Svea Sofia Monica Säker-Wetterström is a former wheelchair athlete from

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. She competed at the

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and medalled in all four of her events, taking silvers in the 100, 200, and 1500 metre races and a bronze in the 400 metres. Following a brief period of retirement from the sport, Wetterstrom was a late entry to the 1997

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. She was the surprise winner that year, besting the reigning champion Tanni Grey and setting a new course record of 1:49:09. She would go on to win the London Marathon again in 1999. She won the

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twice. Säker-Wetterström had also competed in 800m wheelchair race at the

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and

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. Her highest achievement was finishing at second place at the 1984 Olympics.

References

Results at the Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled

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* 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Gävle Swedish wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Sweden Paralympic bronze medalists for Sweden Wheelchair racers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wheelchair racers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wheelchair racers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wheelchair racers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic female wheelchair racers Female wheelchair racers Paralympic wheelchair racers Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Swedish women Athletes from Gävleborg County {{Sweden-Paralympic-medalist-stub