| Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Antwerp | |
| Competitors | 260 (247 men and 13 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hans Granfelt [1] |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors, 247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports. [2]
Twelve divers, eight men and four women, represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Four of the eight men took a medal each, and the group added three fourth-place finishes. Sweden's four plain high divers took the top four places in that event, with Adlerz (fourth in the plain high dive) adding a silver in the platform. On the women's side, Olliwier was the only diver to advance to the final; she finished with the bronze medal.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Erik Adlerz | 10 m platform | 9 | 468.50 | 1 Q | 10 | 495.40 |  |
| Plain high dive | 11 | 177.0 | 2 Q | 19 | 173.0 | 4 | |
| Gustaf Blomgren | 3 m springboard | 7 | 614.00 | 1 Q | 19 | 587.05 | 4 |
| 10 m platform | 11 | 468.10 | 2 Q | 23 | 453.80 | 4 | |
| Oscar Dose | 3 m springboard | 20 | 543.70 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Gunnar Ekstrand | 3 m springboard | 15 | 560.85 | 3 Q | 27 | 559.25 | 5 |
| 10 m platform | 20 | 402.80 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| John Jansson | 3 m springboard | 16 | 549.70 | 3 Q | 34 | 544.75 | 6 |
| Plain high dive | 8 | 171.5 | 1 Q | 16 | 175.0 |  | |
| Yngve Johnson | 10 m platform | 7 | 445.80 | 1 Q | 27 | 424.00 | 5 |
| Nils Skoglund | Plain high dive | 10 | 153.0 | 1 Q | 8 | 183.0 | |
| Arvid Wallman | Plain high dive | 8 | 175.5 | 1 Q | 7 | 183.5 |  |
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Märta Adlerz | 10 m platform | 29 | 136.5 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Selma Andersson | 10 m platform | 25 | 143.0 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Karin Leiditz | 10 m platform | 20 | 147.0 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Eva Olliwier | 10 m platform | 6 | 152.0 | 1 Q | 11 | 166.0 | |
Thirteen swimmers, nine men and four women, represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.
The breaststroke was Sweden's strength, with all five men's individual finals appearances made by three swimmers in those two events. Malmrot and Henning finished first and second, respectively, in both events. Malmrot also posted a new Olympic record in the 200 metre event. The men's relay also advanced to the finals, placing fourth.
The women's relay team added a fifth medal just by showing up—only three teams competed. The Swedish women took bronze. Gylling also advanced to each of the women's individual event finals, placing sixth in both.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arne Borg | 400 m free | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 1500 m free | 23:54.4 | 3 q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Per Cederblom | 200 m breast | 3:12.2 | 2 Q | 3:14.6 | 2 Q | did not finish | |
| 400 m breast | 7:14.0 | 2 Q | 7:05.6 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | |
| Olle Dickson | 200 m breast | 3:16.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |
| 400 m breast | 7:12.0 | 1 Q | 6:59.0 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Thor Henning | 200 m breast | 3:12.8 | 1 Q | 3:16.0 | 3 q | 3:09.2 | |
| 400 m breast | 6:46.2 | 1 Q | 6:45.0 | 2 Q | 6:45.2 | | |
| Per Holmström | 100 m back | 1:26.0 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Håkan Malmrot | 200 m breast | 3:04.0 OR | 1 Q | 3:09.0 | 1 Q | 3:04.4 | |
| 400 m breast | 6:49.0 | 1 Q | 6:44.8 | 1 Q | 6:31.8 | | |
| Frans Möller | 1500 m free | 27:42.0 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Orvar Trolle | 100 m free | 1:07.8 | 3 q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | |
| Robert Andersson Arne Borg Frans Möller Orvar Trolle | 4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 10:54.4 | 3 q | 10:50.2 | 4 | |
| Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aina Berg | 100 m free | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | |
| 300 m free | 5:29.6 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Jane Gylling | 100 m free | 1:25.6 | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 |
