Sweden at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Sweden sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

Sweden at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SWE
NPC	Swedish Parasports Federation
in Beijing
Flag bearer	Anders Olsson[1]
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Jonas Jacobsson	Shooting	Men's R1 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1
Gold	Jonas Jacobsson	Shooting	Men's R7 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1
Gold	Jonas Jacobsson	Shooting	Mixed R6 50m Free Rifle Prone SH1
Gold	Anders Olsson	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle S6
Gold	Anders Olsson	Swimming	Men's 400m freestyle S6
Silver	Josefin Abrahamsson	Table Tennis	Women's individual – Class 8
Silver	Johan Andersson	Wheelchair Tennis	Quad Singles
Silver	Stefan Olsson Peter Wikström	Wheelchair Tennis	Quad Doubles
Bronze	Viktoria Wedin	Shooting	Mixed R5 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2
Bronze	Fredrik Andersson	Table Tennis	Men's Individual – Class 9/10
Bronze	Jimmy Björkstrand Stefan Gahne Niklas Hultkvist Oskar Kuus Fatmir Seremeti Mikael Åkerberg	Goalball	Men's tournament
Bronze	Anders Olsson	Swimming	Men's 50m freestyle S6

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Anders Grönberg	Men's individual compound open	657	18	Simonelli (ITA) L 107–112	Did not advance
Håkan Törnström		675	10	Bye	Klich (CZE) L 103–106	Did not advance
Ann-Christin Nilsson	Women's individual compound open	641	6	Su (TUR) L 102–112	Did not advance
Zandra Reppe		658	2	Kamiya (JPN) L 106–107	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Position	Result	Position
Aron Andersson	800m T54	1:46.42	6	Did not advance
	1500m T54	3:21.00	7	Did not advance
	5000m T54	11:30.79	10	Did not advance
	Marathon T54	—		1:32:36	26
Per Jonsson	100m T13	11.71	6	Did not advance
	200m T13	23.73	8	Did not advance
Henrik Rüffel (companion: Cedric Schwartzler)	Marathon T12	—		2:57:50	22

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nathalie Nilsson	100m T13	14.01	4	Did not advance
	800m T13	2:32.76	8	Did not advance
Madelene Nordlund	100m T53	18.66	3 Q	18.40	7
	200m T53	32.66	5 q	32.31	8
	400m T53	DNS		Did not advance
	800m T53	—		DNS
Gunilla Wallengren	100m T54	31.23	3	Did not advance
	400m T54	57.48	5 q	58.20	8
	800m T54	1:56.43	4 q	1:50.09	6
	1500m T54	3:35.40	4	Did not advance

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Nathalie Nilsson	Long jump F13	4.43	11

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Classification	Event	Team Test		Championship Test		Freestyle Test
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Lotten Aronsson (Busy Lizzy)	Grade IV	Individual	61.857	10	64.839	6	68.362	6
Gabriella Löf (Oleander)	Grade III	Individual	60.231	6	56.960	11	65.055	9
Carolin Rutberg (Weltini)	Grade II	Individual	64.667	5	65.182	7	61.167	13

Goalball

Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Women

• Åsa Alverstedt
• Malin Gustavsson
• Maria Juliusson
• Josefine Jälmestål
• Sofia Naesström
• Anna Nilsson.

Preliminary

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
China (CHN)	7	6	1	0	21	7	14	19
United States (USA)	7	4	2	1	18	11	7	14
Denmark (DEN)	7	4	2	1	13	9	4	14
Sweden (SWE)	7	3	1	3	30	27	3	10
Canada (CAN)	7	2	3	2	15	13	2	9
Brazil (BRA)	7	2	1	4	21	24	-3	7
Japan (JPN)	7	2	0	5	8	16	-8	6
Germany (GER)	7	0	0	7	8	27	-19	0

7 September 13:00	Canada (CAN)	3–3	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Lena Bonke (DEN)
		(Report)	Jalmestal 2

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8 September 21:00	Sweden (SWE)	4–1	Japan (JPN)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Patricia Fras(SLO), Nejc Jakic (SLO)
	Gustavsson 2	(Report)

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9 September 18:00	Sweden (SWE)	1–2	Denmark (DEN)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Kari Rasanen (FIN), Keith Lound (GBR)
		(Report)	Ryding 2

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10 September 18:00	Sweden (SWE)	3–5	China (CHN)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Balint Benko (HUN), Lena Bonke (DEN)
	Gustavsson 2	(Report)	Wang 4

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11 September 13:00	Brazil (BRA)	4–5	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Claude Dagenais (CAN), Patrick Gafney (USA)
	Silva, Custodio 2	(Report)	Gustavsson 3

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12 September 19:00	Germany (GER)	5–10	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Lena Bonke (DEN), Kari Rasanen(FIN)
	Fischer, Schindler 2	(Report)	Gustavsson, Jalmestal 5

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13 September 11:00	United States (USA)	7–4	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Lena Bonke (DEN)
	Armbruster 2, Miller 5	(Report)	Gustavsson 3

