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Aron Anderson
Birthname:Aron Karl Riggert Anderson
Birth Date:26 January 1988
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation:Athlete, motivational speaker, adventurer

Aron Karl Riggert Anderson (born 26 January 1988) is a Swedish adventurer, motivational speaker and a paralympian-athlete. Anderson was the first wheelchair user to summit Sweden's highest mountain, Kebnekaise, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Biography

In January 1996, Anderson and his parents were told by doctors he had cancer in his lower back.[1] He was treated with chemotherapy and radiation throughout 1996 and early 1997.[2] The treatments did not work, and in late 1997 the cancer was removed surgically, at which time Anderson lost function in both legs.[2] [3]

He competes as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2022, which is broadcast by TV4.[4] He is also the first dancer to use a wheelchair on the show.[5]

Athletics

Aron Anderson became a para-athlete in three different sports, sailing, athletics and sledge-hockey and has participated in four Paralympic Games.[6] Between 1999 and 2005, he competed in sailing, he stopped competing after the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece.[7] He instead started fully competing in athletics and sledge-hockey.[7]

In 2012, he was forced to stop competing in athletics as he had to undergo a hip operation which made it impossible for him to compete at elite level.[8] He also stopped playing sledge-hockey after the World Championships in 2013, to set his mind on only adventures and lecturing.[9]

Adventuring

On 1 August 2013, he was the first wheelchair user to climb to the top of Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain,[8] using crutches and "crawling" with his arms. He is also the first person in a wheelchair to have climbed to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.[8] The expedition was led by adventurer Johan Ernst Nilson.[10] He reached the peak at 15.00 (CET) on 1 August 2013.[11] In 2014, he decided to complete a Swedish Classic, in which he competed in and finished the long-distance endurance events of Vasaloppet, Vätternrundan, Vansbrosimmet and the Lidingöloppet during one year, this also as the first wheelchair user.[12] On 7 August 2015, he swam in 14 degree water for 37 kilometers over the sea of Åland between Grissleham to Åland, a swim that took him 13 hours to complete.[13] In 2019, Anderson competed in the competition show Vinnarskallar which was broadcast on TV4, where he competed against other Swedish para-athletes.[14] He won the show.[15] He has also skied through Antarctica, a monthlong journey and the first person in a wheelchair to do it.[16] [17] [18] In December 2018, Anderson joined with singer Peg Parnevik to be ambassadors for Musikhjälpen which was broadcast on SVT and on radio for Sveriges Radio.[19]

