| Sweden at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 43 (42 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Erik Lindström (ski jumping) |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Martin Lundström | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Gold | Nils Karlsson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Gold | Nils Östensson Nils Täpp Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| Gold | Åke Seyffarth | Speed skating | Men's 10 000 m |
 Silver | Nils Östensson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Silver | Harald Eriksson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Silver | Åke Seyffarth | Speed skating | Men's 1500 m |
 Bronze | Gunnar Eriksson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Bronze | Sven Israelsson | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Göthe Hedlund | Speed skating | Men's 5000 m |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olle Dalman | Downhill | 3:23.2 | 41 | ||||
| Stig Sollander | 3:23.1 | 40 | |||||
| Åke Nilsson | 3:22.2 | 38 | |||||
| Sixten Isberg | 3:15.0 | 30 | |||||
| Hans Hansson | 3:05.0 | 10 | |||||
| Åke Nilsson | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Hans Hansson | 1:11.1 | 11 | 1:07.2 | 16 | 2:18.3 | 11 | |
| Sixten Isberg | 1:10.7 | 8 | 1:06.5 | 13 | 2:17.2 | 10 | |
| Olle Dalman | 1:10.4 | 7 | 1:03.2 | 3 | 2:13.6 | 5 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Stig Sollander | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Olle Dalman | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Åke Nilsson | 1:15.3 | 1:09.4 | 10 | 19.43 | 19 |
| Hans Hansson | 1:13.5 | 1:10.0 | 9 | 9.31 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| May Nilsson | Downhill | 2:39.1 | 18 | ||||
| May Nilsson | Slalom | 1:12.2 | 19 | 57.5 | 2 | 2:09.7 | 10 |
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| May Nilsson | 1:05.3 | 1:05.3 | 9 | 13.03 | 15 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Clas Haraldsson | 1'24:21 | 33 |
| Erik Elmsäter | 1'22:12 | 19 | |
| Sven Israelsson | 1'21:44 | 16 | |
| Nils Karlsson | 1'16:54 | 5 | |
| Gunnar Eriksson | 1'16:06 | | |
| Nils Östensson | 1'14:22 | | |
| Martin Lundström | 1'13:50 | | |
| 50 km | Arthur Herrdin | DNF | – |
| Anders Törnqvist | 3'58:20 | 5 | |
| Harald Eriksson | 3'52:20 | | |
| Nils Karlsson | 3'47:48 | | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Nils Östensson Nils Täpp Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström | 2'32:08 | |
| Team | Event | Round robin | ||||||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  Canada L 1–3 |  Czechoslovakia L 3–6 |  Austria W 7–1 |  United States L 2–5 |  Switzerland L 2–8 |  Great Britain W 4–3 |  Italy W 23–0 |  Poland W 13–2 | 4 |
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 |
| Czechoslovakia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 |
 Sweden 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 |
| Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 |
| Poland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 |
| Austria | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 |
| Italy | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 |
| United States * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.
Events:
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
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| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Distance 3 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Clas Haraldsson | Individual | 197.35 | 15 | 63.5 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 213.4 | 4 | 410.75 | 10 |
| Erik Elmsäter | 208.95 | 6 | 56.0 | 61.5 | 58.0 | 202.0 | 15 | 410.95 | 9 | |
| Sven Israelsson | 211.50 | 4 | 67.5 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 221.9 | 1 | 433.40 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Lindström | Normal hill | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Vilhelm Hellman | 57.5 | 65.0 | 208.1 | 14 | |
| Nils Lundh | 61.5 (fall) | 66.0 | 152.7 | 40 | |
| Evert Karlsson | 65.5 | 68.0 | 212.2 | 11 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Göthe Hedlund | 45.6 | 20 |
| Åke Seyffarth | 44.0 | 11 | |
| Halle Janemar | 44.0 | 11 | |
| Mats Bolmstedt | 43.7 | 10 | |
| 1500 m | Mats Bolmstedt | 2:22.8 | 17 |
| Göthe Hedlund | 2:20.7 | 8 | |
| Harry Jansson | 2:20.0 | 5 | |
| Åke Seyffarth | 2:18.1 | | |
| 5000 m | Rune Hammarström | 8:53.8 | 16 |
| Åke Seyffarth | 8:37.9 | 7 | |
| Harry Jansson | 8:34.9 | 4 | |
| Göthe Hedlund | 8:34.8 | | |
| 10,000 m | Göthe Hedlund | DNF | – |
| Rune Hammarström | 18:39.6 | 9 | |
| Harry Jansson | 18:08.0 | 8 | |
| Åke Seyffarth | 17:26.3 | | |
Canada competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
The United States competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
France competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Norway competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Austria competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Italy competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Nino Bibbia won the nation's first medal at the Winter Games.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1928 Winter Olympics, also in St. Moritz.
Hungary competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Finland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The country's only medal was a silver in ice hockey.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Poland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Belgium competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Greece competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Argentina competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was only the second time that Argentinian athletes had competed at the Winter Games, after missing the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Spain competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Bulgaria competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Turkey competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
| Africa | No representation |  |
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| America | ||
| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| Oceania | No representation | |
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