Ernst Bolldén
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| ||
| Men's wheelchair table tennis | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1996 Atlanta | Teams class 4–5 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1996 Atlanta | Singles class 5 |
| | 2000 Sydney | Teams class 5 |
Ernst Olov Bolldén (28 September 1966 – 30 April 2012) was a Swedish wheelchair table tennis player. He represented Sweden at every Summer Paralympics from 1988 to 2004 and won medals for para table tennis. He was on the gold-winning Swedish team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics and won a bronze in men's singles at that same Games.[1] He won another bronze in the men's team event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
Bolldén was born in Njutånger, Sweden. He had a twin brother and two older brothers.[2] Bolldén became paralysed from the waist and down in a schoolyard accident in Iggesund in 1979.[3]
In July 2011, he was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer. Bolldén died on 30 April 2012.[3] He was 45.
References
- ↑ Para Table Tennis profile
- ↑ Sveriges Befolkning 1970 (Swedish Census 1970).
- 1 2 http://svt.se/2.126217/1.2789604/ernst_bollden_ar_dod
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