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Sweden at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Berlin
Competitors171 in 17 sports
Flag bearerBo Lindman
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
9
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Erik Bladström
Sven Johansson
Canoeing Men's F2 10000 m
 Gold Torsten Ullman Shooting Men's free pistol
 Gold Rudolf Svedberg Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's welterweight
 Gold Ivar Johansson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight
 Gold Axel Cadier Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's light-heavyweight
 Gold Knut Fridell Wrestling (freestyle) Men's light-Heavyweight
 Silver Gösta Almgren
Birger Cederin
Hans Drakenberg
Gustaf Dyrssen
Hans Granfelt
Sven Thofelt
Fencing Men's team épée
 Silver Egon Svensson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's bantamweight
 Silver John Nyman Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's heavyweight
 Silver Thure Andersson Wrestling (freestyle) Men's welterweight
 Silver Arvid Laurin
Uno Wallentin
Sailing Men's star class
 Bronze Henry Jonsson Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Fred Warngård Athletics Men's Hammer throw
 Bronze Erik Ågren Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Tage Fahlborg
Helge Larsson
Canoeing Men's K2 10000 m
 Bronze Gregor Adlercreutz
Sven Colliander
Folke Sandström
Equestrian Team dressage
 Bronze Torsten Ullman Shooting Men's rapid-fire pistol
 Bronze Einar Karlsson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's featherweight
 Bronze Gösta Jönsson Wrestling (freestyle) Men's featherweight
 Bronze Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
Sven Salén
Sailing Men's 6 metre class

Athletics[edit]

Boxing[edit]

Canoeing[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Time trial

Diving[edit]

Equestrian[edit]

Fencing[edit]

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Sweden in 1936.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football[edit]

Summary

Key:

Team Event First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament  Japan
L 2–3
Did not advance =9
Round of 16
Japan 3–2 Sweden
Kamo 49'
Ukon 62'
Matsunaga 85'
Report Persson 24', 37'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wilhelm Peters (Germany)

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

Rowing[edit]

Sweden had five rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's coxed four

Sailing[edit]

Shooting[edit]

Seven shooters represented Sweden in 1936. Torsten Ullman won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming[edit]

Water polo[edit]

Summary
Team Event First round Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Sweden men Men's tournament  Austria
L 1–2
 Iceland
W 11–0
  Switzerland
W 6–0
2 Q  France
L 1–2
 Germany
L 1–4
4  Great Britain
W 4–2
 Netherlands
L 3–4
7

Weightlifting[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

Art competitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sweden at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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