| Sweden at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 145 (122 men and 23 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stig Pettersson |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. 145 competitors, 122 men and 23 women, took part in 102 events in 18 sports. [1]
Two of the three Swedish archers in 1980 had competed at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Anna-Lisa Berglund and Rolf Svensson were both less successful than they had been in Montreal four years before.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Marathon
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Discus Throw
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Women's 100 metres
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Women's High Jump
| Team | Event | Group stage | Placement Round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  Italy L 77–92 |  Cuba L 59–71 |  Australia L 55–64 | 4 |  Senegal W 70–64 |  Czechoslovakia L 61–83 |  India W 119–63 |  Poland W 70–67 | 10 |
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1980.
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1980.
Wolfgang Biedron
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1980. They won the bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Bronze Medal)Men's 100 m Freestyle
Silver Medal)
Bronze Medal)Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Gold Medal)Men's 200 m Butterfly
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Gold Medal)Men's 200 m Backstroke
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Silver Medal)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Final round | Rank | |||||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament |  Spain L 3–7 | Italy D 4–4 |  Soviet Union L 1–12 | 4 QB |  Greece L 5–9 | Italy L 3–8 |  Romania L 3–8 | Australia L 4–9 |  Bulgaria W 8–6 | 11 |
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