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Paralympic athlete who has participated in swimming, cross-country skiing, mountain bike orienteering and canoeing events. She qualified as a swimmer for the
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for K-1 200 metres. During the
European Championships in
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Cross-country skiing 4×2.5 kilometre mixed relay – Silver
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At the age of fourteen, Helene Ripa was diagnosed with
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and they won a silver medal. Ripa was nominated for
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957:"Helene Ripa om Rio: "Det är lite overkligt""
728:"Helene Ripa tog guld i Paralympics pĂĄ 15 km"
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1234:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
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1224:Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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900:(in Swedish). Brunnsvikens Kanotklubb.
816:"Helene Ripa är JERRINGPRISET-kandidat"
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1100:Helene Ripa – Sommar & Vinter i P1
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689:"Här är hemligheten bakom guldsuccén"
371:In 2003, Ripa met her future husband
1184:Paralympic gold medalists for Sweden
924:"Längdstjärnan klar för Paralympics"
878:from the original on 14 October 2016
1204:Swedish female cross-country skiers
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626:"Helene Ripa tog guld – Sport"
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529:"Canoe Sprint: RIPA, Helene"
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1075:. Rio 2016. Archived from
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420:mountain bike orienteering
414:Mountain bike orienteering
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16:Swedish Paralympic athlete
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124:Achievements and titles
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261:2018 Montemor-o-Velho
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39:Personal information
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478:Ripa presented the
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1168:Categories
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502:game show
212:15 km free
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898:"Nyheter"
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464:Moscow
359:Skiing
331:cancer
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