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🇸🇼Sweden at London 1948

summer Games

177
Athletes
16
Gold
11
Silver
17
Bronze
44
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Henry ErikssonAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
John MikaelssonAthletics 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Tore SjöstrandAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)Athletics
John LjunggrenAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Arne Ă…hmanAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Gunnar Ă…kerlundCanoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
Hans WetterströmCanoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
Hans BerglundCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Lennart KlingströmCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
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)
Knut NordahlFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Sune AnderssonFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Henry CarlssonFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Gunnar GrenFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Börje LeanderFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Nils LiedholmFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Torsten LindbergFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Erik NilssonFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Bertil NordahlFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Gunnar NordahlFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Kjell RosénFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Birger RosengrenFootball (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)Football (Football)
Wille GrutModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)Modern Pentathlon
Kurt PettersénWrestling Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Karl-Erik NilssonWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Gustav FreijWrestling Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Axel GrönbergWrestling Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Gösta AnderssonWrestling Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Lennart StrandAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Ingemar JohanssonAthletics 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Erik ElmsäterAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Gunnar NilssonBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Olof StahreEquestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)
Sigurd SvenssonEquestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)
Robert SelfeltEquestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)
Folke BohlinSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Gösta BrodinSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Hugo JohnsonSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Ivar SjölinWrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Olle AnderbergWrestling Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Bertil AntonssonWrestling Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Tor NilssonWrestling Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Gösta Jönsson-FrändforsWrestling Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Bertil AlbertssonAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Göte HagströmAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Folke AlnevikAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Kurt LundquistAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Lars-Erik WolfbrandtAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Rune LarssonAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Rune LarssonAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Ann-Britt LeymanAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)Athletics
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) Individual, Men (Olympic)Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian)
Robert SelfeltEquestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Individual, Men (Olympic)Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)
Sven ThofeltFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Per CarlesonFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Frank CervellFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Carl ForssellFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Bengt LjungquistFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Arne TollbomFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Gösta GärdinModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)Modern Pentathlon
Tore HolmSailing 6 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Gösta SalénSailing 6 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Karl-Robert AmelnSailing 6 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Torsten LordSailing 6 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Martin HindorffSailing 6 metres, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Torsten UllmanShooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)Shooting
Sven LundquistShooting Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic)Shooting
Jonas JonssonShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)Shooting
Gösta MagnussonWeightlifting Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)Weightlifting
Thure JohanssonWrestling Flyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Bengt FahlkvistWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling
Erik LindénWrestling Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling

All Results by Sport

Art Competitions

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

Athletics

5thGösta BergkvistAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
1stHenry ErikssonAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndLennart StrandAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Werner HardmoAthletics 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
1stJohn MikaelssonAthletics 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
2ndIngemar JohanssonAthletics 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
5thSevert DennolfAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdBertil AlbertssonAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thHĂĄkan LidmanAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
3rdBörje RendinAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
4thAnn-Britt LeymanAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
1stTore SjöstrandAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
3rdGöte HagströmAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
2ndErik ElmsäterAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
-Alf WestmanAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdFolke AlnevikAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdKurt LundquistAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdLars-Erik WolfbrandtAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Ingvar BengtssonAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdRune LarssonAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdAlf WestmanAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
3rdRune LarssonAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
4thKurt LundquistAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thFolke AlnevikAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdRune LarssonAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Evert NybergAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thErik AhldénAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thBertil AlbertssonAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
10thTage JönssonAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
1stJohn LjunggrenAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
6thRune BjurströmAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
4thOlle LjunggrenAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thIngvar BengtssonAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thErik AnderssonAthletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
15thKjell TĂĄnnanderAthletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
7thPer ErikssonAthletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
10thUno FranssonAthletics Discus Throw, Men (Olympic)
12thGudrun ArenanderAthletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)
7thMajken Ă…bergAthletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)
8thEinar SöderqvistAthletics Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)
6thBo EricssonAthletics Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)
=21stArne Ă…hmanAthletics High Jump, Men (Olympic)
=9thGöran WidenfeltAthletics High Jump, Men (Olympic)
9thGunnar PeterssonAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
10thPer-Arne BerglundAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
10thIngrid AlmqvistAthletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)
3rdAnn-Britt LeymanAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
28thSven HĂĄkanssonAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
7thGustav Ă–stlingAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
12thAnders MelinAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
12thAllan LindbergAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
=7thHugo GöllorsAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
5thRagnar LundbergAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
14thRoland NilssonAthletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic)
5thGösta ArvidssonAthletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic)
11thEivor OlsonAthletics Shot Put, Women (Olympic)
9thĂ…ke HallgrenAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)
13thLennart MobergAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)
1stArne Ă…hmanAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

Diving (Aquatics)

Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian)

Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)

Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian)

Fencing

Football (Football)

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming (Aquatics)

2ndPer-Olof Ă–strandSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
5thMartin LundénSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
6thPer-Olof OlssonSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
4thIngegärd FredinSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
6thMartin LundénSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6thPer-Olof OlssonSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
4thOlle JohanssonSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
5thIngegärd FredinSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
5thMarianne LundquistSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
7thElisabeth AhlgrenSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
AC r2/2Gisela ThidholmSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
AC r2/2Ingegärd FredinSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
AC r2/2Marianne LundquistSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
AC r2/2Elisabeth AhlgrenSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thPer-Olof Ă–strandSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thOlle JohanssonSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thMartin LundénSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thPer-Olof OlssonSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Hans HellbrandSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
2ndPer-Olof Ă–strandSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
4thGisela ThidholmSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
-Olle JohanssonSwimming (Aquatics) Water Polo (Aquatics)
5thOlle JohanssonSwimming (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)

Water Polo (Aquatics)

Weightlifting

Wrestling