Paul Aksel Johansen (born in

Bjugn Bjugn is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1853 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ørland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård was the adminis ...

) is a

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wheelchair curler and

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

. He represents Trondheim Curling Club and Ørland Pistol Club. He is in a wheelchair, after he broke his neck in a car accident in May 2000. He started playing wheelchair curling in 2003. As a wheelchair curler he participated at the

2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were ...

where Norwegian team came in 4th place. He began sport shooting in 2008. During the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

, he participated in shooting 10 meters of air rifle and 50 meters of rifle lying. In the 10 meter air rifle, he came in 37th place in the qualification, with 592 points, and did not reach the final. Lying on a rifle, he came in 35th place in the qualification, and did not reach the final here either. During the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

, he participated in mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 (came in 28th place with 627.2 points) and mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 (came in 16th place with 611.3 points). He was qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in shooting (R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1).

Wheelchair curling teams and events

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