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Jonas Andersen

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Denmark
Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power
Classification
SH2

Further personal information

Occupation
Communications Professional
Languages
Danish, English
Higher education
Design - Commerce Academy Aarhus: Viby, DEN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began shooting in 2001 at the Gunner Club DSB/ASF in Arhus, Denmark.
Why this sport?
"I started swimming at an early age, but because of my disorder, I was forced to find an alternative sport. I then tried shooting at a children's event at the DSB/ASF club. Ever since then I've been hooked on it."
Club / Team
Slagelse Skytteforening: Denmark
Name of coach
Steen Hansen [national], DEN

International debut

Year
2010
Competing for
Denmark
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Szczecin

General interest

Nicknames
Rulle ["It means 'rolling' in Danish. I was given the name because I am in a wheelchair"]. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Hobbies
Playing video games, going to the cinema with friends. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Most influential person in career
All his coaches. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Injuries
He broke his femur in March 2002 after falling off a snow sled on the last day of a skiing trip. It took him six months to recover. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012, 09 Mar 2011)
Impairment
He has muscular dystrophy. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He works as a communications officer for Langhoj ApS, a company that specialises in adapting cars for people with an impairment in Denmark. (Facebook profile, 15 Feb 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R5 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification 2012-09-01 9
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH2 Qualification 2014-07-23 14