Semifinal

14 September 10:00	China (CHN)	1–1 (3–2)	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Patrick Gafney (USA), Rudi Janssen (BEL)
	Wang 2	(Report)	Gustavsson 3

Bronze medal match

14 September 10:00	Denmark (DEN)	3–2	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Pieter Westerhout (NED),Patricia Fras (SLO)
	Vedsted 2	(Report)	Gustavsson 2

Men

• Jimmy Björkstrand
• Stefan Gahne
• Niklas Hultkvist
• Oskar Kuus
• Fatmir Seremeti
• Mikael Åkerberg

Preliminary

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
China (CHN)	5	4	0	1	57	25	32	12
Sweden (SWE)	5	4	0	1	41	30	11	12
Canada (CAN)	5	2	0	3	27	30	3	6
United States (USA)	5	2	0	3	16	37	-21	6
Iran (IRI)	5	2	0	3	29	34	-5	6
Brazil (BRA)	5	1	0	4	25	39	-14	3

7 September 10:00	Sweden (SWE)	8–6	Brazil (BRA)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: Patricia Fras (SLO), Balint Benko (HUN)
		(report)

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8 September 10:00	China (CHN)	13–8	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Pieter Westerhout (NED), Claude Dagenais (CAN)
		(Report)

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9 September 17:00	Sweden (SWE)	10–5	Iran (IRI)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Lena Bonke (DEN), Dan Parisi(USA)
	Hultqvist 6, Björkstrand 4	(Report)	Jalilvand 4

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10 September 20:00	Canada (CAN)	5–6	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Keith Lound (GBR), Patrick Gafney (USA)
	Caron 4	(Report)	Hultqvist 5

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11 September 17:00	Sweden (SWE)	9–1	United States (USA)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Allan Wareham (CAN)
	Björkstrand 6, Hultqvist 2	(Report)

Quarterfinal

12 September 10:00	Denmark (DEN)	2–4	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Eeva Sorkkila (FIN), Aurora Zanolin (ITA)
		(Report)	Hultqvist 3

Semifinal

13 September 19:00	Lithuania (LTU)	10–3	Sweden (SWE)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Clive Spencer (GBR), Pieter Westerhout (NED)
	Leonavicius 7, Montvydas 2	(Report)	Seremeti 2

Bronze medal match

14 September 18:00	Sweden (SWE)	5–2	United States (USA)	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Referees: Claude Dagenais (CAN), Eeva Sorkkila (FIN)
	Seremeti 2, Björkstrand 3	(Report)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Elvira Kivi	Women's -63 kg	Batsukh (MGL) W 1000–0010	Soazo (VEN) L 0120–0240	—		Quessandier (FRA) L 0000–1010	5
Nicolina Pernheim	Women's -70 kg	—	Ruvalcaba (MEX) L 0000–0200	—		Vermeulen (NED) L 0001–0113	5

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Carl-Gustaf Fresk Birgitta Jacobsson Nilén	SKUD 18[2]	6	(9)	4	4	7	(12)	3	5	9	7		45	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Jonas Jacobsson	10m Air Rifle Stand SH1	596 WR	1 Q	104.5	700.5 FWR
	50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1	1163 WR	1 Q	101.3	1264.3 FWR
	10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	598	13	Did not advance
	50m Free Rifle Prone SH1	592	1 Q	103.8	695.8
Håkan Gustavsson	10m Air Rifle Stand SH1	579	16	Did not advance
	50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1	1122	16	Did not advance
	10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	578	44	Did not advance
	50m Free Rifle Prone SH1	582	21	Did not advance
Kenneth Pettersson	10m Air Pistol SH1	558	16	Did not advance
	25m Sport Pistol SH1	554	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Lotta Helsinger	10m Air Rifle Stand SH1	386	8 Q	101.2	487.2	6
	50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1	568	6 Q	91.9	659.9	7
	10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	596	21	Did not advance
	50m Free Rifle Prone SH1	581	23	Did not advance
Viktoria Wedin	10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	600	1 Q	104.1	704.1
	10m Air Rifle Stand SH2	596	10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Christoffer Lindhe	50m freestyle S4	43.09	6 Q	42.75	6
	100m freestyle S4	1:32.98	3 Q	1:30.92	4
	200m freestyle S4	3:11.81	3 Q	3:11.84	4
Anders Olsson	50m freestyle S6	31.48	4 Q	31.07
	100m freestyle S6	1:07.68	1 Q	1:05.95 WR
	400m freestyle S6	5:00.41 WR	1 Q	4:48.31 WR
	200m individual medley SM6	3:03.35	3 Q	2:57.30	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jennie Ekström	50m freestyle S4	—		53.74	4
	100m freestyle S4	2:00.22	2 Q	2:00.68	6
	150m individual medley SM4	—		3:55.59	5
Lalita Loureiro	50m butterfly S7	39.47	3 Q	38.55	4
	100m breaststroke SB6	1:59.00	5	Did not advance
	200m individual medley SM7	3:33.05	5	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Group			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Fredrik Andersson	Singles – C9/10	Baroncelli (ITA) W 3–0	Cardona (ESP) W 3–0	—	Fraczyk (AUT) W 3–0	Ruiz Reyes (ESP) W 3–2	Ma (CHN) L 0–3	Last (NED) W 3–1
Ernst Bolldén	Singles – Class 4/5	Ank (BRA) W 3–0	Lin (TPE) W 3–0	—	Saleh (EGY) L 2–3	Did not advance
Simon Itkonen	Singles – Class 6	Thainiyom (THA) L 0–3	Blok (NED) L 2–3	Jensen (DEN) L 1–3	Did not advance
Linus Karlsson	Singles – Class 9/10	Gáspár (SVK) W 3–1	Last (NED) L 0–3	Did not advance
Örjan Kylevik	Singles – Class 3	Chan (GBR) W 3–0	Piñas (ESP) L 1–3	Did not advance
Örjan Kylevik Ernst Bolldén	Team – Class 4-5	—			Slovakia W 3–0	South Korea L 2–3	Did not advance
Linus Karlsson Fredrik Andersson	Team – Class 9-10	—			Italy W 3–0	China L 2–3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Group			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Josefin Abrahamsson	Singles – Class 8	Janeckova (CZE) W 3–1	Kamkasomphou (FRA) L 0–3	Barbušová (SVK) W 3–0	—		Zhang (CHN) W 3–2	Kamkasomphou (FRA) L 0–3
Anna-Carin Ahlquist	Singles – Class 3	Moll (RSA) W 3–1	Fillou (FRA) L 2–3	Brunelli (ITA) W 3–1	Did not advance
Marléen Bengtsson-Kovacs	Singles – Class 8	Mairie (FRA) L 0–3	Zhang (CHN) L 0–3	Rodrigues (BRA) W 3–0	Did not advance
Ingela Lundbäck	Singles – Class 5	Tsai (TPE) W 3–0	Passos (BRA) W 3–0	Ren (CHN) L 0–3	Did not advance
Ingela Lundbäck Anna-Carin Ahlquist	Team – Class 4-5	—			Poland W 3–1	China L 2–3	Did not advance

