Ernst Bolldén

Ernst Olov Bolldén (28 September 1966^[1] – 30 April 2012) was a Swedish wheelchair table tennis player.^[2] 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.^[3] He won another bronze in the men's team event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

FullnameErnst Olov Bolldén

Nationality Sweden

Born(1966-09-28)28 September 1966

Njutånger, Sweden

Died30 April 2012(2012-04-30) (aged 45)

Sweden

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Ernst Bolldén

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Full name	Ernst Olov Bolldén
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1966-09-28)28 September 1966 Njutånger, Sweden
Died	30 April 2012(2012-04-30) (aged 45) Sweden
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Medal record Representing  Sweden Men's wheelchair table tennis Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta Teams class 4–5 1996 Atlanta Singles class 5 2000 Sydney Teams class 5 World Championships 1990 Assen Singles class 5 2006 Montreux Singles class 5 1998 Paris Teams class 5 2002 Taipei Open singles in wheelchair 2002 Taipei Teams class 5 2006 Montreux Open singles standing 1990 Assen Teams class 5 1998 Paris Open singles in wheelchair 2006 Montreux Teams class 5 European Championships 1991 Salou Singles class 5 1995 Hillerod Singles class 5 1997 Stockholm Singles class 5 1995 Hillerod Teams class 5 2009 Genoa Teams class 4 1999 Piestany Open singles in wheelchair 2003 Zagreb Singles class 5 2003 Zagreb Teams class 5 2009 Genoa Singles class 5

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Bolldén was born in Njutånger, Sweden. He had a twin brother and two older brothers.^[4] Bolldén became paralysed from the waist and down in a schoolyard accident in Iggesund in 1979.^[5]

In July 2011, he was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer. Bolldén died on 30 April 2012.^[5] He was 45.