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🇸🇼Sweden at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

89
Athletes
5
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
16
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Gert FredrikssonCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Gert FredrikssonCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Lars HallModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)Modern Pentathlon
Lars ThörnSailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Sture StorkSailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Hjalmar KarlssonSailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Bengt PalmquistSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Leif WikströmSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Folke BohlinSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)Sailing
William ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Doris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Evy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Ann-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Eva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Karin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Maude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Evert GunnarssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Olle LarssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Bertil GöranssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Ivar AronssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Gösta ErikssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Olof SköldbergShooting Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men (Olympic)Shooting
Edvin VesterbyWrestling Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Ann-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
John LjunggrenAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)Athletics
John SundbergShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)Shooting
Karl-Erik NilssonWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Rune JanssonWrestling Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Per BerlinWrestling Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling

All Results by Sport

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

=52ndEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=50thEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=41stAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
56thDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=50thMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
46thKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
2ndWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
14thKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=25thMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=44thEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=39thKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
8thDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=22ndAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=18thEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
47thWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=40thKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=19thKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=16thWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
38thEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=27thEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=23rdKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=32ndMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=10thDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
3rdAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=32ndWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
48thKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
53rdMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
48thKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
49thEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
46thDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
=37thEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
31stAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
=16thWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=43rdKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=45thWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=38thKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
57thKurt WigartzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
=46thWilliam ThoressonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
8thKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
8thEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
8thAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
8thMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
8thDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
8thEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
2ndDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
2ndEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
2ndAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
2ndEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
2ndKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
2ndMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
49thDoris HedbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
=46thEvy BerggrenArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
=50thAnn-Sofi Pettersson-CollingArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
62ndMaude KarlénArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
54thKarin LindbergArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
=38thEva RönströmArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)

Athletics

5thDan WaernAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thIngvar EricssonAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
19thRune Ă…hlundAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Lars HindmarAthletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
4thJohn LjunggrenAthletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
6thGunnar Karlsson-TjörneboAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
7thRune Ă…hlundAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdJohn LjunggrenAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
-Dan WaernAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
14thErik UddebomAthletics Discus Throw, Men (Olympic)
AC r2/2Birger AsplundAthletics Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)
4thStig PetterssonAthletics High Jump, Men (Olympic)
26thBengt NilssonAthletics High Jump, Men (Olympic)
4thGunhild LarkingAthletics High Jump, Women (Olympic)
5thIngrid AlmqvistAthletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)
AC r1/2Torgny WĂĄhlanderAthletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)
11thArnold VaideAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
8thEvert NybergAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
9thThomas NilssonAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
5thRagnar LundbergAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
6thErik UddebomAthletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

=5thTörner ÅhsmanBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thLennart RisbergBoxing Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thStig SjölinBoxing Middleweight, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)

4thHans WetterströmCanoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thCarl-Gunnar SundinCanoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

6thWerner WetterstenCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thWerner WetterstenCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Gert FredrikssonCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
-Werner WetterstenCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
4thCarl-Ă…ke LjungCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thRagnar HeurlinCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
1stGert FredrikssonCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
1stGert FredrikssonCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

17thKarl-Ivar AnderssonCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
31stGunnar GöranssonCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
10thLars NordwallCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
20thRoland StröhmCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
5thRoland StröhmCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
5thKarl-Ivar AnderssonCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
5thGunnar GöranssonCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
5thLars NordwallCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)

Diving (Aquatics)

12thAnna-Stina Wahlberg-BaidingerDiving (Aquatics) Springboard, Women (Olympic)

Fencing

-Bengt LjungquistFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-John SandwallFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Lennart MagnussonFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
7thPer CarlesonFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
7thBerndt-Otto RehbinderFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
6thCarl ForssellFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
3rdJohn SandwallFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdPer CarlesonFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdBengt LjungquistFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdCarl ForssellFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
-Lennart MagnussonFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdBerndt-Otto RehbinderFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)

Modern Pentathlon

17thBertil HaaseModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)
1stLars HallModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Björn ThofeltModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Lars HallModern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)
-Björn ThofeltModern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)
-Bertil HaaseModern Pentathlon Team, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

2ndEvert GunnarssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndOlle LarssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndBertil GöranssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndIvar AronssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndGösta ErikssonRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thKjell HanssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thBertil GöranssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thIvar AronssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thOlle LarssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thGösta ErikssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thLennart HanssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thEvert GunnarssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thLennart AnderssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)
4thRune AnderssonRowing Eights, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

1stLars ThörnSailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)
1stSture StorkSailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)
1stHjalmar KarlssonSailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)
5thRickard SarbySailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)
1stBengt PalmquistSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
1stLeif WikströmSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
1stFolke BohlinSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)

Shooting

6thTorsten UllmanShooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
7thĂ…ke LindblomShooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thJohn SundbergShooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
7thAnders KvissbergShooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
7thBenkt AustrinShooting Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men (Olympic)
2ndOlof SköldbergShooting Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men (Olympic)
14thAnders KvissbergShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
12thJohn SundbergShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdJohn SundbergShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
8thAnders KvissbergShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
7thKnut HolmqvistShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)
8thHans LiljedahlShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

-Per-Olof Ă–strandSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-Anita AnderssonSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
=20thAnita HellströmSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
=9thKate JobsonSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
6thKarin LarssonSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
-Anita AnderssonSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thBirgitta WängbergSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thAnita HellströmSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thKate JobsonSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
20thPer-Olof Ă–strandSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
12thKarin LarssonSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
23rdAnita HellströmSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
19thBirgitta WängbergSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)

Weightlifting

NVLIngemar FranzénWeightlifting Middleweight, Men (Olympic)

Wrestling

2ndEdvin VesterbyWrestling Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
5thGunnar HĂĄkanssonWrestling Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-Bengt JohanssonWrestling Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
5thBertil AntonssonWrestling Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-Viking PalmWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
3rdKarl-Erik NilssonWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-Olle AnderbergWrestling Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-Olle AnderbergWrestling Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
-Bengt LindbladWrestling Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
3rdRune JanssonWrestling Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
=4thPer BerlinWrestling Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
3rdPer BerlinWrestling Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)