Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IOC code SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se  (in Swedish and English)
in Amsterdam
Competitors100 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Bo Lindman
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
7
Silver
6
Bronze
12
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 100 competitors, 87 men and 13 women, took part in 66 events in 11 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Erik Lundqvist Athletics Men's javelin throw August 2
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sven Thofelt Modern pentathlon August 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sven Thorell Sailing Men's 12 foot dinghy August 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arne Borg Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle August 6
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Johan Richthoff Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight August 1 [2]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Thure Sjöstedt Wrestling Men's freestyle light heavyweight August 1 [3]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rudolf Svensson Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight August 5 [4]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Erik Byléhn Athletics Men's 800 m July 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ossian Skiöld Athletics Men's hammer throw July 30
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Nils Ramm Boxing Men's heavyweight August 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Carl Bonde
Janne Lundblad
Ragnar Olson
Equestrian Team dressage August 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Bo Lindman Modern pentathlon August 4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eric Malmberg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight August 5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edvin Wide Athletics Men's 5000 m August 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edvin Wide Athletics Men's 10,000 m July 29
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Inga Gentzel Athletics Women's 800 m August 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ruth Svedberg Athletics Women's discus throw July 31
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gunnar Berggren Boxing Men's lightweight August 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gösta Carlsson Cycling Men's individual road race August 7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gösta Carlsson
Erik Jansson
Georg Johnsson
Gösta Carlsson
Cycling Men's team road race August 7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Laura Sjöqvist Diving Women's 10 m platform August 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ragnar Olson Equestrian Individual dressage August 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Carl Bjornstjerna
Ernst Hallberg
Karl Hansén
Equestrian Team jumping August 12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Clarence Hammar
Tore Holm
Carl Sandblom
John Sandblom
Philip Sandblom
Wilhelm Törsleff
Sailing 8 metre class August 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arne Borg Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle August 9

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 50.8 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Hubert Ausbock (GER), points


Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Eight fencers, six men and two women, represented Sweden in 1928.

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

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1928. Bo Lindman won the silver medal and Sven Thofelt won the gold. [5]

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventPreliminary seriesNet pointsFinal rankFinal seriesNet pointsFinal rank
12341234
Sven Thorell 12' Dinghy 611262 Q131210 Gold medal.svg
Hakon Reuter
Harry Hanson
Georg Lindahl
Yngve Lindqvist
6 Metre 2 Q8571 x 2nd5 Q3661 x 2nd7
Clarence Hammar
Tore Holm
Carl Sandblom
John Sandblom
Philip Sandblom
Wilhelm Törsleff
8 Metre 3 Q42 Q1 Q1 x 1st2 Q1422 x 1st Bronze medal.svg

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Eskil Lundahl 100 m freestyle 1:03.0Did not advance
Sven-Pelle Pettersson 1:06.4Did not advance
Arne Borg 400 m freestyle 5:09.65:05.45:04.6Bronze medal icon.svg
1500 m freestyle 20:14.21 Q20:42.01 Q19:51.8 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Roland Johansson 100 m backstroke 1:17.4Did not advance
Eskil Lundahl 1:14.4UnknownDid not advance
Erik Harling 200 m breaststroke 2:56.42:57.22:56.85
Tage Wissnell UnknownDid not advance
Aulo Gustafsson
Sven-Pelle Pettersson
Eskil Lundahl
Arne Borg
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 10:03.210:01.85
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marianne Gustafsson 200 m breaststroke 3:27.0UnknownDid not advance
Brita Hazelius 3:21.63.21.43:23.06

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Sweden at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. "Sweden Modern Pentathlon at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-20.