| 300 m free | 5:04.8 | 3 q | Unknown | 6 | |
| Carin Nilsson | 100 m free | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | |
| 300 m free | 5:07.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Aina Berg Jane Gylling Emily Machnow Carin Nilsson | 4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | 5:43.6 | | |
64 athletes represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Sweden had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Sweden had success in a variety of events, but its best performances came in the field events. Petersson took the country's only gold medal of the Games in the long jump. The team also finished with three silver and ten bronze medals, enough to put Sweden in fifth place on the athletics medals leader board despite gathering the fewest gold medals since 1900.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Erik Abrahamsson | Long jump | 6.86 | 2 Q | — | 7.08 | | |||
| Knut Alm | Cross country | — | 30 | ||||||
| Erik Almlöf | Triple jump | 14.19 | 2 Q | — | 14.27 | | |||
| Eric Backman | 5000 m | — | 15:34.0 | 2 Q | 15:13.0 | | |||
| 10000 m | — | 32:48.5 | 2 Q | did not finish | |||||
| Cross country | — | 27:17.6 | | ||||||
| Nils Bergström | 5000 m | — | 15:39.2 | 4 Q | 15:29.5 | 10 | |||
| 10000 m | — | 33:38.0 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Gösta Bladin | 400 m hurdles | — | 57.7 | 2 Q | 56.5 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Long jump | 6.57 | 9 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Erik Blomqvist | Shot put | 11.935 | 16 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Javelin throw | 58.18 | 7 Q | — | 58.18 | 8 | ||||
| Tolly Bolin | 400 m | 52.6 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | — | 1:57.8 | 3 Q | 1:57.5 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Carl-Axel Christiernsson | 110 m hurdles | — | 2 Q | 15.2 | 3 Q | 15.3 | 6 | ||
| 400 m hurdles | — | 56.4 | 1 Q | 55.7 | 2 Q | 55.4 | 5 | ||
| Bo Ekelund | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.90 | | |||
| Hilding Ekman | Cross country | — | 28:17.0 | 11 | |||||
| Nils Engdahl | 400 m | 50.6 | 2 Q | 50.4 | 1 Q | 49.4 | 1 Q | 50.2 | |
| 800 m | — | 2:00.0 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Allan Eriksson | Discus throw | 39.41 | 6 Q | — | 39.41 | 6 | |||
| Rudolf Falk | 5000 m | — | 15:17.8 | 1 Q | 11 | ||||
| Rolf Franksson | Long jump | 6.73 | 4 Q | — | 6.73 | 6 | |||
| William Grüner | Marathon | — | 3:01:48.0 | 28 | |||||
| Axel-Erik Gyllenstolpe | Pentathlon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Decathlon | — | 6331.435 | 8 | ||||||
| Lars Hedwall | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:43.5 | 2 Q | 10:42.2 | 7 | |||
| Cross country | — | 24 | |||||||
| Georg Högström | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 3.50 | 8 | |||
| Gösta Holmér | 110 m hurdles | — | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Decathlon | — | 6532.150 | 4 | ||||||
| Agne Holmström | 100 m | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | 23.3 | 2 Q | 22.5 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Josef Holsner | 3000 m steeplechase | — | did not finish | did not advance | |||||
| Göran Hultin | 110 m hurdles | — | 2 Q | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Hans Jagenburg | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.75 | 9 | |||
| Bertil Jansson | Shot put | 13.27 | 9 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Folke Jansson | Triple jump | 14.16 | 3 Q | — | 14.48 | | |||
| Elis Johansson | 800 m | — | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Gustav Kinn | Marathon | — | 2:49:10.4 | 17 | |||||
| Fritz Kiölling | 1500 m | — | 4:15.0 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Sven Krokström | 200 m | 23.8 | 1 Q | 23.3 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m | 51.6 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Hugo Lilliér | Javelin throw | 56.77 | 10 Q | — | 56.77 | 10 | |||
| Carl Johan Lind | Hammer throw | 48.00 | 3 Q | — | 48.43 | | |||
| 56 lb weight throw | 10.255 | 3 Q | — | 10.255 | | ||||
| Nils Linde | Hammer throw | 44.885 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||||
