Ernst Bolldén

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

Personal information
Native nameErnst Olov Bolldén
Nationality Sweden
Born(1966-09-28)28 September 1966
Njutånger, Sweden
Died30 April 2012(2012-04-30) (aged 45)
Sweden
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's wheelchair table tennis
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeams class 4–5
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeams class 5
Gold medal – first place2006 World ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place1997 European ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place1995 European ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place1991 European ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place1990 World ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Silver medal – second place2009 European ChampionshipsTeams class 4
Bronze medal – third place2009 European ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Silver medal – second place2006 World ChampionshipsOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2006 World ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Bronze medal – third place2003 European ChampionshipsSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2003 European ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Silver medal – second place2002 World ChampionshipsOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place2002 World ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Bronze medal – third place1999 European ChampionshipsOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1998 World ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Bronze medal – third place1998 World ChampionshipsOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1995 European ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Bronze medal – third place1990 World ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Gold medal – first place2010 Taipei International Table Tennis ChampionshipsTeams class 5
Bronze medal – third place2010 1st French OpenSingles class 4
Gold medal – first place2010 Romania OpenTeams class 4
Gold medal – first place2010 Romania OpenSingles class 4
Bronze medal – third place2009 Lignano Master Openfor wheelchair playersSingles class 4

Bolldén was born in Njutånger, Sweden. He had a twin brother and two older brothers.[3] Bolldén became paralysed from the waist and down in a schoolyard accident in Iggesund in 1979.[4]

In July 2011, he was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer. Bolldén died on 30 April 2012.[4] He was 45.

Career records

Olympic Games
  • 1996: Olympic gold in team wheelchair
  • 1996: OS bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2000: OS bronze in team wheelchair

World Championship
  • 1986: World Cup silver in single wheelchair
  • 1986: World Cup silver in team wheelchair
  • 1990: World Cup Gold in single wheelchair
  • 1990: World Cup Bronze in Team Wheelchair
  • 1998: World Cup silver in team wheelchair
  • 1998: World Cup bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2002: WM-silver in team wheelchair
  • 2002: WM silver in single wheelchair
  • 2006: WM gold in single wheelchair

European Championships
  • 1991: Euro gold in single wheelchair
  • 1995: Euro gold in single wheelchair
  • 1995: EM-silver in layers of wheelchair
  • 1997: Euro gold in single wheelchair
  • 1999: EM bronze in open wheelchair class
  • 2003: EM bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2003: EM bronze in team wheelchair
  • 2009: EM bronze in single wheelchair
  • 2009: EM-silver in layers of wheelchair

Other credits
  • Nominated for the award for the year's athletes with disabilities to the Swedish Athletics 2007.[5]
  • 2006: Elected best player or World Championships in wheelchair men category.

References
  1. "Ernst Bolldén död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. Para Table Tennis profile
  3. Sveriges Befolkning 1970 (Swedish Census 1970).
  4. "Ernst Bolldén är död - Regionala nyheter | SVT.se". svt.se. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. "Winner for this year".
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