Anderson works as a motivational speaker.[20] [21] He is also an ambassador for Barncancerfonden, a children's cancer foundation, and has through his adventures also helped to raise money for the cause.[22] [17] In 2017, Anderson presented an episode of the radio show Sommar i P1, speaking about his struggles and successes in life.[23] [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patients acting as consumers, demanding more ease, better tools. 25 April 2019. MobiHealthNews. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426032205/https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/patients-acting-consumers-demanding-more-ease-better-tools. 26 April 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Aron Andersson tar rullstolen med sig till toppen. Lokalnytt. 28 April 2019. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420001054/https://www.lokalnytt.se/artiklar/141/aron-andersson-tar-rullstolen-med-sig-till-toppen. live.
  3. Web site: How Paralyzed Adventurer Aron Anderson Climbs Mountains . https://web.archive.org/web/20171225013609/https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/how-paralyzed-adventurer-aron-anderson-climbs-mountains-w512708/ . dead . 25 December 2017 . McCoy . Jenny . 27 November 2017 . mensjournal.com . 28 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Här är alla deltagarna i årets "Let's dance". Johan. Lindqvist. 27 February 2022. Göteborgs-Posten. 27 March 2022. 13 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230813090849/https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/let-s-dance-2022-h%C3%A4r-%C3%A4r-alla-deltagarna-som-dansar-i-tv4-1.66783811. live.
  5. News: Aron Anderson hyllad för insats i "Let's Dance". 19 March 2022. 27 March 2022. Svenska Dagbladet. 1 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401022913/https://www.svd.se/a/a7owXM/aron-anderson-hyllad-for-insats-i-let-s-dance. live.
  6. News: Aron tillhör världseliten – i tre idrotter. Anders. Lindblad. Svenska Dagbladet . 24 April 2004. SvenskaDagbladet. 28 April 2019. www.svd.se. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322111518/http://www.svd.se/aron-tillhor-varldseliten-i-tre-idrotter. 22 March 2016. live.
  7. Web site: Från Paralympics till Lilla Sportspegeln. TT. Göteborgsposten. 9 February 2016 . 28 April 2019. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420001040/https://www.gp.se/sport/fr%C3%A5n-paralympics-till-lilla-sportspegeln-1.24931. live.
  8. Web site: Aron Anderson – Sommar & Vinter i P1. Sveriges. Radio. Sveriges Radio. August 2017 . 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503231949/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/927236%3Fprogramid%3D2071. 3 May 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Östersund arrangerar kälkhockey-VM – Svenska Handikappidrottsforbundet. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526172607/http://www.shif.se/Nyheter/Nyheterfranforbundet/Ostersundarrangerarkalkhockey-VM/. dead. 26 May 2015. 26 May 2015. Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet. 28 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Aron bestiger Europas högsta berg – i rullstol. 3 July 2014. Nyheter24. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520034602/https://nyheter24.se/nyheter/inrikes/772143-aron-bestiger-europas-hogsta-berg-i-rullstol. 20 May 2019. live.
  11. Web site: Här är fem saker du vill veta om idrottaren Aron Anderson. 5 March 2019. Nyheter24. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306133618/https://nyheter24.se/nyheter/923554-har-ar-fem-saker-du-vill-veta-om-idrottaren-aron-anderson. 6 March 2019. live.
  12. Web site: Klassikern under 24 timmar – i rullstol. 29 September 2014. Runner's World. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506214759/https://runnersworld.se/grattis-aron-andersson/. 6 May 2019. live.
  13. Web site: Aron Anderson simmade till Åland – ICA Hälsa. ICA.se. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802204144/https://www.ica.se/halsa/artikel/aron-anderson-simmade-till-aland/. 2 August 2017. live.
  14. Web site: Aron Anderson om cancern och att aldrig ge upp – Vinnarskallar – tv4.se. tv4.se. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402160424/https://www.tv4.se/vinnarskallar/klipp/aron-anderson-om-cancern-och-att-aldrig-ge-upp-11977772. 2 April 2019. live.
  15. https://www.tv4.se/vinnarskallar/klipp/här-koras-vinnaren-av-vinnarskallar-2019-11982853 Här koras vinnaren av Vinnarskallar
  16. News: Aron Anderson the first person to reach the South Pole in a wheelchair – Radio Sweden. Sveriges. Radio. Sveriges Radio. 22 December 2016 . 14 June 2019. 23 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223180500/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6594243. live.
  17. Web site: Wheelchair Racer Aron Anderson Has Another Mountain to Climb. Elaine. Glusac. 25 September 2017. The New York Times. 28 April 2019. NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331161946/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/travel/wheelchair-racer-aron-anderson-travel.html. 31 March 2019. live.
  18. Web site: Swedish man claims to be first to reach South Pole in a wheelchair after 300km trek. Our Foreign. Staff. 22 December 2016. The Daily Telegraph. 28 April 2019. www.telegraph.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514112101/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/22/swedish-man-claims-first-reach-south-pole-wheelchair-400-mile/. 14 May 2017. live.
  19. News: Peg Parnevik och Aron Anderson är årets ambassadörer – Musikhjälpen. Sveriges. Radio. Sveriges Radio. 26 November 2018 . 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080017/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=3946&artikel=7093105. 3 April 2019. live.
  20. Web site: Strategic Tech Coaching: EP – 32 Aron Anderson adventurer, speaker and entrepreneur . 14 June 2019 . strategictechcoaching.libsyn.com.
  21. https://www.laraforlivet.se/föreläsare-aron-anderson Föreläsare Aron Anderson
  22. Web site: Facebook-klick hjälpte Aron att dra in 246 000 kronor till Barncancerfonden. Barncancerfonden. 28 April 2019. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420001037/https://www.barncancerfonden.se/press/facebook-klick-hjalpte-aron-att-dra-in-246-000-kronor-till-barncancerfonden/. live.
  23. News: This year's Sommar radio hosts announced – Radio Sweden. Radio. Sveriges. Sveriges Radio. 14 June 2017 . 14 June 2019. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021142606/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6717336. live.
  24. Web site: Aron Anderson – Sommar & Vinter i P1. Radio. Sveriges. Sveriges Radio. August 2017 . 14 June 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503231949/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/927236%3Fprogramid%3D2071. live.

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