannering
Guide: Anna Svärdström		 Cycling Women's road race B 3 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 2 1 3
Boccia 0 1 1
Canoeing 0 1 1
Cycling 2 2 4
Equestrian 0 2 2
Judo 0 1 1
Shooting 3 2 5
Swimming 0 2 2
Table tennis 3 2 5
Wheelchair tennis 1 0 1
Total 11 15 26

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden collected one quota place at the 2019 Para Archery World Championships held in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Zandra Reppe Women's individual compound open 643 24  Li (CHN)
L 134–138 		Did not advance 17

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Tobias Jonsson Men's long jump T12 6.50 7
Olof Ryberg 6.25 8

Per Jonsson was qualified and selected to compete in men's long jump T12, but was injured shortly before the games and was replaced by Olof Ryberg.

Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Viktoria Karlsson Women's long jump T11 4.55 6

Boccia

Main articles: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Group Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Maria Bjurström Individual BC3  de Oliveira (BRA)
L 2–4 		 Michel (AUS)
L 2–8 		 Chaipanich (THA)
W 7–0 		3 Did not advance 15

Canoeing

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Helene Ripa Women's KL3 53.005 2 SF 51.220 2 FA 52.307 5

Cycling

Sweden is scheduled to compete in cycling (male and female road events) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Anna Beck Women's road race C1–3 1:13:11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's road time trial C1–3 26:18.03 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Louise Jannering
Pilot: Anna Svärdström 		Women's road race B 2:36:00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's road time trial B 49:36.06 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Henrik Marvig Men's road race C1–3 2:11:43 11
Daniel Strandberg Men's road race C1–3 2:23:00 21
Men's road time trial C3 38:37.17 11

Track

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Anna Beck Women's individual pursuit C1–3 4:03.035 6 Did not advance
Louise Jannering
Pilot: Jenny Eliasson 		Women's individual pursuit B 3:53.457 9 Did not advance
Women's time trial B — 1:19.965 10
Henrik Marvig Men's time trial C1–3 — 1:18.100 19

Equestrian

Sweden sent two athletes, Louise Etzner Jakobsson and Lena Malmström.

Athlete Horse Event Final
Result Rank
Louise Etzner Jakobsson Goldstrike B.J. Individual Championship test grade IV 72.634 4
Individual Freestyle test grade IV 75.935 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lena Malmström Fabolous Fidelie Individual Championship test grade V 69.833 6
Individual Freestyle test grade V 71.505 7

Judo

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
round 1 		Repechage
round 2 		Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nicolina Pernheim Women's 63 kg Bye  Husieva (UKR)
L 01–10 		Did not advance  Pozdnysheva (RPC)
L 00–10 		Did not advance 7

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after their results at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships and the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup.

The athletes that qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics are Bang Yu-jeong, Håkan Gustafsson, Philip Jönsson, Joackim Norberg and Anna Normann.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Bang Yu-jeong Women's 10 m air pistol SH1 543 14 Did not advance
Håkan Gustafsson Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 612.6 13 Did not advance
Philip Jönsson Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 632.0 6 Q 252.8 1st place, gold medalist(s) PR
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 632.0 23 Did not advance
Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH2 623.1 7 143.0 7
Joackim Norberg Men's 10 m air pistol SH1 551 19 Did not advance
Mixed 25 m pistol SH1 556 14 Did not advance
Mixed 50 m pistol SH1 513 23 Did not advance
Anna Normann Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 622.1 6 Q 121.3 8
Women's 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH1 1177 WR 1 424.4 5
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 630.5 24 Did not advance
Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 620.2 5 Q 248.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Legend: Q=Qualified; PR=Paralympic record

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Two Swedish swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Pernilla Lindberg 200 m freestyle S14 2:12.86 5 Q 2:12.33 5
100 m breaststroke SB14 1:21.37 8 Q 1:21.56 8
100 m backstroke S14 1:14.71 9 Did not advance
100 m butterfly S14 1:11.79 10 Did not advance
200 m individual medley SM14 2:34.02 6 2:32.01 5
Lina Watz 400 m freestyle S9 5:11.19 13 Did not advance
100 m backstroke S9 1:13.70 5 Q 1:14.86 7

Legend: Q=Qualified; ER=European record; NR=National record

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Sweden entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Anna-Carin Ahlquist & Ingela Lundbäck qualified from 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden and Alexander Öhgren & Emil Andersson via World Ranking allocation.

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Emil Andersson Individual C8  Charitsat (THA)
W 3–0 		 Bouvais (FRA)
L 0–3 		2 Q  Wilson (GBR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 9
Linus Karlsson Individual C8  Ye (CHN)
W 3–2 		 Guarnieri Manara (BRA)
W 3–1 		1 Q  McKibbin (GBR)
L 2–3 		Did not advance 9
Alexander Öhgren Individual C3  Andrade de Freitas (BRA)
L w/o 		 Glinbancheun (THA)
L w/o 		3 Did not advance
Emil Andersson
Linus Karlsson 		Team C8 —  France (FRA)
L 1–2 		Did not advance 5

Alexander Öhgren developed cold symptoms. While he tested negative for Covid-19 he was nevertheless forced to withdraw from the games.

Women
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Anna-Carin Ahlquist Individual C3  Altıntaş (BRA)
W 3–1 		 Asayut (THA)
W 3–1 		1 Q Bye  Kanova (SVK)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 5
Ingela Lundbäck Individual C5  Zhang (CHN)
L 1–3 		 Mahmoud (EGY)
W 3–0 		2 Q —  Pan (CHN)
L 2–3 		Did not advance 5
Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Ingela Lundbäck 		Team C4–5 —  Thailand (THA)
W 2–0 		 Serbia (SRB)
W 2–0 		 China (CHN)
L 1–2 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Wheelchair tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Sweden qualified one players entries for wheelchair tennis. Stefan Olsson qualified by the world rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Stefan Olsson Men's singles  Daniel Rodrigues (BRA)
W 6–3, 6–2 		 Arai (JPN)
W 6–0, 6–2 		 Egberink (NED)
L 6–1, 6–7, 3–6 		Did not advance 9

See also

References

  1. ^ "Medaljstark trupp till Paralympics" [Strong medal contending team for the Paralympics] (in Swedish). Swedish Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. Wells, Chris (10 June 2019). "23 countries collect Tokyo 2020 Paralympic quota places at World Championships". World Archery. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. "Tobias Jonsson slutade på en sjundeplats i finalen" [Tobias Jonsson finished seventh in the final] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. Lindahl, Linnea (2 July 2021). "Två svenska ekipage uttagna till Paralympics" [Two Swedish crews selected for Paralympics]. Hippson. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Cheongju 2018 Live Results". www.paralympic.org. 30 August 2018.
  6. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  7. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  8. "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.

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