Sweden at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IOC code SWE
(SVE used at these Games)
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se  (in Swedish and English)
in Rome
Competitors134 (115 men and 19 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer William Grut
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden, the previous host of the Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 134 competitors, 115 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 15 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sven-Olov Sjödelius,
Gert Fredriksson 		Canoeing Men's K2 1000 m
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Ljunggren Athletics Men's 50 km Walk
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jane Cederqvist Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gert Fredriksson Canoeing Men's K1 1000 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gustav Freij Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's Lightweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hans Antonsson Wrestling Men's Freestyle Middleweight

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Sweden in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1960.

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

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1960.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sweden had 12 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960. [2]

Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Sweden in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Per-Ola Lindberg 100 m freestyle 57.112 Q56.46 Q57.18
Bengt Nordwall 58.527Did not advance
Per-Olof Ericsson 400 m freestyle 4:41.222—Did not advance
Sven-Göran Johansson 4:35.614—Did not advance
Lars-Erik Bengtsson 1500 m freestyle 18:19.711—Did not advance
Bengt-Olov Almstedt 100 m backstroke 1:05.9=20Did not advance
Tommie Lindström 200 m breaststroke 2:42.818Did not advance
Bernt Nilsson 2:45.723Did not advance
Håkan Bengtsson 200 m butterfly 2:25.017Did not advance
Sven-Göran Johansson
Lars-Erik Bengtsson
Bengt Nordwall
Per-Ola Lindberg
Bengt-Olov Almstedt 		4 × 200 m freestyle 8:30.6=7 Q—8:31.06
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Karin Larsson 100 m freestyle 1:06.316 Q1:06.516Did not advance
Inger Thorngren 1:06.115 Q1:05.5=13Did not advance
Jane Cederqvist 400 m freestyle 4:55.62 Q—4:53.9Silver medal icon.svg
Bibbi Segerström 4:57.6=5 Q—5:02.48
Barbro Eriksson 200 m breaststroke 2:59.814—Did not advance
Karin Larsson 100 m butterfly 1:15.014—Did not advance
Kristina Larsson 1:13.08 Q—1:13.67
Inger Thorngren
Karin Larsson
Kristina Larsson
Bibbi Segerström 		4 × 100 m freestyle 4:27.36 Q—4:25.16

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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