Sweden at the 2018 European Championships | |
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WA code | SWE |
in Berlin and Glasgow | |
Competitors | 123 in 7 sports |
Medals Ranked 12th |
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European Championships appearances | |
Sweden competed at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany; and Glasgow, United Kingdom from 2 to 12 August 2018 in 7 sports. [1]
A total of 67 athletes were selected to the team. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Erik Hagberg | 100 m | 10.69 | 37 | did not advance | |||
Henrik Larsson | 10.62 | 35 | did not advance | ||||
Dennis Leal | 10.51 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
Felix Svensson | 200 m | 20.95 | 18 | did not advance | |||
Erik Martinsson | 400 m | 46.87 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
Andreas Kramer | 800 m | 1:47.87 | 14 Q | 1:46.14 | 2 Q | 1:45.03 | |
Kalle Berglund | 1500 m | 3:41.25 | 11 | — | did not advance | ||
Elmar Engholm | 3:42.01 | 13 | — | did not advance | |||
Johan Rogestedt | 3:49.73 | 23 | — | Did not advance | |||
Isak Andersson | 400 m hurdles | 51.18 | 19 | did not advance | |||
Emil Blomberg | 3000 m steeplechase | Did not finish | — | Did not advance | |||
Napoleon Solomon | 8:29:10 | 7 q | — | 8:43.66 | 12 | ||
Mikael Ekvall | Marathon | — | did not finish | ||||
Perseus Karlström | 20 km walk | — | 1:25.16 | 20 | |||
Anders Hansson | 50 km walk | — | 4:11:36 | 23 | |||
Ato Ibáñez | — | 4:03.53 | 20 | ||||
Tony Darkwah Erik Hagberg Felix Svensson Stefan Tärnhuvud | 4x100 m relay | did not finish | — | did not advance | |||
Carl Bengtström Dennis Forsman Joel Groth Erik Martinsson | 4x400 m relay | Disqualified | — | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Armand Duplantis | Pole vault | 5.61 | 7 q | 6.05 | |
Melker Svärd Jacobsson | did not finish | did not advance | |||
Thobias Nilsson Montler | Long jump | 7.78 | 9 q | 8.10 | 4 |
Michel Tornéus | 7.91 | 3 q | 7.86 | 7 | |
Axel Härstedt | Discus throw | 61.19 | 17 | did not advance | |
Simon Pettersson | 64.82 | 2 Q | 64.55 | 4 | |
Daniel Ståhl | 67.07 | 1 Q | 68.23 | ||
Anders Eriksson | Hammer throw | 69.19 | 27 | did not advance | |
Jiannis Smalios | Javelin throw | 72.09 | 25 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Nilsson | Result | 11.37 | 7.13 | 13.90 | 1.99 | 51.07 | 14.73 | 44.73 | 4.60 | 59.67 | 4:29.86 | 7819 | 12 |
Points | 780 | 845 | 722 | 794 | 766 | 882 | 761 | 790 | 733 | 746 | |||
Fredrik Samuelsson | Result | 11.04 | 7.52 | 13.99 | 2.08 | 49.60 | 14.70 | 43.94 | 4.50 | 56.91 | 4:38.10 | 8005 | 9 |
Points | 852 | 940 | 728 | 878 | 833 | 886 | 745 | 760 | 691 | 692 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Matilda Hellqvist | 400 m | 52.68 | 17 | did not advance | |||
Hanna Hermansson | 800 m | 2:01.33 | 5 Q | 2:00.52 | 6 | did not advance | |
Lovisa Lindh | 2:04.28 | 26 Q | 2:03.25 | 13 qR | 2:02.26 | 9 | |
Hanna Hermansson | 1500 m | 4:08.98 | 4 Q | — | 4:07.16 | 7 | |
Anna Silvander | 4:12.61 | 20 | — | did not advance | |||
Meraf Bahta | 5000 m | — | did not start | ||||
Charlotta Fougberg | — | 15:24.36 | 9 | ||||
Linn Nilsson | — | did not finish | |||||
Meraf Bahta | 10,000 m | — | DQ | ||||
Charlotta Fougberg | — | 32:43.04 | 6 | ||||
Elin Westerlund | 100 m hurdles | 13.42 | 17 | did not advance | |||
Johanna Holmén Svensson | 400 m hurdles | 57.55 | 14 | Did Not Advance | |||
Caroline Högardh | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:55.61 | 30 | — | Did not advance | ||
