| Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 181 (162 men and 19 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Per Carleson |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports. [1]
Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.
Eight fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.
Key:
| Team | Event | Primary round | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Bye |  Austria W 3–0 |  South Korea W 12–0 |  Denmark W 4–2 |  Yugoslavia W 3–1 |  |
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1948.
Sweden had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948. [4]
Thirteen Swedish sailor participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Sweden had three reserves that did not participate in any events; Carl-Erik Ohlson, [5] Charles Eriksson [6] and Sven Rinman. [7]
Eleven shooters represented Sweden in 1948.
| Team | Event | Round one | Round two | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament |  Switzerland W 6–1 |  Spain W 4–1 | 1 Q |  Belgium D 1–1 |  United States W 7–0 | 1 Q |  Netherlands L 3–5 | — | 3 |  Egypt W 3–2 |  France D 1–1 | 5 |
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.
The 1926-27 season in Swedish football, starting August 1926 and ending July 1927:
The 1928-29 season in Swedish football, starting August 1928 and ending July 1929:
The 1930-31 season in Swedish football, starting August 1930 and ending July 1931:
The 1931–32 season in Swedish football, starting August 1931 and ending July 1932:
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.
Sven Selånger was a Swedish Nordic skier. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the Nordic combined and ski jumping events and won a silver in the jumping in 1936. In 1932 he finished fourth in the jumping and fifth in the Nordic combined. He was the Swedish Olympic flag bearer in 1932 and 1936.
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.
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