Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 4 |
Gold 12 |
Silver 13 |
Bronze 10 |
Total 35 |
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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 |
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| John Mikaelsson | Athletics | Men's 10 km Walk |
| Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K1 1000 m |
| Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr | Equestrian | Three-Day Event |
| Folke Frölén Olof Stahre Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr | Equestrian | Three-Day Team Event |
| Henri Saint Cyr | Equestrian | Dressage Individual |
| Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Gehnäll Persson Henri Saint Cyr | Equestrian | Dressage Team |
| William Thoresson | Gymnastics | Men's Floor |
| Gun Röring Ingrid Sandahl Hjördis Nordin Ann-Sofi Pettersson Göta Pettersson Evy Berggren Vanja Blomberg Karin Lindberg | Gymnastics | Women's Team Portable Apparatus |
| Lars Hall | Modern pentathlon | Men's Individual |
| Axel Grönberg | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Middleweight |
| Olle Anderberg | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Lightweight |
| Viking Palm | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight |
| Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
| Lars Glassér Ingemar Hedberg | Canoeing | Men's K2 1000 m |
| Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K1 10000 m |
| Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström | Canoeing | Men's K2 10000 m |
| Bengt Ljungquist Lennart Magnusson Berndt-Otto Rehbinder Per Hjalmar Carleson Sven Fahlman Carl Forssell | Fencing | Men's Épée Team |
| Claes Egnell Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist | Modern pentathlon | Men's Team |
| Knut Holmqvist | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Olof Sköldberg | Shooting | Men's Running Deer, Single & Double Shot |
| Gustav Freij | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Lightweight |
| Gösta Andersson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Welterweight |
| Per Gunnar Berlin | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Welterweight |
| Bertil Antonsson | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Heavyweight |
| Erland Almkvist Sidney Boldt-Christmas Per Gedda | Sailing | Men's Dragon |
| Gustaf Jansson | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Ragnar Lundberg | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
| Stig Sjölin | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| National football team | Football | Men's Team Competition |
| Hans Liljedahl | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Göran Larsson | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Per Olof Östrand | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Karl-Erik Nilsson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Rickard Sarby | Sailing | Men's Finn |
| Magnus Wassén Carl-Erik Ohlson Folke Wassén | Sailing | Men's 5½ m Class |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
- Frank Landqvist
- Preliminary Round — 60.11 points (→ 23rd place)
- Gunnar Johansson
- Preliminary Round — 59.11 points (→ 27th place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
- Per Carleson, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Sven Fahlman, Lennart Magnusson
Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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
- Team
- Lars Hall
- Thorsten Lindqvist
- Claes Egnell
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
- Olof Sköldberg
- Thorleif Kockgård
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Sweden at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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