Viktoria Wedin

Sweden

Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Impaired muscle power

Classification

SH2

Further personal information

Residence

Stockholm, SWE

Occupation

Administrator

Languages

Swedish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She has been an elite shooter since 1993.

Why this sport?

"My father wanted me to try a sport that he understood. He did not like horses, or swimming, so it had to be shooting. At first I did not like it, but then it began to go very well."

Club / Team

Djuro SSF: Sweden

Name of coach

Marcus Aberg [national]

Coach from which country?

Sweden

General interest

Nicknames

Vicki (mynewsdesk.com, 16 Mar 2010)

Hobbies

Shopping, spending time with friends. (vakanser.se, 04 Feb 2014)

Hero / Idol

Swedish high jumper Kajsa Bergqvist. (st.nu, 21 Dec 2005)

Awards and honours

In 2005 she became the first para-athlete to win Swedish newspaper Sundsvalls Tidning's ST Trophy award. (st.nu, 21 Dec 2005)

Impairment

She was born with a muscle impairment. (vakanser.se, 04 Feb 2014)

Other information

BREAK
She took a break from competitive shooting in 2012, but she returned to the sport in 2014. (nvp.se, 26 Jan 2014)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event	Unit	Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	Preliminary	4
Mixed Air Rifle 3x40 SH2	Preliminary	10
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	Final Round	6
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	Preliminary	5
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	Final Round	4

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	Final Round	3
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	Qualification	1
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	Qualification	10

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	Final Round	7
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	Preliminary	6
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	Final Round	3
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	Preliminary	2