Jonas Jacobsson

Jonas Jacobsson (born June 22, 1965) is a Swedish sport shooter who has won several gold medals at the Paralympic Games. He has participated in eight consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1980 to 2008, winning a total of fifteen gold, one silver, and eight bronze medals. [cite web |title=Athlete Search Results |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=jacobsson&fname=jonas&gender=m |accessdate=2008-10-02 ] In 1996, he won two gold medals in the air rifle 3×40 and English match events and a bronze in the air rifle prone at the Atlanta Paralympics. [cite web |title=1996 Atlanta - Shooting |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_events.html?game_id=1996PG&sport_id=18 |accessdate=2008-09-06 ] At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, he took two gold medals in the free rifle 3×40 and free rifle prone events and two bronzes in air rifle standing and air rifle prone events. [cite web |title=2000 Sydney - Shooting |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_events.html?game_id=2000PG&sport_id=18 |accessdate=2008-09-03 ] Four years later, at the Athens Games, he competed in the same four events and won the gold medal in all of them. [cite web |title=2004 Athens - Shooting |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_events.html?game_id=2004PG&sport_id=18 |accessdate=2008-09-03 ]

September 10, 2008 Jacobsson won his 15th gold medal in the Paralympic Games making him the best performing Paralympics contestant so far. [http://nyhetskanalen.se/1.622610/2008/09/10/nytt_guld_for_jacobsson]

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