Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
| Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 97 (83 men and 14 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearers | Per Carleson (Melbourne) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
97 competitors, 83 men and 14 women, took part in 74 events in 14 sports in Australia[1] and 6 events in 1 sport in Sweden. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games, including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.
Medalists
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Athletics
editMen's Marathon
- Jvert Nyberg — 2:31:12 (→ 8th place)
- Thomas Nilsson — 2:33:33 (→ 9th place)
- Arnold Waide — 2:36:21 (→ 11th place)
Boxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editMen's Team Time Trial
- Lars Nordwall
Karl-Ivar Andersson
Roland Ströhm — 47 points (→ 5th place)
Men's Individual Road Race
- Lars Nordwall — 5:23:40 (→ 10th place)
- Karl-Ivar Andersson — 5:23:50 (→ 17th place)
- Roland Ströhm — 5:24:44 (→ 20th place)
- Gunnar Göransson — 5:30:45 (→ 31st place)
Diving
editWomen's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 50.48
- Final — 75.21 (→ 8th place)
Equestrian
editDressage
Eventing
Jumping
- Anders Gernandt
- Tor Burman
- Douglas Wijkander
Fencing
editFive fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1956.
Gymnastics
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented the Sweden in 1956. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event.
- Individual
- Team
- Lars Hall
- Bertil Haase
- Björn Thofelt
Rowing
editSweden had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Sailing
editShooting
editEight shooters represented Sweden in 1956. Olof Sköldberg won a silver in the 100m running deer and John Sundberg won a bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.
Swimming
editWeightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sweden at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.