Sweden at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Sweden will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, which will take place from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This will be their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Sweden at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SWE |
NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | |
Competitors | 19 in 7 sports |
Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Archery
Sweden collected one quota place at the 2019 Para Archery World Championships held in Den Bosch, Netherlands.[1]
Cycling
Sweden is scheduled to compete in cycling (male and female road events) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Equestrian
Sweden sent four athlete after qualified.[2]
Shooting
Sweden qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after their results at the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships and the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup.[3]
The athletes that qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics are Bang Yu-jeong, Joackim Norberg, Håkan Gustafsson, Philip Jonsson and Anna Normann.
Swimming
Two Swedish swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[4][5]
Table tennis
Anna-Carin Ahlquist, Carl Ohgren, Emil Andersson & Ingela Lundbäck qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
References
- Wells, Chris (10 June 2019). "23 countries collect Tokyo 2020 Paralympic quota places at World Championships". World Archery. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- "Cheongju 2018 Live Results". www.paralympic.org. 30 August 2018.
- "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.