Svea Sofia Monica Säker-Wetterström is a former wheelchair athlete from Sweden. She competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics 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.[1] Following a brief period of retirement from the sport, Wetterstrom was a late entry to the 1997 London Marathon. She was the surprise winner that year, besting the reigning champion Tanni Grey and setting a new course record of 1:49:09.[2] She would go on to win the London Marathon again in 1999. She won the Berlin Marathon twice.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Svea Sofia Monica Säker-Wetterström |
| Born | 21 July 1956 Gävle, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Medal record | |
Säker-Wetterström had also competed in 800m wheelchair race at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Her highest achievement was finishing at second place at the 1984 Olympics.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Monica Wetterstrom". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (1997-04-14). "London Marathon: Holding Holds on to Win Fourth Wheelchair Title". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Monica Saker-Wetterstrom - Olympedia". Olympedia. 27 August 2022.
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