Sweden at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Sweden at the
1996 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| SWE
NPC| Swedish Parasports Federation
in Atlanta
Competitors| 111 (84 men and 27 women)
Flag bearer| Bengt Lindberg[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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111 athletes (84 men and 27 women) from Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.[2]

## Medallist table

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Per Vesterlund | Athletics | 1500m T51
Gold | Jonas Jacobsson | Shooting | Men's air rifle 3x40 SH1
Gold | Thomas Jacobsson | Shooting | Mixed air rifle 3x40 SH2
Gold | Thomas Jacobsson | Shooting | Mixed air rifle standing SH2
Gold | Thomas Jacobsson | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone SH2
Gold | Jonas Jacobsson | Shooting | Mixed English match SH1
Gold | Petter Edstrom | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S3
Gold | Petter Edstrom | Swimming | Men's 150m medley SM3
Gold | Eila Nilsson | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B1
Gold | Eila Nilsson | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B1
Gold | Magnus Andree | Table tennis | Men's singles 8
Gold | Ernst Bolldén
Patrik Högstedt
Jörgen Johansson
Jan-Krister Gustavsson | Table tennis | Men's teams 4-5
Silver | Gunnar Krantz | Athletics | 100m T33
Silver | Håkan Eriksson | Athletics | 100m T53
Silver | Håkan Eriksson | Athletics | 200m T53
Silver | Gunnar Krantz | Athletics | 400m T32-33
Silver | Tim Johansson | Athletics | 400m T50
Silver | Lotta Helsinger | Shooting | Mixed air rifle 3x40 SH2
Silver | Lotta Helsinger | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone SH2
Silver | Tomas Kjellqvist | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB10
Silver | Petter Edstrom | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle S3
Silver | Simon Ahlstad | Swimming | Men's 200m medley SM7
Silver | Sara Olofsson | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver | Mattias Karlsson | Table tennis | Men's singles 6
Silver | Robert Bader | Table tennis | Men's singles 10
Silver | Thomas Larsson
Magnus Andree
Mikael Vestling | Table tennis | Men's team 6-8
Bronze | Per Vesterlund | Athletics | 800m T51
Bronze | Tim Johansson | Athletics | 1500m T50
Bronze | Tim Johansson | Athletics | Marathon T50
Bronze | Sarah Rydh | Equestrian | Dressage grade I
Bronze | Lotta Helsinger | Shooting | Mixed air rifle standing SH2
Bronze | Jonas Jacobsson | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone SH1
Bronze | Bjorn Samuelsson | Shooting | Men's free rifle 3x40 SH1
Bronze | Petter Edstrom | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S3
Bronze | Petter Edstrom | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S3
Bronze | Maria Vikgren | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze | Ernst Bolldén | Table tennis | Men's singles 5

## See also

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* Sweden at the Paralympics
* Sweden at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Fanbärare - Svenska Parasportförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté". Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
2. ^ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Sweden". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

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Nations at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Burkina Faso
* Ivory Coast
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Libya
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Argentina
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Macao
* Malaysia
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

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