Vegard Dragsund Sverd
Sverd in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1999[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprints, long jump | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vegard Dragsund Sverd (born 1 June 1999) is a Norwegian para-athlete who competes in sprints and long jump events. He represented Norway at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
In May 2024, Sverd competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the long jump T13 event.[1] He then represented Norway at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2] He was injured during the long jump T13 event, and as a result, ended with no mark.[3]
He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and again won a bronze medal in the long jump T13 event, with a personal best jump of 6.88 metres.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Vegard Dragsund Sverd". paralympics.org. Retrieved 1 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ Gamlemoen, Pål Strande (15 September 2024). "PARIS (Aftenposten): Vegard Sverd trente for sitt store mål. Så ble han konfrontert med livets brutale realiteter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Paralympics-håpet fra Kolbotn fikk drømmene knust av skade". oavis.no (in Norwegian). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Sverd tok bronse i para-VM". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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