Philip Jönsson Explained

Philip Jönsson
Birth Date:1994 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Mariestad, Sweden
Country:Sweden
Sport:Sport shooting

Philip Jönsson (born 28 March 1994)[1] is a Swedish Paralympic sport shooter. He won the gold medal in the mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3] This was also the first medal for Sweden at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Jönsson also represented Sweden at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he qualified for two finals, finishing 8th in both. He was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at the Swedish Parasport Awards.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Philip Jönsson. 30 August 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  2. News: Houston. Michael. 30 August 2021. Lekhara wins India's first-ever Paralympic shooting gold at Tokyo 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 30 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Shooting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905081042/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/SHO/PG2020-_SHO_B99_SHO-------------------------------.pdf. 5 September 2021. 19 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  4. Web site: Philip Jönsson siktar på att bli årets nykomling . Sveriges Radio . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405161506/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6622212 . 5 April 2023 . Swedish . 3 February 2017 . live.

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