Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IOC code SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se  (in Swedish and English)
in London
Competitors168 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Erik Granfelt
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
11
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Frithiof Mårtensson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Swedish men's team Gymnastics Men's team
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hjalmar Johansson Diving Men's 10 m platform
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ulrich Salchow Figure skating Men's singles
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oscar Swahn Shooting Men's single-shot running deer
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arvid Knöppel
Ernst Rosell
Alfred Swahn
Oscar Swahn
Shooting Men's team single-shot running deer
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eric Lemming Athletics Men's javelin throw
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eric Lemming Athletics Men's freestyle javelin
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mauritz Andersson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Karl Malmström Diving Men's 10 m platform
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Richard Johansson Figure skating Men's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Carl Hellström
Edmund Thormählen
Erik Wallerius
Eric Sandberg
Harald Wallin
Sailing Men's 8 metre class
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Per-Olof Arvidsson
Janne Gustafsson
Axel Jansson
Gustaf Adolf Jonsson
Claës Rundberg
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg
Shooting Men's team free rifle
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eric Carlberg
Vilhelm Carlberg
Johan Hübner von Holst
Franz-Albert Schartau
Shooting Men's team small-bore rifle
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Robert Andersson
Erik Bergvall
Pontus Hanson
Harald Julin
Torsten Kumfeldt
Axel Runström
Gunnar Wennerström
Water polo Men's competitionGD
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Märtha Adlerstråhle Tennis Women's indoor singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wollmar Boström
Gunnar Setterwall
Tennis Men's indoor doubles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Harald Julin Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Pontus Hanson Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arvid Spångberg Diving Men's 10 m platform
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Per Thorén Figure skating Men's singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Oscar Swahn Shooting Men's double-shot running deer
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Otto Nilsson Athletics Men's freestyle javelin
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bruno Söderström Athletics Men's pole vault
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze John Svanberg Athletics Men's 5 miles

Athletics

Sweden was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, and one of only three to earn more than one. Sweden's two gold medals placed the nation third in the standings behind the United States and Great Britain.

Running
EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metres Heats Knut Lindberg 11.2 seconds
2nd, heat 8
Did not advance
Knut Stenborg 11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 7
Karl Fryksdal Unknown
3rd, heat 12
Men's 200 metres Semi-
finalist
Sven Låftman 23.8 seconds
1st, heat 6
Did not start
—, semifinal 2
Did not advance
HeatsKnut StenborgUnknown
4th, heat 2
Did not advance
Knut LindbergUnknown
4th, heat 11
Men's 400 metres HeatsSven LåftmanUnknown
3rd, heat 4
Did not advance
Arvid Ringstrand Unknown
3rd, heat 14
Men's 800 metres Semi-
finalist
Kristian Hellström None heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 8
Did not advance
Evert Björn Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Edward Dahl Did not finish
—, semifinal 5
Frank Danielson Did not finish
—, semifinal 6
Men's 1500 metres Semi-
finalist
Edward DahlNone heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 8
Did not advance
Axel Andersson Unknown
6th, semifinal 8
Evert BjörnDid not finish
—, semifinal 3
Men's 110 metre hurdles Oscar Lemming Did not finish
—, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's medley relay Semi-
finalist
Sven Laftman
Knut Lindberg
Knut Stenborg
Evert Björn
None heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 3 mile team race Semi-
finalist
John Svanberg None held14:57.0
6 points, team=21
Did not advance
Georg Peterson 15:14.4
7 points, team=21
Edward Dahl15:21.0
8 points, team=21
No place Axel Wiegandt 15:33.0
No score, team=21
Seth Landqvist 15:46.4
No score, team=21
Men's 5 miles 3rdJohn SvanbergNone held25:46.2
1st, semifinal 1
25:37.2
9thSeth Landqvist27:00.2
1st, semifinal 3
Unknown
HeatsGeorg PetersonUnknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Did not advance
Edward DahlDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's marathon 8thJohn SvanbergNone held3:07:50.8
21st Gustaf Törnros 3:30:20.8
Seth LandqvistDid not finish
Johan Lindqvist Did not finish
J. T. Bergvall Did not start
J. G. A. Lundberg Did not start
Georg PetersonDid not start
Men's 3500 metre walk 7th Einar Rothman None held17:40.2
3rd, semifinal 2
17:50.0
Men's 10 mile walk Einar RothmanNone heldDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Jumping
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's high jump 8th Axel Hedenlund 1.80 metres
16thFolke Hellstedt1.67 metres
Men's long jump 10th Gunnar Rönström 6.66 metres
20th Carl Silfverstrand 6.34 metres
21-32Arvid RingstrandUnknown
Hugo Wieslander Unknown
Men's triple jump 7thKarl Fryksdal13.65 metres
Men's pole vault 3rd Bruno Söderström 3.58 metres
10thCarl Silfverstrand3.20 metres
Men's standing high jump 14th Allan Bengtsson 1.40 metres
Karl Fryksdahl1.40 metres
Men's standing long jump 5th Ragnar Ekberg 3.19 metres
Throwing
EventPlaceAthleteDistance
Men's shot put 9-25Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's discus throw 12-42 Folke Fleetwood Unknown
Eric Lemming Unknown
Theodor Neijström Unknown
Otto Nilsson Unknown
Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's hammer throw 8thEric Lemming43.06 metres
10-19 Robert Olsson Unknown
Men's javelin throw 1stEric Lemming51.92 metres
3rdOtto Nilsson47.11 metres
8-16Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's Greek discus 11-23Folke FleetwoodUnknown
Eric LemmingUnknown
Men's freestyle javelin 1stEric Lemming54.44 metres
5thHugo Wieslander47.56 metres
10-33Knut LindbergUnknown
Otto NilssonUnknown

