Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg
IOC code SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se  (in Swedish and English)
in Berlin
Competitors171 in 17 sports
Flag bearer Bo Lindman
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
9
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Erik Bladström
Sven Johansson
Canoeing Men's F2 10000 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Torsten Ullman Shooting Men's free pistol
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rudolf Svedberg Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's welterweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ivar Johansson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Axel Cadier Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's light-heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Knut Fridell Wrestling (freestyle) Men's light-Heavyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gösta Almgren
Birger Cederin
Hans Drakenberg
Gustaf Dyrssen
Hans Granfelt
Sven Thofelt
Fencing Men's team épée
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Egon Svensson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's bantamweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Nyman Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's heavyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Thure Andersson Wrestling (freestyle) Men's welterweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arvid Laurin
Uno Wallentin
Sailing Men's star class
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Henry Jonsson Athletics Men's 5000 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fred Warngård Athletics Men's Hammer throw
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Erik Ågren Boxing Men's lightweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tage Fahlborg
Helge Larsson
Canoeing Men's K2 10000 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gregor Adlercreutz
Sven Colliander
Folke Sandström
Equestrian Team dressage
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Torsten Ullman Shooting Men's rapid-fire pistol
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Einar Karlsson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gösta Jönsson Wrestling (freestyle) Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
Sven Salén
Sailing Men's 6 metre class

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Time trial

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Sweden in 1936.

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

Football

Summary

Key:

TeamEventFirst roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
L 2–3
Did not advance=9
Round of 16
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg32Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Kamo Soccerball shade.svg49'
Ukon Soccerball shade.svg62'
Matsunaga Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Persson Soccerball shade.svg24', 37'
Hertha-BSC Field , Berlin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wilhelm Peters (Germany)

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

Rowing

Sweden had five rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936. [2]

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Sweden in 1936. Torsten Ullman won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventFirst roundSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Sweden men Men's tournament Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
L 1–2
Flag of Iceland (1918-1944).svg  Iceland
W 11–0
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
W 6–0
2 QFlag of France.svg  France
L 1–2
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
L 1–4
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
W 4–2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 3–4
7

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

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References

  1. "Sweden at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.