| 56 lb weight throw | 8.635 | 11 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Elof Lindström | Javelin throw | 51.53 | 13 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Georg Lindström | 110 m hurdles | — | 15.9 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | — | 59.1 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Gunnar Lindström | Javelin throw | 60.52 | 4 Q | — | 60.52 | 6 | |||
| Erik Lindvall | 100 m | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Sven Lundgren | 800 m | — | 2:00.6 | 1 Q | 1:58.4 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m | — | 4:07.0 | 1 Q | 4:12.0 | 5 | ||||
| Emanuel Lundström | 5000 m | — | 16:04.2 | 4 Q | 13 | ||||
| Werner Magnusson | 10000 m | — | 34:49.2 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Cross country | — | 13 | |||||||
| Sven Malm | 100 m | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | 23.3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| John Mattsson | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 3.50 | 9 | |||
| Gustaf Mattsson | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:22.6 | 2 Q | 10:32.1 | 4 | |||
| Cross country | — | 28:16.0 | 10 | ||||||
| Einar Nilsson | Shot put | 13.735 | 5 Q | — | 13.87 | 5 | |||
| Evert Nilsson | Pentathlon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Decathlon | — | 6433.530 | 5 | ||||||
| Bertil Ohlson | Pentathlon | — | 29 | 7 | |||||
| Decathlon | — | 6580.030 | | ||||||
| Robert Olsson | Hammer throw | 44.19 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||||
| 56 lb weight throw | 8.555 | 12 | — | did not advance | |||||
| William Petersson | Long jump | 6.94 | 1 Q | — | 7.15 | | |||
| Sven Runström | Triple jump | 13.63 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Ernfrid Rydberg | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 3.60 | 5 | |||
| Ivar Sahlin | Triple jump | 13.86 | 5 Q | — | 14.175 | 5 | |||
| Nils Sandström | 100 m | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | 23.6 | 2 Q | 23.3 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Hans Schuster | Marathon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Eric Sundblad | 400 m | 52.0 | 1 Q | 51.2 | 3 Q | Did not finish | |||
| Thorvig Svahn | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.75 | 9 | |||
| Carl-Enock Svensson | Pentathlon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Malcolm Svensson | Hammer throw | 47.29 | 4 Q | — | 47.29 | 4 | |||
| 56 lb weight throw | 9.45 | 5 Q | — | 9.455 | 5 | ||||
| Einar Thulin | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.80 | 7 | |||
| Lars Erik Tirén | Pole vault | No mark | 15 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Rudolf Wåhlin | Marathon | — | 2:59:23.0 | 23 | |||||
| Edvin Wide | 1500 m | — | 4:03.8 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Oscar Zallhagen | Discus throw | 40.16 | 5 Q | — | 41.07 | 4 | |||
| John Zander | 1500 m | — | 4:08.1 | 1 Q | did not finish | ||||
| Eric Backman Hilding Ekman Gustaf Mattsson | Team cross country | — | 23 | | |||||
| Eric Backman Sven Lundgren Edvin Wide John Zander | 3000 m team race | — | 12 | 2 Q | 24 | | |||
| Nils Engdahl Sven Krokström Sven Malm Eric Sundblad | 4 × 400 m relay | — | 3:46.4 | 3 Q | 3:24.3 | 5 | |||
| Agne Holmström Sven Malm William Petersson Nils Sandström | 4 × 100 m relay | — | 43.4 | 1 Q | 42.8 | | |||
Fausto Acke who participated in gymnastics was also registered to participate in men's discus throw, but did not start.
Four cyclists represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The Swedes competed only in the road time trial events, with Stenqvist posting the best time of all cyclists to take the gold medal. The combined team of the four Swedish cyclists was good for a silver medal.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Sigfrig Lundberg | Time trial | 5:03:02.6 | 22 |
| Karl Malm | Time trial | 4:46:22.0 | 7 |
| Axel Persson | Time trial | 4:53:43.6 | 12 |
| Harry Stenqvist | Time trial | 4:40:01.8 | |
| Sigfrig Lundberg Karl Malm Axel Persson Harry Stenqvist | Team time trial | 19:23:10.0 | |
Twenty-two equestrians represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Sweden took four of the seven gold medals, and finished with a total of nine medals.