Cycling

EventPlaceCyclistHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 660 yards Heats Andrew Hansen Unknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 20 kilometres 5-9Andrew HansenNone held34:53.6
1st, semifinal 5
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
Gustaf Westerberg 33:41.4
3rd, semifinal 6
Did not advance
Men's 100 kilometres 9-17Andrew HansenNone held2:50:21.4
1st, semifinal 1
Did not finish
Gustaf WesterbergUnknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not finish
Men's sprint HeatsAndrew HansenUnknown
2nd, heat 3
Did not advance

Diving

Sweden dominated the platform diving in 1908, taking the top four spots in the event. In addition to the men's competitions, Ebba Gisico participated in a women's diving exhibition along with Valborg Florström of Finland.

EventPlaceDiverPreliminary
groups
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's 10 metre platform 1st Hjalmar Johansson 78.40 points
1st, group 2
80.75 points
1st, semifinal 2
83.75 points
2nd Karl Malmström 73.95 points
2nd, group 2
67.00 points
2nd, semifinal 1
78.73 points
3rd Arvid Spangberg 79.20 points
1st, group 4
72.30 points
1st, semifinal 1
74.00 points
4th Robert Andersson 73.55 points
1st, group 5
66.75 points
2nd, semifinal 2
68.30 points
8th Hilmer Löfberg 68.90 points
1st, group 3
59.18 points
4th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
9th Harald Arbin 76.80 points
2nd, group 4
52.81 points
5th, semifinal 1
11th Erik Adlerz 74.10 points
3rd, group 1
Did not advance
15th Gunnar Vingqvist 65.70 points
4th, group 4
17th Sigfrid Larsson 64.80 points
3rd, group 3
20th Axel Runström 57.60 points
4th, group 5
Men's 3 metre springboard 14thKarl Malmström70.30 points
4th, group 3
Did not advance
20thSigfrid Larsson64.50 points
5th, group 4

Fencing

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée Semi-
finalist
Gustaf Lindblom 5-3 (2nd in I)3-1 (1st in 5)4-5 (6th in 2)Did not advance
First
round
Eric Carlberg 3-3 (4th in A)Did not advance
Henry Peyron 3-3 (4th in F)
Birger Cnattingius 1-4 (4th in L)
Pontus von Rosen 3-4 (5th in A)
Georg Branting 0-4 (5th in K)
Gösta Olson 1-5 (6th in L)
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée 6thEric Carlberg
Gustaf Lindblom
Henry Peyron
Pontus von Rosen
ByeLost to Belgium
11-6
Out
6th place
Did not advanceNot relegated

Figure skating

The Swedish men swept the medals, while the only female Swedish skater took 4th.

