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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

Boxing

Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

Diving (Aquatics)

Fencing

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming (Aquatics)

Weightlifting

Wrestling