Mikaela Larsson | Marathon | — | 2:35.06 | 17 | |||
Hanna Lindholm | — | 2:37.44 | 22 | ||||
Cecilia Norrbom | — | did not finish | |||||
Malin Starfelt | — | 2:42.32 | 32 | ||||
Hanna Adriansson-Norberg Irene Ekelund Claudia Payton Elin Östlund | 4x100 m relay | 44.51 | 15 | — | did not advance | ||
Lisa Duffy Mathilda Hellqvist Moa Hjelmer Josefine Magnusson | 4x400 m relay | 3:32.61 | 9 | — | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Erika Kinsey | High jump | 1.90 | 9 q | 1.87 | 13 |
Sofie Skoog | 1.86 | 16 | did not advance | ||
Angelica Bengtsson | Pole vault | 4.45 | 5 q | 4.65 | 6 |
Lisa Gunnarsson | 4.35 | 8 | did not advance | ||
Khaddi Sagnia | Long jump | 6.69 | 5 Q | 6.47 | 7 |
Fanny Roos | Shot put | 17.71 | 6 Q | 17.09 | 11 |
Frida Åkerström | 16.20 | 19 | Did Not Advance | ||
Vanessa Kamga | Discus throw | 54.88 | 18 | did not advance | |
Ida Storm | Hammer throw | 66.66 | 17 | did not advance | |
Sofi Flink | Javelin throw | 59.58 | 9 q | 56.91 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Linell | Result | 14.66 | 1.79 | 12.34 | 26.14 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||
Points | 887 | 996 | 684 | 785 | ||||||
Bianca Salming | Result | 14.69 | 1.82 | 13.41 | 26.58 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||
Points | 883 | 1003 | 755 | 747 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Vinko Paradzik | 1 m springboard | 336.90 | 8 Q | 293.25 | 12 |
10 m platform | 369.80 | 11 Q | 359.55 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ellen Ek | 10 m platform | 260.40 | 7 Q | 267.70 | 9 |
Daniella Nero | 1 m springboard | 216.80 | 13 | did not advance | |
3 m springboard | 234.50 | 13 | did not advance | ||
Isabelle Svantesson | 10 m platform | 241.60 | 10 Q | 199.85 | 11 |
Ellen Ek Isabelle Svantesson | 10 m synchro platform | — | 214.65 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Daniella Nero Vinko Paradzik | 3 m springboard synchro | 233.34 | 9 |
Ellen Ek Vinko Paradzik | Team event | 270.30 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Christoffer Carlsen | 50 m freestyle | 22.82 | 30 | did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 49.63 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
Gustaf Dahlman | 100 m freestyle | 50.91 | 61 | did not advance | |||
200 m freestyle | 1:50.53 | 43 | did not advance | ||||
Isak Eliasson | 50 m freestyle | 22.89 | 32 | did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 50.27 | 43 | did not advance | ||||
Robin Hanson | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.41 | =19 | did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 3:51.33 | 16 | — | did not advance | |||
Gustav Hökfelt | 50 m backstroke | 26.01 | 35 | did not advance | |||
100 m backstroke | 55.26 | 25 | did not advance | ||||
200 m backstroke | did not start | did not advance | |||||
Victor Johansson | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.05 | 5 Q | — | 3:47.74 | 5 | |
800 m freestyle | 7:54.31 | =9 | — | did not advance | |||
1500 m freestyle | 15:15.75 | 15 | — | did not advance | |||
Adam Paulsson | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.74 | 44 | did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 3:51.98 | 20 | — | did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 4:21.34 | 18 | — | did not advance | |||
Erik Persson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.94 | 18 Q | 1:00.54 | 14 | did not advance | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:12.43 | 15 Q | 1:09.84 | 6 | 2:10.25 | 8 | |
