Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Sweden at the Paralympic Games

Flag of Sweden
IPC code  SWE
NPC Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
Competitors 24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Jens Kask[1]
Medals
Rank: 19		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
2		 Total
2
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Sweden sent 24 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.[2]

Medalists

The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Jalle Jungnell (skip)
Anette Wilhelm
Glenn Ikonen
Patrik Burman
Patrik Kallin (alternate) 		Wheelchair curling Mixed
 Bronze Zebastian Modin Cross-country skiing Sprint visually impaired

Alpine skiing

Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Time Rank
Linnea Ottosson Eide Giant slalom sitting 1:40.39 Did Not Finish
Slalom sitting 1:35.40 1:21.35 2:56.75 9
Petter Ledin Super-G sitting Did Not Finish
Giant slalom sitting Did Not Finish
Simon Jacobsen Giant slalom sitting Did Not Finish
Slalom sitting 1:09.56 1:16.17 2:25.73 30

Biathlon

Athlete Events Final
Real time Missed shots Factor % Finish time Rank
Håkan Axelsson Men's 2 × 3km pursuit visually impaired 13:56.81 3+4 98 16:00.07 14
Zebastian Modin Men's 2 × 3km pursuit visually impaired Did Not Start

Cross-country skiing

Athlete Event Final
Time Calculated Time Rank
Håkan Axelsson 10 km visually impaired 33:53.2 33:12.5 12
20 km visually impaired Did Not Finish
Zebastian Modin 10 km visually impaired 34:53.7 30:21.5 9
20 km visually impaired 1:08:50.4 58:30.8 11
Stina Sellin 5 km standing 19:28.1 17:54.7 4
15 km standing 1:00:51.3 59:01.8 10
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualifying Semifinal Final
Total Calculated Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zebastian Modin Sprint visually impaired 3:49.33 3:19.52 2 Q 3:50.0 1 Q 3:50.2
Håkan Axelsson Sprint visually impaired 3:44.89 3:40.39 16 Did Not Advance 16
Stina Sellin Sprint standing 4:49.85 4:25.27 7 Q 4:56.9 4 Did Not Advance 7

Ice sledge hockey

Sweden's Ice Sledge Hockey team, at the UBC Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver.

The Swedish ice sledge hockey team qualified by winning the qualifier tournament.[3]

Squad list Group stage (Pool B)[4] Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
From:

Aron Andersson
Magnus Carlsson
Dedjo Engmark
Marcus Holm
Niklas Ingvarsson
Jens Kask
Per Kasperi
Albin Lindell
Rasmus Lundgren
Ulf Nilsson
Niklas Rakos
Dan Svensson
Anders Wistrand

  
Norway
L 2–1		 5 South Korea
L 1–2		 Italy
L 4–0		 8
 
Canada
L 10–1
 
Italy
W 0–1

Wheelchair curling

The Swedish team qualified for the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling tournament based on their performance in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.[5]

Squad list[6] Round robin[7] Tie-breaker Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Rank

Jalle Jungnell (skip)
Anette Wilhelm
Glenn Ikonen
Patrik Burman
Patrik Kallin (alternate)
Coach: Tomas Nordin

 Switzerland
L 6–7		 4 Italy
W 5–6		 Canada
L 5–10		 United States
W 7–5
South Korea
L 4–8
Italy
L 1–9
Norway
W 4–6
Canada
W 8–4
United States
W 4–6
Great Britain
W 7–6
Japan
L 8–7
Germany
W 3–10

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 12 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Swedish Paralympics troop nominated". Svenska handikappidrottsförbundet. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Sweden and Korea qualify for Vancouver 2010". International Paralympic Committee. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Ice Sledge Hockey Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Paralympic Qualification". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  6. ↑ "Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games Wheelchair Curling Competition Teams - Confirmed" (PDF). World Curling Federation. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Wheelchair Curling Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

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