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Sweden at the Paralympics

Sweden at the
Paralympics
IPC codeSWE
NPCSwedish Parasports Federation
Medals
Gold
263
Silver
268
Bronze
222
Total
753
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Sweden first competed at the Paralympic Games in 1960, at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.[1] Sweden first won a medal at the Paralympics in 1964, at the Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Sweden was also the host country of the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games, in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik.

Medals

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See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Multi-medalists

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Swedish athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five or more medals of any colour.

Summer Paralympics

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No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Jonas Jacobsson  Shooting 1980-2016 10 M 17 4 9 30
2 Magdalena Tjernberg  Swimming 1984-1988 2 F 10 3 0 13
3 Annelie Ahrenstrand  Swimming 1980-1984 2 F 9 1 0 10
4 Anders Olsson  Swimming 2004-2012 3 M 3 1 3 7
5 Håkan Ericsson  Athletics 1988-1992, 2000 3 M 1 4 4 9
6 Maja Reichard  Swimming 2012-2016 2 F 1 2 2 5

Winter Paralympics

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No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Gunilla Ahren  Alpine skiing 1984-1988 2 F 4 1 1 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Handikappidrotts Historiska Föreningen (HIHF) Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (Swedish), handikappidrott.se
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC". Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.