Karl Forsman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 7 December 1996 Östersund, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sport | Para swimming |
| Disability class | S5 and S6 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | Rio 2016 |
Medal record | |
Karl Forsman (born 7 December 1996 in Östersund, Sweden) is a Swedish male swimmer, competing at the S5 and S6 classes, and current Paralympic Champion of the men's 100 m breaststroke (SB5).[1]
With a silver medal from the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, Forsman qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Forsman won a gold medal when swimming the men's 100 m breaststroke (SB5) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with the time 1:34:27.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Petter Landén (11 September 2016). "Karl Forsman tog guld på 100 meter bröstsim". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Karl Forsman at the International Paralympic Committee
- Karl Forsman at Paralympics.se (archived) (in Swedish)
- Karl Forsman at Paralympics.se[dead link] (in Swedish)
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Swedish male breaststroke swimmers
- S6-classified para swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Sweden
- Paralympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Sportspeople from Östersund
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen