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.
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
Hans-Joachim Walde was a West German track and field athlete. He competed in the decathlon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964 and a silver in 1968.
Athletes from East Germany and West Germany competed together as the United Team of Germany for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 337 competitors, 275 men and 62 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.
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.
Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports.
Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Reske is a West German former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in 1962, at the European championships, he finished in third place in the individual 400 m and his team won the 4×400 metre relay.
Hans Berndt Åke Thelning was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He and his horse Löke finished sixth in the individual jumping event and won a gold medal with the Swedish jumping team. Later in the 1930 he worked as a senior teacher at a riding school in Copenhagen.
Hans-Joachim Borzym is an East German rower who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the eights event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Hans-Joachim Hannemann was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Hans-Joachim Lück is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Hans-Joachim Weise was a German competitive sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the Star class at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, together with Peter Bischoff.
Hans-Joachim Klein is a retired West German freestyle swimmer. He competed in various freestyle sprint events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won three silver and one bronze medals in 1964. In 1965 he was elected as German Sportspersonality of the Year.
Hans-Joachim "HaJo" Geisler is a retired German swimmer who won a gold and a bronze medal at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972 his team finished fourth in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, 0.15 seconds short of a bronze medal. Between 1973 and 1978 he won eight national titles, including six in the 400 m individual medley event.
Events from the year 1991 in Sweden
Hans-Joachim Mars is a German former sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle, three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Hans-Joachim Reich was a German swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Hans-Joachim Truppel is a German long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics representing East Germany.
Hans-Joachim Zenk is a German sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics representing East Germany.
Hans-Joachim Brauske is a German boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
