Sweden at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sweden competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won ten medals; one gold, four silver and five bronze.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB5 Shooting Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S11 Linus Karlsson Table tennis Men's team class 6–8 Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley SM11 Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S11 Table tennis Women's singles class 3 Equestrian Individual Championship test grade III Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB11 Equestrian Individual Freestyle test grade III

Medals by sportSportTotalSwimming 1 2 2 5Table tennis 0 1 1 2Shooting 0 1 0 1Equestrian 0 0 2 2Total 1 4 5 10

Administration At 7 September 2015, one year before the opening ceremony, the Swedish Parasports Federation nominated the first athletes for the Swedish team.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Archery

|align=left|Zandra Reppe |align=left|Women's individual compound open |652 |5 | |L 135–142 |colspan=3|Did not advance |9

Athletics

AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankJeffrey IgeMen's shot put F20colspan="2" 15.305Per JonssonMen's long jump F12colspan="2" 6.719Tobias JonssonMen's 100 m T1211.578Did not advanceMen's long jump F12colspan="2" 6.976Viktoria KarlssonWomen's long jump T11colspan="2" 4.497Gunilla WallengrenWomen's 800 m T541:54.516Did not advanceWomen's 1500 m T543:30.997 q3:30.1410Women's 5000 m T5412:07.886 q12:20.1510

Boccia

AthleteEventGroupQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMaria BjurströmIndividual BC3W 6–1W 5–01L 0–7Did not advance8

Canoe sprint

Helene Ripa, paralympic gold and silver medallist in cross-country skiing in the 2014 Winter Paralympics qualified for her firsT Summer Paralympic Games in canoe sprint.

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHelene RipaWomen's KL356.8253 SF54.7352 FA52.4925

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Sweden qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements. In total, Sweden secured four quota places in road cycling.

Road AthleteEventTimeRankAnders BäckmanMen's road race H21:23:144Men's time trial H236:04.264Henrik MarvigMen's road race C31:51:487Men's time trial C343:13.1310Jessica EnfotWomen's road race H51:37:226Women's time trial H536:48.639

Equestrian The country earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method following the suspension of Russia, and France Finland not using one of their allocated spots. AthleteHorseEventFinalResultRankLouise Etzner JakobssonZernardIndividual Championship test grade III70.341Individual Freestyle test grade III73.650Anita JohnssonDear FriendIndividual Championship test grade Ia70.8708Individual Freestyle test grade Ia62.0508

Goalball

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSweden men'sMen's tournamentL 6–9W 12–6W 9–5W 6–32W 5–1L 2–7L 5–6ET4

Men's tournament The men's national team qualified after finishing in third place at the 2015 IBSA World Games in Seoul. Sweden's men enter the tournament ranked 13th in the world.

Squad

Preliminary round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Judo

Sweden have qualified one judoka for the Games.

AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNicolina PernheimWomen's 63 kgL 000–110Did not advancealign=center L 000–100Did not advance5

Paratriathlon

AthleteEventSwim (0.75 km)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRankShahrzad KiavashWomen's PT215.253.2044.412.2127.581:33:457

Sailing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Sweden qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the 2.4m event with a fifteenth-place finish overall and the fifth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Fia Fjelddahl.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Fia Fjelddahl2.4mR13151213128131211211112

Shooting

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Sweden earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R1 – 10m Air Rifle standing men SH1 event as a result of Jonas Jakobsson winning a gold medal. Jakobsson set a new European record of during qualifyingin the R1 event. Sweden qualified another shooter in the R7 – 50m rifle 3 positions Men SH1 event after Jakobsson won a gold medal in this event. Joackim Norberg earned the country another spot in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol Men SH1 event.

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Ellinor Axelsson Vaughn earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R5- Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 event. Håkan Gustafsson earned a second spot for Sweden at this competition in the R7- Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Lotta Helsinger claimed a third spot for Rio at this competition in the R8- Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Philip Jönsson earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 event.