EventPlaceSkaterScore
Men's individual 1st Ulrich Salchow 377.3
2nd Richard Johansson 365.2
3rd Per Thorén 357.4
Women's individual 4th Elna Montgomery 170.3

Football

Summary

Key:

TeamEventFirst roundSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 1–12
Did not advanceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 0–2
4
Players
Sune Almkvist, Nils Andersson, Karl Ansén, Oskar Bengtsson, Gustaf Bergström,
Arvid Fagrell, Åke Fjästad, Karl Gustafsson, Valter Lidén, Hans Lindman (captain),
Teodor Malm, Sven Ohlsson, Olle Olsson, Sven Olsson

Gymnastics

EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team 1st Gösta Åsbrink, Carl Bertilsson, Andreas Cervin, Hjalmar Cederkrona, Rudolf Degermark, Carl Folcker, Sven Forssman, Erik Granfelt, Carl Hårleman, Nils Hellsten, Gunnar Höjer, Arvid Holmberg, Carl Holmberg, Osvald Holmberg, Hugo Jahnke, John Jarlén, Gustaf Johnsson, Rolf Johnsson, Nils Kantzow, Sven Landberg, Olle Lanner, Axel Jung, Osvald Moberg, Carl Martin Norberg, Erik Norberg, Thor Norberg, Axel Norling, Daniel Norling, Gösta Olsson, Leonard Peterson, Sven Rosén, Gustav Rosenqvist, Axel Sjöblom, Birger Sörvik, Haakon Sörvik, Karl Johan Svensson, Gustav Vinqvist, Nils Widforss 438

Sailing

ClassPlaceBoatSailors
6 metre 5thFreja Karl-Einar Sjögren, Birger Gustafsson, Jonas Jonsson
8 metre 2ndVinga Carl Hellström, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius,
Eric Sandberg, Harald Wallin
5thSaga John Carlsson, Edvin Hagberg, Hjalmar Lönnroth,
Karl Ljungberg, August Olsson

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 1000 yard free rifle 34th Ossian Jörgensen 77
43rd Erik Ohlsson 54
44th Fredrik Mossberg 48
46th Ernst Rosell 27
Men's 300 metre free rifle 4th Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg 874
5th Janne Gustafsson 872
7th Axel Jansson 843
12th Per-Olof Arvidsson 823
15th Gustaf Adolf Jonsson 812
23rdFredrik Mossberg761
28thErik Ohlsson751
50thOssian Jörgensen420
Men's team free rifle 2ndGustaf Adolf Jonsson
Per-Olof Arvidsson
Axel Jansson
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg
Claës Rundberg
Janne Gustafsson
4711
Men's team military rifle 5thClaës Rundberg
Ossian Jörgensen
Janne Gustafsson
Per-Olof Arvidsson
Axel Jansson
Gustaf Adolf Jonsson
2213
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle 10th Vilhelm Carlberg 370
18th Johan Hübner von Holst 349
Men's moving target small-bore rifle 8th Otto von Rosen 18
15th Eric Carlberg 9
Vilhelm Carlberg9
Johan Hübner von Holst9
Frans-Albert Schartau Did not finish
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle 7thVilhelm Carlberg45
9thEric Carlberg42
Otto von Rosen42
Frans-Albert Schartau42
15thJohan Hübner von Holst39
Men's team small-bore rifle 2ndVilhelm Carlberg
Frans-Albert Schartau
Johan Hübner von Holst
Eric Carlberg
737
Men's single-shot running deer 1st Oscar Swahn 25
11th Ernst Rosell 17
Men's double-shot running deer 3rdOscar Swahn38
8thErnst Rosell27
Men's team single-shot running deer 1st Alfred Swahn
G. Arvid Knöppel
Oscar Swahn
Ernst Rosell
86
Men's individual pistol 18thFrans-Albert Schartau436
20thVilhelm Carlberg432
27thJohan Hübner von Holst408
33rdEric Carlberg396
35thOtto von Rosen386
Men's team pistol 5thVilhelm Carlberg
Eric Carlberg
Johan Hübner von Holst
Frans-Albert Schartau
1732
Men's individual trap shooting 25thAlfred Swahn22
27th Edward Benedicks 19