The five dressage competitors initially took the top five places in the individual competition, though Boltenstern was disqualified and thus the Swedes eventually held only the top four places (no team dressage event was held in 1920). It was the second straight time that Sweden had swept the dressage medals. The eventers took the top two individual places, as well as the gold medal in the team event. The individual jumpers' best result was a bronze medal, while a separate group of riders took the gold in the team event. The vaulters had the most difficulty, coming in at the bottom four spots if finishing at all, though still receiving the bronze in the team event because only three nations entered.
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Nils Åkerblom | Heikki | Jumping | 19.50 | 23 |
| Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern | Iron | Dressage | Disqualified | |
| Karl Dyrsch | Salamis | Eventing | did not finish | |
| Allan Ekman | Tagore | Jumping | 21.50 | 24 |
| Carl Green | Vaulting | 20.500 | 13 | |
| Gustaf Kilman | Irving | Jumping | 10.00 | 15 |
| Herman Kristoffersson | Vaulting | did not finish | ||
| Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt | Mon Coeur | Jumping | 4.00 | |
| Janne Lundblad | Uno | Dressage | 27.9375 | |
| Åge Lundström | Ysra | Eventing | 1738.75 | |
| Eros | Jumping | 9.75 | 14 | |
| Anders Mårtensson | Vaulting | 20.250 | 15 | |
| Helmer Mörner | Germania | Eventing | 1775.00 | |
| Fredrik Nilsson | Vaulting | 14.916 | 17 | |
| Oskar Nilsson | Vaulting | 18.666 | 16 | |
| Bertil Sandström | Sabel | Dressage | 26.3125 | |
| Georg von Braun | Diana | Eventing | 1543.75 | 8 |
| Wilhelm von Essen | Nomeg | Dressage | 24.8750 | 4 |
| Hans von Rosen | Running Sister | Dressage | 25.1250 | |
| Lars von Stockenström | Reward | Jumping | 6.00 | 5 |
| Carl Green Anders Mårtensson Oskar Nilsson | Team vaulting | 59.416 | | |
| Gustaf Dyrsch Åge Lundström Helmer Mörner Georg von Braun | Salamis Ysra Germania Diana | Team eventing | 5057.50 | |
| Claës König Frank Martin Daniel Norling Hans von Rosen | Tresor Kohort Eros II Poor Boy | Team jumping | 14.00 | |
Eight fencers represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Lindblom was the only individual fencer to advance to a final, placing ninth in the épée. The épée was the only team event Sweden entered; the team went winless in its four matches in its semifinal pool.
Ranks given are within the group.
| Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Knut Enell | Épée | 2–5 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Foil | N/A | 4–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Carl Gripenstedt | Épée | 4–5 | 5 Q | 3–7 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Nils Hellsten | Épée | 6–2 | 1 Q | 8–2 | 1 Q | 4–7 | 8 | did not advance | |
| Foil | N/A | 0–6 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Gustaf Lindblom | Épée | 5–4 | 3 Q | 7–3 | 2 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 4–7 | 9 |
| Foil | N/A | 2–6 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Einar Råberg | Épée | 0–8 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Hans Törnblom | Épée | 2–4 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Foil | N/A | 1–7 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Bertil Uggla | Épée | 2–5 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| David Warholm | Épée | 3–5 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Nils Hellsten Gustaf Lindblom Bertil Uggla David Warholm | Team épée [3] | N/A | 0–4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Key:
| Team | Event | Gold medal round | Silver/Bronze medal round | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | First round | Second round | Final | |||
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  Greece W 9–0 |  Netherlands L 4–5 ( a.e.t. ) | Did not advance |  Spain L 1–2 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
Sweden competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time. Its first match was an easy 9–0 win over Greece. The second match also featured nine goals, but Sweden scored only four of them to lose in extra time. Sweden also lost in the first round of the consolation tournament.
| Netherlands | 5–4 (a.e.t.) |  Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Groosjohan  10'57'J. Bulder 44'88' (pen.)de Natris 115' | Report | Karlsson 16'32' Olsson 20'Dahl 72' |
Twenty-four gymnasts represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Sweden entered a team in the Swedish system competition, defeating Denmark and Belgium to win the gold medal. No Swedish gymnasts competed in the individual event, nor did Sweden enter teams in the other two team events.
| Team | Event | Gold medal round | Silver medal round | Bronze medal round | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Semifinal | Final | Semifinal | Final | |||
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  Belgium W 8–0 |  France W 4–0 |  Canada L 1–12 |  United States L 0–7 | Did not advance |  Switzerland W 4–0 |  Czechoslovakia L 0–1 | 4 |
Sweden competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team was unfortunate in the use of the Bergvall System, which caused the Swedes to have to play six games in seven days and resulted in a fourth-place finish for a team which would have taken the silver medal in a straight single-elimination tournament.