Wheelchair basketball

Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

• Men:

Enoch Ablorh, Joachim Gustavsson, Hussein Haidari, Peter Kohlström, Joakim Lindén, Patrik Nylander, Tomas Åkerberg, Niclas Larsson, Per Byquist, Dan Wallin, Thomas Larsson, Robin Meng.

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
Canada (CAN)	5	5	0	0	372	276	96	15
Iran (IRI)	5	3	0	2	357	344	13	9
Germany (GER)	5	2	0	3	322	292	30	6
Japan (JPN)	5	2	0	3	265	319	-54	6
Sweden (SWE)	5	2	0	3	305	305	0	6
South Africa (RSA)	5	1	0	4	282	367	-85	3

Group A

September 7 11:15

(Report)

Japan (JPN)

49–61

Sweden (SWE)

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Attendance: 1200 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)

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September 8 15:30

(Report)

Sweden (SWE)

66–92

Iran (IRI)

Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Attendance: 1376 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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September 9 18:30

(Report)

Canada (CAN)

62–52

Sweden (SWE)

Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Attendance: 8162 Referees: Gabriele Caligiuri (AUS)

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September 10 11:15

(Report)

Sweden (SWE)

58–64

South Africa (RSA)

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Attendance: 7262 Referees: Sergio Giordano (CAN)

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September 11 13:30

(Report)

Germany (GER)

78–72

Sweden (SWE)

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Antonia Gomez Ruf (ESP)

Classification 9TH-12TH

September 12 09:00

(Report)

Brazil (BRA)

75–56

Sweden (SWE)

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)

Classification 11TH-12TH

September 14 15:45

(Report)

Sweden (SWE)

63–45

China (CHN)

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Jorg-Ulrich Otto (GER)

Wheelchair tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Stefan Olsson	Men's singles	Yusuf (NGR) W 2–0	Tenhunen (FIN) W 2–0	Peifer (FRA) W 2–0	Kunieda (JPN) L 0–2	Did not advance
Peter Wikström		Jaroszewski (POL) W 2–0	Dobbie (AUS) W 2–0	Houdet (FRA) L 0–2	Did not advance
Johan Andersson	Quad Singles	—		Poppen (USA) W 2–0	Timmermans (NED) W 2–0	Wagner (USA) W 2–1	Norfolk (GBR) L 0–2
Christer Jansson		—		Kimura (JPN) L 1–2	Did not advance
Stefan Olsson Peter Wikström	Men's doubles	—		Hinson / Moran (USA) W 2–0	Stuurman / Ammerlaan (NED) W 2–0	Kunieda / Saida (JPN) W 2–1	Houdet / Jeremaiasz (FRA) L 0–2
Johan Andersson Christer Jansson	Quad doubles	—			Kramer / Weinberg (ISR) L 0–2	Did not advance

See also

• Sweden at the Paralympics
• Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee
• Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet - Beijing 2008