Björn Seeliger | 50 m freestyle | 22.78 | =27 | did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 50.55 | 51 | did not advance | ||||
50 m backstroke | 25.65 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
100 m backstroke | 55.89 | 36 | did not advance | ||||
Simon Sjödin | 100 m butterfly | 53.64 | 31 | did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:00.65 | 11 Q | 2:00.45 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Johannes Skagius | 50 m breaststroke | 27.27 | =9 Q | 27.39 | =10 | did not advance | |
100 m breaststroke | 1:01.24 | 24 | did not advance | ||||
Robin Hanson Christoffer Carlsen Björn Seeliger Isak Eliasson | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.31 | =10 | — | did not advance | ||
Victor Johansson Robin Hanson Gustaf Dahlman Adam Paulsson | 4x200 m freestyle relay | 7:15.55 | 7 Q | — | 7:14.03 | 8 | |
Gustav Hökfelt Erik Persson Simon Sjödin Christoffer Carlsen | 4x100 m medley relay | 3:36.77 | 8 Q | — | 3:36.00 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Hanna Eriksson | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.61 | 28 | did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 4:25.43 | 26 | — | did not advance | |||
800 m freestyle | 8:58.55 | 17 | — | did not advance | |||
1500 m freestyle | 17:25.11 | 15 | — | did not advance | |||
Jessica Eriksson | 50 m breaststroke | 31.77 | 18 | did not advance | |||
100 m breaststroke | 1:08.99 | 24 | did not advance | ||||
200 m breaststroke | 2:32.41 | 28 | did not advance | ||||
Louise Hansson | 100 m freestyle | 55.81 | 25 | did not advance | |||
200 m freestyle | did not start | did not advance | |||||
50 m butterfly | 26.50 | =12 Q | 26.54 | 13 | did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly | 58.52 | 7 Q | 57.99 | 5 Q | 57.89 | 6 | |
Sophie Hansson | 50 m breaststroke | 30.79 | 7 Q | 30.72 | 8 Q | 31.23 | 8 |
100 m breaststroke | 1:07.70 | 7 Q | 1:07.51 | 7 Q | 1:07.67 | 8 | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:31.05 | 21 | did not advance | ||||
Sara Junevik | 100 m freestyle | 57.24 | 39 | did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 26.50 | =12 | did not advance | ||||
100 m butterfly | 1:00.63 | 25 | did not advance | ||||
Magdalena Kuras | 50 m freestyle | 26.19 | 36 | did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 57.10 | 36 | did not advance | ||||
50 m backstroke | 29.91 | 36 | did not advance | ||||
Ida Lindborg | 50 m backstroke | 28.23 | 10 Q | 28.77 | 16 | did not advance | |
100 m backstroke | 1:02.00 | 26 | did not advance | ||||
50 m butterfly | 27.20 | 24 | did not advance | ||||
Sarah Sjöström | 50 m freestyle | 24.14 | 1 Q | 23.92 | 2 Q | 23.74 CR | |
100 m freestyle | 53.45 | 2 Q | 52.67 CR | 1 Q | 52.93 | ||
50 m butterfly | 25.11 | 1 Q | 25.51 | 1 Q | 25.16 | ||
100 m butterfly | 56.87 | 1 Q | 56.66 | 1 Q | 56.13 | ||
Louise Hansson Ida Lindborg Sara Junevik Magdalena Kuras | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:43.17 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||
Ida Lindborg Sophie Hansson Louise Hansson Magdalena Kuras | 4x100 m medley relay | 4:03.94 | 9 | — | did not advance |
Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Christoffer Carlsen Isak Eliasson Ida Lindborg Magdalena Kuras | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:31.40 | 9 | did not advance | |