Sweden started well, beating Belgium and France by a combined score of 12–0. In the final, however, the team faced a dominant Canadian side and fell 12–1. In the silver medal semifinals, Sweden was again defeated, this time by the United States who went on to win the silver medal and give Sweden a chance at the bronze. The Swedes finally got their third win in the bronze medal semifinals, beating Switzerland. The bronze medal match pitted Sweden against the only team the Swedes had not yet played in the 1920 Olympic tournament; Czechoslovakia's only goal of the tournament was enough to defeat Sweden, 1–0.
Coach: Raoul Le Mat
| Pos | Player | GP | G | Birthdate | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/D | Wilhelm Arwe | 3 | 2 | January 28, 1898 | 22 | IK Göta |
| F | Erik Burman | 5 | 4 | December 6, 1897 | 22 | IK Göta |
| G | Seth Howander | 5 | 0 | October 6, 1892 | 27 | IFK Uppsala |
| G | Albin Jansson | 1 | 0 | October 9, 1897 | 22 | Järva IS |
| F | Georg Johansson | 6 | 3 | May 10, 1898 | 21 | IK Göta |
| F | Einar Lindqvist | 6 | 3 | May 31, 1895 | 24 | IFK Uppsala |
| R/D | Einar Lundell | 5 | 0 | January 9, 1894 | 26 | IK Göta |
| F/D | Hans-Jacob Mattsson | 1 | 0 | June 2, 1890 | 30 | |
| R | Nils Molander | 4 | 2 | May 22, 1889 | 30 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| F | David Säfwenberg | 1 | 1 | October 1, 1896 | 23 | Berliner Sport Club |
| R | Einar Svensson | 5 | 2 | September 27, 1894 | 25 | IK Göta |
| 23 April 1920 21:30 | Sweden | 8 – 0 (5–0, 3–0) | Belgium | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| 25 April 1920 17:00 | Sweden | 4 – 0 (2–0, 2–0) | France | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Seth Howander | Goalies | Jacques Gaittet | Referee: Ernie Garon | |||||||||||
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| 26 April 1920 22:00 | Canada | 12 – 1 (5–1, 7–0) | Sweden | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| 27 April 1920 22:00 | United States | 7 – 0 (5–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| 28 April 1920 23:30 | Sweden | 4 – 0 (0–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Abbe Jansson | Goalies | René Savoie | Referee: Frank Fredrickson | |||||||||||
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| 29 April 1920 23:00 | Czechoslovakia | 1 – 0 (1–0, 0–0) | Sweden | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Karel Wälzer | Goalies | Seth Howander | Referee: Frank Fredrickson | ||
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| 2 | Shots | 48 | |||
Four pentathletes represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon. The Swedes continued their domination of the sport, sweeping the medals for the second time in two attempts and finishing with the four top spots in the competition.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
| Pentathlete | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | Rank | |
| Erik de Laval | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | |
| Gustaf Dyrssen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| Gösta Runö | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Bengt Uggla | 13 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 4 |
Six rowers represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Both boats were eliminated in their first race.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Nils Ljunglöf | N/A | Single sculls | 7:49.6 | 2 | did not advance | |||
| John Lager Nestor Östergren Axel Eriksson Gunnar Lager | Gösta Eriksson | Coxed four | N/A | 7:12.0 | 2 | did not advance | ||
Eleven sailors represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. There were three Swedish boats, competing in two classes, but no boats from any other nation competed against Sweden. In the 30 m2 class, there was only one boat. The 40 m2 was a competition between two Swedish crews. Unsurprisingly, Sweden took two gold medals and a silver.
