Jonas Larsen

Denmark

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S5, SB3, SM4

Further personal information

Residence

Valby, DEN

Occupation

Auditor

Languages

Danish, English

Higher education

Business Studies - Copenhagen Business School: Denmark

Sport specific information

Club / Team

Farum Svommeklub: Denmark

International debut

Year

2009

Competing for

Denmark

Tournament

European Championships

Location

Reykjavík, ISL

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning bronze in the S4 150m individual medley at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.org, 19 Feb 2018)

Awards and honours

He suffered from glandular fever in July 2015. The illness disrupted his preparations for the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (svoem.dk, 08 Jul 2015)

He was flag bearer for Denmark at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (dr.dk, 08 Sep 2012)

Ambitions

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 19 Feb 2018)

Impairment

He has underdeveloped hips due to proximal femoral focal deficiency [PFFD]. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5	Heat 1	2012-08-30	7
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5	Final Round	2012-09-01	9999
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5	Heat 1	2012-09-01	5
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Final Round	2012-09-02	6
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Heat 2	2012-09-02	4
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Final Round	2012-09-06	7
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Heat 1	2012-09-06	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2012-09-08	5

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5	Heat 1	2013-08-13	6
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5	Final 1	2013-08-13	5
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Final 1	2013-08-14	6
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Heat 1	2013-08-14	6
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Final 1	2013-08-17	3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5	Final 1	2013-08-18	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2013-08-18	7

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Heat 2	2015-07-13	7
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Final 1	2015-07-13	7
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2015-07-15	14
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Heat 1	2015-07-15	4
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Final 1	2015-07-15	4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2015-07-17	11
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2015-07-19	12

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 200 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2016-09-08	7
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Final Round	2016-09-12	3
Men's 150 m Individual Medley SM4	Heat 1	2016-09-12	1
Men's 50 m Freestyle S5	Heat 1	2016-09-12	5
Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB3	Heat 2	2016-09-14	6
Men's 50 m Backstroke S5	Heat 1	2016-09-16	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S5	Heat 2	2016-09-17	6