Gustav Hökfelt Johannes Skagius Louise Hansson Ida Lindborg Magdalena Kuras* | 4x100 m medley relay | 3:49.58 | 7 Q | 3:48.53 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Motos | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Points | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Filip Svanberg | Men's race | 19 | 6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Olsson | Men's cross-country | 1:40:07 | 39 |
Matthias Wengelin | 1:39:23 | 37 | |
Linn Gustafzzon | Women's cross-country | 1:44:11 | 26 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Lucas Eriksson | Men's road race | ||
Gustav Höög | |||
Richard Larssen | |||
Tobias Ludvigsson | |||
Men's time trial | 56:44.50 | 19 | |
Emilia Fahlin | Women's road race | 3:28:15 | 15 |
Sara Mustonen | did not finish | ||
Hanna Nilsson | 3:28:30 | 28 | |
Sara Penton | 3:32:02 | 45 |
Sweden was represented by seven teams: two men's, three women's, and two mixed. [3]
Team | Event | Pool play | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Per Längfors Johan Edfors | Men's team | Jennevret / Florén (SWE) L 1 down | Shinkwin / Slattery (GBR) L 6 & 5 | Tarrío / Borda (ESP) L 3 & 2 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Daniel Jennevret Oscar Florén | Längfors / Edfors (SWE) W 1 up | Tarrío / Borda (ESP) L 1 down | Shinkwin / Slattery (GBR) W 3 & 2 | 2 | did not advance |
Team | Event | Pool play | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Emma Nilsson Lina Boqvist | Women's team | Matthew / Clyburn (GBR) L 3 & 2 | Persson / Wessberg (SWE) W 5 & 4 | Skarpnord / Engzelius (NOR) L 2 & 1 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Johanna Gustavsson Julia Engström | Dreher / Mollé (FRA) L 2 & 1 | Cowan / Lampert (GER) W 3 & 2 | Herbin / Vayson de Pradei (FRA) W 4 & 3 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Cajsa Persson Linda Wessberg | Skarpnord / Engzelius (NOR) W 5 & 4 | Nilsson / Boqvist (SWE) L 5 & 4 | Matthew / Clyburn (GBR) W 2 up | 1 Q | Hall / Davies (GBR) W 1 up | Dreher / Mollé (FRA) W 20 holes |
Athletes | Event | Score | Par | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Per Längfors Lina Boqvist Johan Edfors Emma Nilsson | Mixed team | 145 | +1 | =5 |
Daniel Jennevret Julia Engström Oscar Florén Johanna Gustavsson | 143 | −1 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Karl Idesjö | Horizontal bar | 12.866 | 32 | did not advance | |
Parallel bars | 13.633 | 30 | did not advance | ||
Rings | 12.766 | 54 | did not advance | ||
Filip Lidbeck | Floor | 9.700 | 92 | did not advance | |
Horizontal bar | 12.166 | 58 | did not advance | ||
Vault | 11.600 | 25 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Jonna Adlerteg | Uneven bars | 14.600 | 1 Q | 14.533 | |
Jessica Castles | Balance beam | 11.500 | 45 | did not advance | |
Floor | 13.100 | 6 Q | 12.800 | 7 |
A total of four athletes have been selected to the Swedish team. [4]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Anders Backéus | Men's single sculls | 7:08.13 | 4 R | 7:01.06 | 3 SF | 7:09.50 | 6 FB | 7:02.24 | 12 |
Filip Nilsson Mattias Johansson | Men's lightweight double sculls | 6:40.88 | 5 R | 6:40.48 | 5 FC | did not advance | 6:33.89 | 15 | |
Emma Fredh | Women's lightweight single sculls | 7:57.56 | 2 FA | BYE | — | 7:51.57 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total time | Rank |
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Gabriel Sandör | Men's individual | 17:39 | 1:07 | 58:57 | 0:34 | 32:53 | 1:51:10 | 23 |
Ludwig Fleetwood | 17:56 | 0:56 | 1:04:16 | 0:29 | 37:22 | 2:00:59 | 49 |
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