Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics (original) (raw)

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Sporting event delegation

Sweden at the1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in London
Competitors 181 (162 men and 19 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Per Carleson
MedalsRanked 2nd Gold 16 Silver 11 Bronze 17 Total 44
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.[1]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
Gold John Ljunggren Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk 31 July
Gold Arne Åhman Athletics Men's triple jump 3 August
Gold William Grut Modern pentathlon Men's individual 4 August
Gold Tore Sjöstrand Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 5 August
Gold Henry Eriksson Athletics Men's 1500 metres 6 August
Gold Kurt Pettersén Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 6 August
Gold Gustav Freij Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight 6 August
Gold Gösta Andersson Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman welterweight 6 August
Gold Axel Grönberg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight[2] 6 August
Gold Karl-Erik Nilsson Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight[3] 6 August
Gold John Mikaelsson Athletics Men's 10 kilometres walk 7 August
Gold Gert Fredriksson Canoeing Men's K-1 10000 metres 11 August
Gold Hans BerglundLennart Klingström Canoeing Men's K-2 10000 metres 11 August
Gold Gert Fredriksson Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 12 August
Gold Gunnar ÅkerlundHans Wetterström Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres 12 August
Gold Sweden men's national football teamSune AnderssonPär BengtssonHenry CarlssonRune EmanuelssonGunnar GrenEgon JönssonBörje LeanderNils LiedholmTorsten LindbergErik NilssonStellan NilssonBertil NordahlGunnar NordahlKnut NordahlStig NyströmKjell RosénBirger RosengrenKalle Svensson Football Men's tournament 13 August
Silver Ivar Sjölin Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight 31 July
Silver Gösta Frändfors Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight 31 July
Silver Bertil Antonsson Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight 31 July
Silver Erik Elmsäter Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 5 August
Silver Lennart Strand Athletics Men's 1500 metres 6 August
Silver Olle Anderberg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight 6 August
Silver Tor Nilsson Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 6 August
Silver Ingemar Johansson Athletics Men's 10 kilometres walk 7 August
Silver Folke BohlinGösta BrodinHugo Johnson Sailing Dragon 12 August
Silver Gunnar Nilsson Boxing Men's heavyweight 13 August
Silver Robert SelfeltOlof StahreSigurd Svensson Equestrian Team eventing 13 August
Bronze Bertil Albertsson Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 30 July
Bronze Rune Larsson Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles 31 July
Bronze Thure Johansson Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight 31 July
Bronze Erik Lindén Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight 31 July
Bronze Bengt Fahlqvist Wrestling Men's freestyle light heavyweight 31 July
Bronze Torsten Ullman Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol 2 August
Bronze Jonas Jonsson Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle, prone position 3 August
Bronze Ann-Britt Leyman Athletics Women's long jump 4 August
Bronze Gösta Gärdin Modern pentathlon Men's individual 4 August
Bronze Sven Lundquist Shooting 25 metre rapid fire pistol 4 August
Bronze Göte Hagström Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 5 August
Bronze Per Hjalmar CarlesonFrank CervellCarl ForssellBengt LjungquistSven ThofeltArne Tollbom Fencing Men's team épée 6 August
Bronze Folke AlnevikRune LarssonKurt LundquistLars-Erik Wolfbrandt Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 7 August
Bronze Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. Equestrian Individual dressage 10 August
Bronze Gösta Magnusson Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 11 August
Bronze Carl Robert AmelnMartin HindorffTore HolmTorsten LordGösta Salén Sailing Men's 6 metre class 12 August
Bronze Robert Selfelt Equestrian Individual eventing 13 August

Men's 110 metres hurdles

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.

Individual road race

Team road race

Eight fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.

Men's foil

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Men's sabre

Summary

Key:

Team Event Primary round First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament Bye AustriaW 3–0 South KoreaW 12–0 DenmarkW 4–2 YugoslaviaW 3–1 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1948.

Sweden had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[4]

Men's single sculls

Men's coxless pair

Thirteen Swedish sailor participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Sweden had three reserves that did not participate in any events; Carl-Erik Ohlson,[5] Charles Eriksson[6] and Sven Rinman.[7]

Eleven shooters represented Sweden in 1948.

25 metre pistol

50 metre pistol

300 metre rifle

50 metre rifle

Summary

Team Event Round one Round two Semifinal Final Rank
OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank OppositionResult OppositionResult
Sweden men Men's tournament SwitzerlandW 6–1 SpainW 4–1 1 Q BelgiumD 1–1 United StatesW 7–0 1 Q NetherlandsL 3–5 3 EgyptW 3–2 FranceD 1–1 5
  1. ^ "Sweden at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. ^ databaseOlympics.com . Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  3. ^ databaseOlympics.com . Archived 13 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Carl-Erik Ohlson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  6. ^ "Charles Eriksson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
  7. ^ "Swen Rinman - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".