| Sailors | Class | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Gösta Bengtsson Gösta Lundqvist Rolf Steffenburg | 30 m2 | Unknown | | ||||||
| Percy Almstedt Erik Mellbin Gustaf Svensson Ragnar Svensson | 40 m2 | Unknown | | ||||||
| Tore Holm Yngve Holm Axel Rydin Georg Tengwall | 40 m2 | Unknown | | ||||||
Four figure skaters represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport; Sweden was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions. The top Swedish skaters took both of the singles gold medals, with their second skaters in those two events taking a silver medal and a fourth place. Sweden entered no pairs.
| Skater | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Gillis Grafström | Men's singles | 7.0 | |
| Magda Julin | Men's singles | 12.0 | |
| Svea Norén | Men's singles | 12.5 | |
| Ulrich Salchow | Men's singles | 25.5 | 4 |
Twenty-nine shooters represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Johansson won the nation's only gold medal of the year, in the 600 metre prone military rifle, as well as being on two of the medal-winning teams. In all, Sweden gathered ten medals, third-most of any nation in 1920. The six silver medals were the most of any country.
Eight tennis players, five men and three women, competed for Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Fick was the most successful individual, reaching the semifinals before losing that match and the bronze medal match to take fourth place. All five of the doubles pairs lost their first match.
| Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Sigrid Fick | Women's singles | N/A | Bye |  Dahl (NOR)W 7–5, 6–2 |  de Borman (BEL)W 6–4, 8–6 |  Lenglen (FRA)L 6–0, 6–1 |  McKane (GBR)L 6–2, 6–0 | 4 |
| Margareta Lindberg | Women's singles | N/A |  Gagliardi (ITA)L 6–0 | did not advance | 15 | |||
| Fritz Lindqvist | Men's singles |  Flaquer (ESP)L 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | did not advance | 32 | ||||
| Sune Malmström | Men's singles | Bye |  Žemla-Rázný (TCH)W 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 |  Simon (SUI)W 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |  Raymond (RSA)L 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Henning Müller | Men's singles | Woosnam (GBR) L 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | did not advance | 32 | ||||
| Lily Strömberg | Women's singles | N/A | Bye |  Brehm (DEN)W 7–5, 6–3 | Lenglen (FRA) L 6–0, 6–0 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Carl-Eric von Braun | Men's singles | Bonacossa (ITA) W 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 | Lammens (BEL) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Olle Andersson Henning Müller | Men's doubles | N/A | Bye | Langaard & Nielsen (NOR) L 6–1, 6–8, 6–1, 6–4 | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Sigrid Fick Fritz Lindqvist | Mixed doubles | N/A | d'Ayen & Hirsch (FRA) L 6–4, 6–2 | did not advance | 14 | |||
| Sigrid Fick Lily Strömberg | Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Bye | d'Ayen & Lenglen (FRA) L 6–4, 6–3 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Jarl Malström Lily Strömberg | Mixed doubles | N/A | Bye | Bye | Hansen & Tegner (DEN) L 0–6, 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Jarl Malström Carl-Eric von Braun | Men's doubles | N/A | Lammens & Washer (BEL) L 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | did not advance | 17 | |||
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| First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Semifinal | Final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament | Czech Republic W 11–0 |  Brazil W 7–3 | Belgium L 3–5 | Did not advance | Bye | Netherlands W 9–1 | United States W 5–0 | | ||
Sweden competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the third time in 1920, having won a bronze and a silver medal previously. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. Sweden had little trouble with its first two matches, against Czechoslovakia and Brazil, but fell to Belgium in the semifinals. Belgium's eventual taking of the silver medal let Sweden contest the bronze medal. In the third-place tournament, they defeated first the Netherlands and then the United States to take the bronze medal.
| Sweden | 11–0 | Czechoslovakia | Antwerp |
| Sweden | 7–3 |  Brazil | Antwerp |
| Belgium | 5–3 | Sweden | Antwerp |
| Sweden | 9–1 | Netherlands | Antwerp |
| Sweden | 5–0 | United States | Antwerp |
BronzeSix weightlifters represented Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. The Swedes took a pair of bronze medals, and no Swedish wrestler finished lower than sixth place.
| Weightlifter | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Erik Carlsson | 82.5 kg | 262.5 | 4 |
| Otto Brunn | +82.5 kg | 250.0 | 5 |
| Gustav Eriksson | 60 kg | 192.5 | 6 |
| Carl Olofsson | 67.5 kg | 220.0 | 5 |
| Albert Pettersson | 75 kg | 235.0 | |
| Erik Pettersson | 82.5 kg | 267.5 | |
Thirteen wrestlers competed for Sweden in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Sweden was the second-most successful nation in 1920, behind only Finland. Sweden took three gold medals, as well as a silver and two bronzes.
