Ronny Persson

Bo Ronny Michael Persson (born 11 August 1966) is a Swedish para alpine skier and wheelchair curler.

Sports career

As a para-alpine skier (LW10 class: sitting, paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance) he participated at the 1998 Winter Paralympics (won a bronze medal in downhill) and at the 2002 Winter Paralympics (won three silver medals - in slalom, giant slalom and super-G - and a bronze medal in downhill).

Before the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the idea was that Ronny would end his alpine career by winning a Paralympic gold, which he did at most of the World Cups. But an injury that led to a serious infection and sepsis put an end to these plans.

After some years without sport, he started wheelchair curling at 2013.

As a wheelchair curler he participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where Swedish team finished on tenth place.

He was a Swedish flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony.

In 2004 he had a nomination for the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with Disability Award.

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Living people

1966 births

Sportspeople from Västernorrland County

Swedish male curlers

Swedish wheelchair curlers

Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Sweden

Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Swedish wheelchair curling champions

Paralympic alpine skiers for Sweden

Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Wheelchair curlers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Paralympic silver medalists for Sweden

Paralympic bronze medalists for Sweden

Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing

Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling

21st-century Swedish people