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyle 3rd Harald Julin 1:12.0
1st, heat 4
1:10.2
2nd, semifinal 1
1:08.0
Heats Robert Andersson Unknown
3-5, heat 3
Did not advance
Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats Robert Andersson 6:28.0
2nd, heat 2
Did not advance
Vilhelm Andersson Unknown
4th, heat 1
Men's 1500 metre freestyle Heats Gunnar Wennerström 27:15.4
2nd, heat 1
Did not advance
Gustaf Wretman 28:40.8
3rd, heat 6
Vilhelm Andersson27:34.4
4th, heat 2
Men's 100 metre backstroke HeatsGustaf WretmanUnknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke 3rd Pontus Hanson 3:15.0
2nd, heat 4
3:13.0
2nd, semifinal 2
3:14.6
Semi-
finalist
Wilhelm Persson 3:17.6
1st, heat 2
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Heats Hjalmar Johansson 3:21.2
2nd, heat 3
Did not advance
Per Fjästad 3:31.4
2nd, heat 5
Torsten Kumfeldt 3:24.6
2nd, heat 6
Max Gumpel Unknown
3rd, heat 1
Adolf Andersson Unknown
3rd, heat 7
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Semi-
finalist
Gustaf Wretman
Gunnar Wennerström
Harald Julin
Adolf Andersson
None heldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance

Tennis

Sweden was Great Britain's only competitor in the indoor tennis events, taking two bronze medals.

EventPlaceNameRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's indoor singles 5th Wollmar Boström ByeLost to Eaves Did not advance
Gunnar Setterwall Defeated Escombe Lost to Caridia
Women's indoor singles 3rd Märtha Adlerstråhle None heldByeLost to Greene Did not advance
4th Elsa Wallenberg Defeated Coles Lost to Eastlake-Smith
Men's indoor doubles 3rdWollmar Boström
Gunnar Setterwall
None heldByeLost to
Caridia/Simond
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain 35.375
Total international35.375
Sweden11.500
Total46.400

Tug of war

Sweden's tug of war team lost in the semifinals (their first match). They did not appear for the bronze medal match, thereby taking 4th place.

EventPlaceAthletesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Tug of war4th Albrekt Almqwist, Frans Fast, Carl-Emil Johansson, Emil Johansson,
Knut Johansson, Karl Krook, Karl-Gustaf Nilsson, Anders Wollgarth
ByeLost to
Great Britain
Liverpool Police
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventFirst roundSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Sweden men Men's tournament ByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
L 4–8
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
EventPlaceWater poloistsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Men's water polo3rd Robert Andersson, Erik Bergvall, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin,
Torsten Kumfeldt, Axel Runström, Gunnar Wennerström
ByeLost to Belgium
8-4
Did not advance

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight 4th Gunnar Persson ByeDefeated
Blount
Defeated
Maróthy
Lost to
Porro
Lost to
Lindén
5th Gustaf Malmström Defeated
McKenzie
Defeated
Bruseker
Lost to
Porro
Did not advance
9th Carl Erik Lund ByeLost to
Orlov
Did not advance
Greco-Roman middleweight 1st Frithiof Mårtensson Defeated
Bechynê
Defeated
Bradshaw
Defeated
Larsson
Defeated
Andersen
Defeated
Andersson
2nd Mauritz Andersson Defeated
S. Bacon
Defeated
Beck
Defeated
Eriksen
Defeated
Jósepsson
Lost to
Mårtensson
5th Axel Frank ByeDefeated
Demin
Lost to
Jósepsson
Did not advance
17th Harry Challstorp Lost to
Beck
Did not advance
Greco-Roman light heavyweight 5th Fritz Larsson Defeated
Christiansen
Defeated
Wijbrands
Lost to
Weckman
Did not advance
EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Freestyle middleweight 4th Carl Andersson ByeDefeated
Craige
Lost to
Relwyskow
Lost to
Beck
9thHarry ChallstorpLost to
Relwyskow
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Bohemia 101.000
Denmark 51.833
Finland 02.000
Great Britain 54.556
Hungary 101.000
Italy 02.000
Netherlands 201.000
Russia 11.500
United States 101.000
Total international1610.615
Sweden11.500
Total1711.607

Sources

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics</span> Great Britain at the Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports. British athletes won ten gold medals and 41 medals overall, finishing third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.