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]

Philip Jönsson
Personal information
Born (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)
Mariestad, Sweden
Sport
CountrySweden
SportShooting para sport
Disability classSH2

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Philip Jönsson". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b Houston, Michael (30 August 2021). "Lekhara wins India's first-ever Paralympic shooting gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Shooting Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Philip Jönsson siktar på att bli årets nykomling". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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