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Events from the year 1920 in Sweden
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Johan Gunnar Gren was a Swedish professional football player and coach. He is best remembered for playing for IFK Göteborg and A.C. Milan.
Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 134 competitors, 115 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 15 sports.
Karl Gunnar Larsson is a former swimmer from Sweden. He won the 400 metre individual medley event at the 1972 Summer Olympics by two one-thousandths (0.002) of a second over American Tim McKee, breaking the Olympic record. The controversy over the accuracy of such timing was the reason the international swimming rules were subsequently changed, and today swimming times are measured in hundredths of a second.
Bengt Eriksson was a Swedish nordic combined skier. He won an individual silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. He also competed nationally in association football and internationally in ski jumping, finishing 19th in the normal hill at the 1960 Olympics. In 1965 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, shared with Arto Tiainen and Arne Larsen.
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.
Olle Henrik Martin Anderberg was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in freestyle and Greco-Roman events and won a silver medal in the Greco-Roman featherweight in 1948 and a gold in the freestyle lightweight in 1952. Between 1942 and 1962 Anderberg won three world, two European and 27 national titles.
Bengt Anderberg was a Swedish poet, novelist, editor and playwright.
Börje Gunnar Carlsson was a Swedish Olympic sailor in the Star class. He was born in Stockholm Sweden. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics together with Bengt Melin, where they finished 7th.
Events from the year 2006 in Sweden
Events from the year 1951 in Sweden
Events from the year 1925 in Sweden
Events from the year 2003 in Sweden
Events from the year 1923 in Sweden
Events from the year 1976 in Sweden
Events from the year 1934 in Sweden
Events from the year 1936 in Sweden
Events from the year 1921 in Sweden
Events from the year 1991 in Sweden
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