Andreas Skår Bjørnstad

Andreas Skår Bjørnstad (also written as: Andreas Skaar Bjornstad, born 14 April 1997) is a Norwegian Paralympic swimmer with cerebral palsy.[1] He represented Norway at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres freestyle S7 event.[1] He qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Andreas Skår Bjørnstad
Andreas Skår Bjørnstad in 2016
Personal information
Born (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS7
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Norway
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle S7
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 400 m freestyle S7
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 100 m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dublin 400 m freestyle S7

References
  1. "Andreas Skaar Bjornstad". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "Ett år til Paralympics i Tokyo: Dette er de største norske medaljehåpene". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.


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