Emil Andersson (table tennis)
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| Born | 29 April 1993 (age 31)[1] Arboga, Sweden[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Orebro, Sweden[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | Class 8[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emil Andersson (born 29 April 1993) is a Swedish male table tennis parasportist competing at singles (class 8) and team events (class 6-8).[1][2]
Andersson participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won a bronze medal at the men's singles class 8. Andersson and Linus Karlsson won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, playing against the Ukrainian team at the men's team class 6-8 finals.[3]
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Andersson finished 5th in the men's singles MS8 event and 5th in the men's doubles MD18 event.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "ANDERSSON Emil". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Emil Andersson". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ Norlindh, Niclas (16 September 2016). "Silver för Sveriges bordtennisherrar: "Rätt nöjda"" [Silver for Sweden's table tennis men: "Pretty satisfied"]. Paralympics.se (in Swedish). Swedish Parasports Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Emil Andersson at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Emil Andersson at the International Paralympic Committee
- Emil Andersson at Parasport.se (in Swedish)
- Emil Andersson at Paralympics.se (archived) (in Swedish)
- Emil Andersson at Handikappidrott.se (archived) (in Swedish)
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