Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 206 competitors, 183 men and 23 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
John Mikaelsson | Athletics | Men's 10 km Walk |
| Gold |
Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K1 1000 m |
| Gold |
Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr | Equestrian | Three-Day Event |
| Gold |
Folke Frölén Olof Stahre Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr |
Equestrian | Three-Day Team Event |
| Gold |
Henri Saint Cyr | Equestrian | Dressage Individual |
| Gold |
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Gehnäll Persson Henri Saint Cyr |
Equestrian | Dressage Team |
| Gold |
William Thoresson | Gymnastics | Men's Floor |
| Gold |
Gun Röring Ingrid Sandahl Hjördis Nordin Ann-Sofi Pettersson Göta Pettersson Evy Berggren Vanja Blomberg Karin Lindberg |
Gymnastics | Women's Team Portable Apparatus |
| Gold |
Lars Hall | Modern pentathlon | Men's Individual |
| Gold |
Axel Grönberg | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Middleweight |
| Gold |
Olle Anderberg | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Lightweight |
| Gold |
Viking Palm | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight |
 Silver |
Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver |
Lars Glassér Ingemar Hedberg |
Canoeing | Men's K2 1000 m |
| Silver |
Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K1 10000 m |
| Silver |
Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström |
Canoeing | Men's K2 10000 m |
| Silver |
Bengt Ljungquist Lennart Magnusson Berndt-Otto Rehbinder Per Hjalmar Carleson Sven Fahlman Carl Forssell |
Fencing | Men's Épée Team |
| Silver |
Claes Egnell Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist |
Modern pentathlon | Men's Team |
| Silver |
Knut Holmqvist | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Silver |
Olof Sköldberg | Shooting | Men's Running Deer, Single & Double Shot |
| Silver |
Gustav Freij | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Lightweight |
| Silver |
Gösta Andersson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Welterweight |
| Silver |
Per Gunnar Berlin | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Welterweight |
| Silver |
Bertil Antonsson | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Heavyweight |
| Silver |
Erland Almqvist Sidney Boldt-Christmas Per Gedda |
Sailing | Men's Dragon |
 Bronze |
Gustaf Jansson | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Bronze |
Ragnar Lundberg | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
| Bronze |
Stig Sjölin | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze |
National football team | Football | Men's Team Competition |
| Bronze |
Hans Liljedahl | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Bronze |
Göran Larsson | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Bronze |
Per Olof Östrand | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Bronze |
Karl-Erik Nilsson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze |
Rickard Sarby | Sailing | Men's Finn |
| Bronze |
Magnus Wassén Carl-Erik Ohlson Folke Wassén |
Sailing | Men's 5½ m Class |
Athletics[]
Boxing[]
Canoeing[]
Cycling[]
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Yngve Lundh — 5:12:15.2 (→ 16th place)
- Stig Mårtensson — 5:13:00.0 (→ 18th place)
- Allan Carlsson — 5:16:19.1 (→ 21st place)
- Lars Nordwall — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving[]
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 60.11 points (→ 23rd place)
- Preliminary Round — 59.11 points (→ 27th place)
Equestrian[]
Fencing[]
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
- Bo Eriksson
- Nils Rydström
- Rolf Magnusson
- Rolf Magnusson, Sven Fahlman, Nils Rydström, Bo Eriksson
- Per Carleson
- Carl Forssell
- Sven Fahlman
- Per Carleson, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Sven Fahlman, Lennart Magnusson
- Henry Nordin
- Bo Eriksson
Football[]
Gymnastics[]
Modern pentathlon[]
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1952. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event and all three pentathletes won silver in the team event.
- Individual
- Lars Hall
- Thorsten Lindqvist
- Claes Egnell
- Team
- Lars Hall
- Thorsten Lindqvist
- Claes Egnell
Rowing[]
Sweden had 16 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Tore Johansson
- Curt Brunnqvist
- Lennart Andersson
- Frank Olsson
- John Niklasson
- Gösta Adamsson
- Ivan Simonsson
- Ragnar Ek
- Thore Börjesson
- Rune Andersson
- Sture Baatz
Sailing[]
Shooting[]
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
Swimming[]
Water polo[]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Elimination round | First round | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament |  United StatesW 5–1 |
Bye |  NetherlandsL 1–7 |
 ArgentinaW 7–2 |
 YugoslaviaL 1–9 |
3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||||||
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
References[]
- ^ "Sweden at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sweden at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1952 in Swedish sport