Sweden at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IOC code SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se  (in Swedish and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors81 [1] in 12 sports
Flag bearer Bo Lindman
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
9
Silver
5
Bronze
9
Total
23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 81 competitors, 78 men and 3 women, took part in 51 events in 12 sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games. [3]

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bertil Rönnmark Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna Modern pentathlon Men's individual
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eric Malmberg Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's lightweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ivar Johansson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's welterweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rudolf Svensson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Carl Westergren Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's light heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ivar Johansson Wrestling (freestyle) Men's middleweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Johan Richthoff Wrestling (freestyle) Men's heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tore Holm
Martin Hindorff
Olle Åkerlund
Åke Bergqvist
Sailing Men's 6 metre class
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Erik Svensson Athletics Men's triple jump
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Thure Ahlqvist Boxing Men's lightweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Bo Lindman Modern pentathlon Men's individual
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Thure Sjöstedt Wrestling (freestyle) Men's light heavyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Bertil Sandström
Thomas Byström
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.
Equestrian Team dressage
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Allan Carlsson Boxing Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Axel Cadier Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Einar Karlsson Wrestling (freestyle) Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gustaf Klarén Wrestling (freestyle) Men's lightweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gunnar Asther
Daniel Sundén-Cullberg
Sailing Men's Star class
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Clarence von Rosen, Jr. Equestrian Individual jumping
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Clarence von Rosen, Jr. Equestrian Individual eventing
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bernhard Britz Cycling Men's individual time trial
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arne Berg
Bernhard Britz
Sven Höglund
Cycling Men's team time trial

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1932.

Individual road race
Team road race

Diving

Women
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Ingeborg Sjöqvist 10 m platform 34.524

Equestrianism

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1932.

Men's épée

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1932.

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Sweden in 1932 with Bertil Rönnmark winning a gold medal.

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Eskil Lundahl 100 m freestyle 1:06.219Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:16.411Did not advance
Sigfrid Heyner 200 m breaststroke 3:00.715Did not advance

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "Swedish Olympic Committee > Los Angeles 1932". Swedish Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. "Sweden at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  3. "Swedish Olympic Committee > Los Angeles 1932 - Svenska medaljörer". Swedish Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 August 2008.