KARLSSON Linus

Date of Birth: 4 Jul 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 8

Place of birth: GRASTORP

Birth Country:

Sweden

Place of residence : GRASTORP

Residence Country:

Sweden

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Team - Class 8 SWE Sweden	5
	Men's Singles - Class 8	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Men's Singles - Class 8 Group G #14 SWE KARLSSON LKARLSSON Linus Sport Class: 8 3 CHN YE CQYE Chao Qun Sport Class: 8 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1	Men's Singles - Class 8 Group G #19 SWE KARLSSON LKARLSSON Linus Sport Class: 8 3 BRA GUARNIERI MANARA LGUARNIERI MANARA Luiz Filipe Sport Class: 8 1	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles - Class 8 Round of 16 #23 GBR McKIBBIN AMcKIBBIN Aaron Sport Class: 8 3 SWE KARLSSON LKARLSSON Linus Sport Class: 8 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1	Men's Team - Class 8 Quarterfinal 2 #1 FRA France 2 SWE Sweden 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Team - Classes 6-8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	Singles - Class 8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	Team - Class 9-10	2008	Beijing, CHN
6	Team - Class 9-10	2012	London, GBR
9	Singles - Class 9	2012	London, GBR
11	Singles - Classes 9-10	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
1	Team - Class 8	2017	Bratislava, SVK
5	Team - Class 10	2010	Gwangju, KOR
7	Team - Class 9-10	2014	Beijing, CHN
9	Singles - Class 9	2014	Beijing, CHN
9	Men's Open Standing	2010	Gwangju, KOR
13	Singles - Class 8	2018	Lasko, SLO
13	Singles - Class 9	2010	Gwangju, KOR
European Championships
2	Team - Class 8	2017	Lasko, SLO
3	Singles - Class 8	2017	Lasko, SLO

Linkan (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

Languages spoken:

Vasters BTK [Motala, SWE]

Daniel Ellermann [national], SWE

2006 for Sweden, in Piest'any, Slovakia (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

In March 2019 he sustained a hamstring injury. (parasportgbg.se, 07 Aug 2019)

He took up the sport in 2002 in Sweden. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

He followed his friends into the sport. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas Lidstrom, US singer Bruce Springsteen. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

His family. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"Do your best, regardless of the situation." (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

He and doubles partner Emil Andersson were named 2020 Team of the Year at the Swedish Para Sports Gala. (via.tt.se, 12 Apr 2021)

General Interest

Classification
TT8 (ITTF, 08 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome in his left leg, which affects his mobility. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016; stats.ipttc.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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