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
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| Otto Borgström | Middleweight | Bye |  Vergos (GRE) (W) |  Frantz (USA) (L) | did not advance | 5 | |
| Anders Larsson | Light heavyweight | N/A | Meyer (FRA) (W) |  Gallén (FIN) (W) | Maurer (USA) (W) | Courant (SUI) (W) | |
| Gottfrid Lindgren | Middleweight | Bye | Grimstad (NOR) (L) | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Ernst Nilsson | Heavyweight | N/A | MacDonald (GBR) (W) | Pendleton (USA) (L) | Meyer (SUI) (D) | | |
| Gottfrid Svensson | Lightweight | N/A | Metropoulos (USA) (W) | MacKenzie (GBR) (W) | Wright (GBR) (W) | Anttila (FIN) (L) | |
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| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Anders Ahlgren | Heavyweight | Bye |  Bonneveld (NED) (W) | Vassboten (NOR) (W) | Sjouwerman (NED) (W) | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | 8 |
| Bye | Willkie (USA) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
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| Carl Fältström | Middleweight | Bye | Gorletti (ITA) (W) | Perttilä (FIN) (L) | did not advance | 11 | |
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| Claes Johansson | Light heavyweight | Bye | Rosenqvist (FIN) (W) | Eriksen (DEN) (W) | Tetens (DEN) (W) | Sint (NED) (W) | |
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| Holger Lindberg | Lightweight | Nolton (NED) (W) | Andersen (NOR) (L) | did not advance | 12 | ||
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| Ernst Nilsson | Heavyweight | Bye | van den Bril (BEL) (W) | Sjouwerman (NED) (L) | did not advance | 10 | |
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| Gustaf Nilsson | Lightweight | Bye | Frydenlund (NOR) (L) | did not advance | 12 | ||
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| Sven Ohlsson | Light heavyweight | Duvinet (FRA) (W) | Maichle (USA) (L) | did not advance | 10 | ||
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| Fritiof Svensson | Featherweight | Bye | Jensen (DEN) (W) | Friman (FIN) (L) | did not advance | | |
| N/A | Kähkönen (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
| Bye | Boumans (BEL) (W) | Torgensen (DEN) (W) | |||||
| Gottfrid Svensson | Featherweight | Bye | Porro (ITA) (L) | did not advance | 11 | ||
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| Calle Westergren | Middleweight | Eillebrecht (NED) (W) |  Dechmann (LUX) (W) | Vanderleenden (BEL) (W) | Perttilä (FIN) (W) | Lindfors (FIN) (W) | |
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France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports. At the beginning of the games there was an incident where a French coach was physically assaulted by a Stadium gatekeeper who refused him entry. It boiled over to a point where the entire French team did not participate in the Parade of Nations, and conversations were made to pull out of the games completely. However, the issue was resolved and France went on to compete.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that France had hosted the Games, after the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. 401 competitors, 373 men and 28 women, took part in 128 events in 20 sports.
France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 304 competitors, 296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organising the United Kingdom's representation. At the time British athletes competed under the team name "United Kingdom". The British team comprised 676 competitors.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports. British athletes won ten gold medals and 41 medals overall, finishing third.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports. British athletes won fourteen gold medals and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated under Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.
Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors took part in 48 events in 11 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Summer Olympic Games, after the republic was founded in 1918. Previously, Bohemia had competed at the Olympic Games from 1900 to 1912.
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Greece competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 47 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Spain competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was only the second appearance of the nation at the Summer Games, after competing in the 1900 Summer Olympics, but missing the Games in 1904, 1908, and 1912. 58 competitors, all men, took part in 29 events in 7 sports.