Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SWE |
NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Seoul | |
Competitors | 185 (148 men and 37 women) in 23 sports |
Flag bearer | Agneta Andersson |
Medals Ranked 32nd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Sweden competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 185 competitors, 148 men and 37 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
Silver[]
- George Cramne — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Ragnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Anders Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Birgitta Bengtsson and Marit Söderström — Sailing, Women's 470 Class
Bronze[]
- Patrik Sjöberg — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Lars Myrberg — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Michel Lafis, Anders Jarl, Björn Johansson, and Jan Karlsson — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Erik Lindh — Table tennis, Men's Singles
- Stefan Edberg — Tennis, Men's Singles
- Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd — Tennis, Men's Doubles
- Tomas Johansson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Archery[]
The Swedish team continued their archery medal drought, though they took three top eight places in the women's individual, women's team, and men's team categories.
Women's individual competition:
- Jenny Sjöwall — Final (→ 5th place)
- Liselotte Andersson — Quarterfinal (→ 13th place)
- Carina Jonsson — Preliminary Round (→ 59th place)
Men's individual competition:
- Göran Bjerendal — Quarterfinal (→ 15th place)
- Mats Nordlander — Preliminary Round (→ 30th place)
- Gert Bjerendal — Preliminary Round (→ 35th place)
Women's team competition:
- Sjöwall, Andersson, and Jonsson — Final (→ 7th place)
Men's team competition:
- Bjerendal, Nordlander, and Bjerendal — Final (→ 8th place)
Athletics[]
Men's Hammer Throw
- Tore Gustafsson
- Qualifying Heat — 76.44m
- Final — 74.24m (→ 11th place)
- Qualifying Heat — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 79.66m
- Final — 78.30m (→ 8th place)
- Qualification — 80.16m
- Final — 78.22m (→ 9th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Mikael Olander — 7869 points (→ 17th place)
- 100 metres — 11.46s
- Long Jump — 6.75m
- Shot Put — 16.07m
- High Jump — 2.00m
- 400 metres — 51.28s
- 110m Hurdles — 16.06s
- Discus Throw — 50.66m
- Pole Vault — 4.80m
- Javelin Throw — 72.80m
- 1.500 metres — 5:02.42s
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 3'44:49 (→ 7th place)
- Final — 3'53:34 (→ 20th place)
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2"34.41 (→ 24th place)
Boxing[]
Canoeing[]
Cycling[]
Eight cyclists, five men and three women, represented Sweden in 1988.
- Björn Johansson
- Jan Karlsson
- Michel Lafis
- Anders Jarl
- Marie Höljer — 2:00:52 (→ 7th place)
- Paula Westher — 2:00:52 (→ 26th place)
- Marianne Berglund — 2:00:52 (→ 44th place)
Diving[]
- Joakim Andersson
Equestrianism[]
Fencing[]
Eleven fencers, 10 men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1988.
Football[]
Gymnastics[]
Handball[]
Judo[]
Modern pentathlon[]
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Svante Rasmuson — 4987 pts (→ 22nd place)
- Jan-Erik Danielsson — 4956 pts (→ 25th place)
- Roderick Martin — 4262 pts (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Rasmuson, Danielsson, and Martin — 14205 pts (→ 12th place)
Rowing[]
Sailing[]
Shooting[]
Swimming[]
Men's 50m freestyle
- Heat — 23.44
- B-Final — 23.28 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 23.12
- B-Final — 23.37 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100m freestyle
- Heat — 50.22
- Final — 50.35 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 50.45
- Final — 50.54 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200m freestyle
- Anders Holmertz
- Heat — 1:49.28
- Final — 1:47.89 (→
Silver Medal)
- Heat — 1:51.96 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400m freestyle
- Anders Holmertz
- Heat — 3:50.06
- Final — 3:51.04 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 3:57.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 1500m freestyle
- Heat — 15:24.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:03.79 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Tommy Werner, Richard Milton, Joakim Holmqvist, and Göran Titus
- Heat — 3:23.09
- Per Johansson, Tommy Werner, Joakim Holmqvist, and Göran Titus
- Final — 3:21.07 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
- Heat — 7:23.82
- Anders Holmertz, Tommy Werner, Michael Söderlund, and Christer Wallin
- Final — 7:19.10 (→ 6th place)
Women's 50m freestyle
- Heat — 26.67 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Heat — 26.85 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100m freestyle
- Heat — 57.57 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat — 57.97 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m freestyle
- Heat — 2:03.32 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:05.10 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:18.01 (→ 14th place)
- B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:03.45 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:18.86
- B-Final — 2:19.35 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:53.58
- B-Final — 4:52.77 (→ 13th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Heat — 3:50.50 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
- Heat — 4:17.72 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Synchronized swimming[]
One synchronized swimmer represented Sweden in 1988.
Table tennis[]
Tennis[]
Men's Singles Competition
- Stefan Edberg →
Bronze Medal
- First round — Defeated Horst Skoff (Austria) 7-6 6-2 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Agustín Moreno (Mexico) 6-2 7-6 6-0
- Third round — Defeated Jakob Hlasek (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4 7-6
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Paolo Canè (Italy) 6-1 7-5 6-4
- Semifinals — Lost to Miloslav Mečíř (Czechoslovakia) 6-3 0-6 6-1 4-6 2-6
- First round — Defeated Martin Laurendeau (Canada) 7-6 4-6 7-5 7-5
- Second round — Defeated Andrew Castle (Great Britain) 6-0 6-3 6-1
- Third round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) 6-2 5-7 3-6 5-7
Men's Doubles Competition
- Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd →
Bronze Medal
- First Round — Defeated Eric Jelen and Carl Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Second Round — Defeated Mark Gurr and Philip Tuckniss (Zimbabwe) 6-0 6-1 6-4
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Semifinals — Lost to Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal (Spain) 4-6 6-1 3-6 3-6
Women's Singles Competition
- Catarina Lindqvist
- First Round — Defeated Kumiko Okamoto (Japan) 7-6 7-5
- Second Round — Defeated Nathalie Tauziat (France) 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Third Round — Lost to Manuela Maleeva (Bulgaria) 1-6 0-6
Volleyball[]
Men's Team Competition[]
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated South Korea (3-2)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Lost to Italy (2-3)
- Lost to Brazil (1-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-0)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to the Netherlands (2-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated France (3-2) → Seventh place
- Team Roster
- Urban Lennartsson
- Janni Kalmazidis
- Jan Hedengard
- Mats Karlsson
- Tomas Hoszek
- Anders Lundmark
- Per-Anders Saaf
- Bengt Gustafsson
- Hakan Björne
- Lars Nilsson
- Peter Tholse
- Patrik Johansson
- Head Coach:
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
References[]
- ^ "Sweden at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sweden at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1988 in Swedish sport