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankEllinor Axelsson VaughnMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2627.526colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2625.716colspan=2 Did not advanceHåkan GustafssonMen's 10 m air rifle standing SH1614.210colspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH11123-25x17colspan=2 Did not advanceLotta HelsingerMixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1Did not startcolspan=2 Did not advanceWomen's 10 m air rifle standing SH1385.619colspan=2 Did not advanceWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1550-12x12colspan=2 Did not advanceMartin HällMen's 10 m air rifle standing SH1610.915colspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH11115-27x19colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1622.636colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1589.141colspan=2 Did not advanceJonas JacobssonMen's 10 m air rifle standing SH1615.59colspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH11138-39x10colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1623.734colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1614.411colspan=2 Did not advancePhilip JönssonMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2634.18 Qcolspan=2 83.08Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2632.45 Qcolspan=2 82.58Joackim NorbergMen's 10 m air pistol SH1557-13x13colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 25 m pistol SH1573-18x4 Q121 QG5Mixed 50 m pistol SH1520-4x16colspan=2 Did not advanceHåkan SköldMen's 10 m air pistol SH1551-12x23colspan=2 Did not advanceMixed 25 m pistol SH1531-7x27Did not advanceMixed 50 m pistol SH1517-4x20colspan=2 Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankKarl Forsman400 m freestyle S66:04.0910Did not advance100 m breaststroke SB51:33.471 Q1:34.27Mikael Fredriksson50 m freestyle S352.26 NR7 Q55.748200 m freestyle S3colspan=2 4:17.70 NR850 m backstroke S356.918 Q56.537150 m individual medley SM33:24.817 Q3:28.287Ludvig Nyrén100 m freestyle S1058.5519Did not advance400 m freestyle S104:24.9013Did not advance100 m butterfly S101:02.4311Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankPernilla Lindberg200 m freestyle S142:13.743 Q2:12.544100 m breaststroke SB141:23.887 Q1:23.427100 m backstroke S141:15.545 Q1:15.405200 m individual medley SM142:35.264 Q2:36.304Maja Reichard50 m freestyle S1131.052 Q30.76 ER100 m freestyle S111:11.986 Q1:10.536100 m backstroke S111:25.197 Q1:21.46 NR100 m butterfly S131:20.7017Did not advance100 m breaststroke SB11colspan=2 1:26.60200 m individual medley SM112:55.803 Q2:51.72 NRLina Watz50 m freestyle S1028.935 Q29.698100 m freestyle S101:05.7414Did not advance400 m freestyle S104:57.629Did not advance100 m backstroke S101:13.2710Did not advance100 m butterfly S101:14.5011Did not advance

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

Table tennis

Men AthleteEventGroupRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultEmil AnderssonSingles class 8L 2–3W 3–22 QW 3–1L 0–3Did not advanceLinus KarlssonW 3–2W 3–21 QW 3–1L 2–3Did not advanceVictor SjöqvistSingles class 3L 0–3L 0–33Did not advanceAlexander ÖhgrenW 3–1W 3–21 QL 0–3Did not advanceVictor SjöqvistAlexander ÖhgrenTeam class 3colspan=4 L 0–2Did not advance5Emil AnderssonLinus KarlssonTeam class 6–8colspan=3 align=center W 2–0W 2–1L 0–2

Women AthleteEventGroupRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAnna-Carin AhlquistSingles class 3W 3–0W 3–01 Qalign=center W 3–2L 1–3W 3–0Ingela LundbäckSingles class 5L 0–3W 3–02 Qalign=center W 3–0L 1–3L 1–34Anna-Carin AhlquistIngela LundbäckTeam class 4–5colspan=3 align=center W 2–1L 1–2L 1–24

Wheelchair rugby

Summary

Key:

TeamGroup StageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSwedenL 46–50L 44–54W 55–473Did not advanceL 42–566

Sweden qualified by reaching the final of the 2015 International Wheelchair Rugby Federation European Championship.

Team competition – one team of 12 players

Roster The following is the Sweden roster in the wheelchair rugby tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Name Class.Date of birth (age)ClubResidence Glenn Adaszak 0.5 Köping Hillbillies Kungsör Claes Bertilsson 0.5 Gothenburg Lions Andreas Collin 2.5 Rehab Alpin Västra Frölunda Thomas Eriksson 2.5 Nacka HI Tomas Hjert 2.5 Nacka HI Trångsund Stefan Jansson 1.0 Köping Hillbillies Järfälla Roger Lindberg 2.0 Köping Hillbillies Rickard Löfgren 0.5 Nacka HI Upplands Väsby Mikael Norlin 2.5 Malmö FIFH Malmö Loa Rissmar 3.0 Nacka HI Tobias Sandberg 3.5 Malmö FIFH Lidingö Lars Varnerud 1.5 Köping Hillbillies Preliminary round

Fifth place Match

Wheelchair tennis

Stefan Olsson and Dan Wallin have been selected by Sweden's Paralympic Committee. Stefan Olsson qualified via the standard qualification route, while Dan Wallin qualified via a Doubles World Ranking Allocation place.