| Sweden at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 177 (111 men and 66 women) in 22 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jan-Ove Waldner |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 177 competitors, 111 men and 66 women, took part in 109 events in 22 sports. [1]
Swedish men returned to Olympic archery with a silver medal performance by Magnus Petersson. Veteran Göran Bjerendal was defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Marathon
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Women's High Jump
Jan-Eric Antonsson, Peter Axelsson, Catrine Bengtsson, Maria Bengtsson, Margit Borg, Astrid Crabo, Tomas Johansson, Pär-Gunnar Jönsson, Christine Magnusson, Jens Olsson
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
Men's Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
Men's Individual Time Trial
Women's Individual Road Race
Men's Cross Country
Men's 3m Springboard
Women's 3m Springboard
Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Sweden in 1996.
Key:
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden women's | Women's tournament |  China L 0–2 |  United States L 1–2 |  Denmark W 3–1 | 3 | — | Did not qualify | 6 | |
Key:
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | United States W 23–19 |  Switzerland W 26–19 |  Russia W 22–20 |  Kuwait W 33–18 |  Croatia W 27–18 | 1 Q |  Spain W 25–20 | Croatia L 26–27 |  |
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Silver Medal)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Men's Singles Competition
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