Sweden at the 2000 Summer Paralympics explained
| Npc: | SWE |
| Npcname: | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Location: | Sydney |
| Competitors: | 88 |
| Sports: | 12 |
| Flagbearer: | Håkan Ericsson[1] |
| Rank: | 29 |
| Gold: | 5 |
| Silver: | 6 |
| Bronze: | 10 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Sweden competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October 2000.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|
| | | Men's singles class 6 |
| | | Men's free rifle 3×40 SH1 |
| | | Mixed free rifle prone SH1 |
| | | Mixed air rifle prone SH2 |
| | | Mixed air rifle standing SH2 |
| | | Men's 100 m T54 |
| | | Men's 800 m T51 |
| | | Women's 200 m T53 |
| | | Women's 400 m T53 |
| | | Men's 1500 m T52 |
| | | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB5 |
| | | Men's singles class 10 |
| | | Women's 400 m T54 |
| | | Men's 200 m T54 |
| | | Men's teams class 5 |
| | | Men's long jump F42 |
| | | Men's air rifle standing SH1 |
| | | Mixed air rifle prone SH1 |
| | | Men's singles class 6 |
| | | Women's team |
| | | Men's team | |
Competitors
At the 200 Paralympic Games Sweden sent 88 athletes competing for medals in 17 disciplines.[2]
Archery
See main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Roger Eriksson
- Siv Thulin
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Thomas Brandhild (F37 Discus, Shot put)
- Magnus Bärtfors (T20 1500m)
- Sofia Dettmann (T54 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m)
- Håkan Ericsson (T54, 100m, 200m, 400m)
- Klas Ersson (F20 High jump)
- Viktor Göransson (F42 Long jump, F42 100m)
- Tim Johansson (T51 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m)
- Christer Lenander (T38 100m, 200m)
- Andreas Nordin (F13 Discus, Shot put, Javelin)
- Kasper Nordlinder (T37 1500m, 5000m)
- Madelene Nordlund (T53 200m, 400m, 800m, 5000m, marathon)
- Hakan Sahlberg (F20 Javelin, Shot put)
- Per Vesterlund (T52 800m, 1500m, 5000m)
- Emil Oestberg (T13 5000m)
Equestrian
- Kerstin Englund Ida Gustafsson
- Helena Hagberg Ida Landahl Sahra Rydh
Goalball
See main article: Goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
Men
- Jimmy Björkstrand
- Niklas Hultqvist
- Torsten Karlsson
- Boris Samuelsson
- Mikael Stahl
- Niklas Wetterström
Women
- Helena Gustavsson
- Malin Gustavsson
- Josefine Jälmestål
- Anna Nilsson
- Lena Saarensalo
- Sarah Winberg
Powerlifting
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Jonas Celin (men's 56 kg)
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Carl-Gustaf Fresk (sonar)
- Lars Bagge (sonar)
- Jan-Olof Edbom (sonar)
- Lars Löfström (sonar)
- Claes Hultling (2.4 mR)
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Jonas Jacobsson Thomas Johansson Anders Lundvall Kenneth Pettersson Björn Samuelsson
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Karin Bergek
- Daniel Bergström Sandra Erikson Stefan Larsson David Lega Nora Prochazka Alex Racoveanu Simon Åhlstad
Table tennis
See main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Fredrik Andersson
- Jan-Christer Gustavsson
- Simon Itkonen Jörgen Johansson
- Mattias Karlsson
- Örjan Kylevik
Wheelchair basketball
See main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Enoch Ablorh
- Lars-Gunnar Andersson
- Gunnar Berglund Daniel Flensburg
- Joachim Gustavsson Hussein Haidari Per Jameson Peter Kohlström Per Uhlen Christian Wapner Stefan Wegeborn Thomas Åkerberg
Wheelchair rugby
See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Tomas Engblom
- Thomas Eriksson Magnus Gunnarsson Ulf Josefsson Per-Arne Kulle Kristoffer Lindberg Andreas Lundgren Jan-Owe Mattsson
- Jesper Nilsson
- Magnus Olers Loa Rissmar Haci Sak
Wheelchair tennis
See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Andreas Westman
- Peter Wikström
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Fanbärare - Svenska Parasportförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté . 2016-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161008215910/http://www.paralympics.se/OmParalympics/Statistik/Fanbarare . 2016-10-08 .
- Web site: I morgon börjar festen – igen . 17 October 2000. 20 September 2015. sv. aftonbladet.se.
