Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors	100 in 11 sports
Medals Rank: 4	Gold 7	Silver 6	Bronze 12	Total 25
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Sweden competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 100 competitors, 87 men and 13 women, took part in 66 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Lundqvist, ErikErik Lundqvist	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	August 2
Gold	Thofelt, SvenSven Thofelt	Modern pentathlon		August 4
Gold	Thorell, SvenSven Thorell	Sailing	Men's 12 foot dinghy	August 9
Gold	Borg, ArneArne Borg	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle	August 6
Gold	Richthoff, JohanJohan Richthoff	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight	August 1[2]
Gold	Sjöstedt, ThureThure Sjöstedt	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light heavyweight	August 1[3]
Gold	Svensson, RudolfRudolf Svensson	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight	August 5[4]
Silver	Byléhn, ErikErik Byléhn	Athletics	Men's 800 m	July 31
Silver	Skiöld, OssianOssian Skiöld	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	July 30
Silver	Ramm, NilsNils Ramm	Boxing	Men's heavyweight	August 11
Silver	Bonde, CarlCarl Bonde Janne Lundblad Ragnar Olson	Equestrian	Team dressage	August 11
Silver	Lindman, BoBo Lindman	Modern pentathlon		August 4
Silver	Malmberg, EricEric Malmberg	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight	August 5
Bronze	Wide, EdvinEdvin Wide	Athletics	Men's 5000 m	August 3
Bronze	Wide, EdvinEdvin Wide	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m	July 29
Bronze	Gentzel, IngaInga Gentzel	Athletics	Women's 800 m	August 2
Bronze	Svedberg, RuthRuth Svedberg	Athletics	Women's discus throw	July 31
Bronze	Berggren, GunnarGunnar Berggren	Boxing	Men's lightweight	August 11
Bronze	Carlsson, GöstaGösta Carlsson	Cycling	Men's ondividual road race	August 7
Bronze	Carlsson, GöstaGösta Carlsson Erik Jansson Georg Johnsson Gösta Carlsson	Cycling	Men's team road race	August 7
Bronze	Sjöqvist, LauraLaura Sjöqvist	Diving	Women's 10 m platform	August 11
Bronze	Olson, RagnarRagnar Olson	Equestrian	Individual dressage	August 11
Bronze	Bjornstjerna, CarlCarl Bjornstjerna Ernst Hallberg Karl Hansén	Equestrian	Team jumping	August 12
Bronze	Hammar, ClarenceClarence Hammar Tore Holm Carl Sandblom John Sandblom Philip Sandblom Wilhelm Törsleff	Sailing	8 metre class	August 9
Bronze	Borg, ArneArne Borg	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	August 9

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Lennart Bohman

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Hubert Ausbock (GER), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Nils Ramm → Silver Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Hans Schonrath (GER), points
• Semifinals — Defeated Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), points
• Final Match — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1928.

Individual road race

• Gösta Carlsson
• Erik Jansson
• Georg Johnsson
• Hjalmar Pettersson

Team road race

• Gösta Carlsson
• Erik Jansson
• Georg Johnsson
• Hjalmar Pettersson

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Eight fencers, six men and two women, represented Sweden in 1928.

Men's foil

• Bertil Uggla
• Ivar Tingdahl

Men's épée

• Nils Hellsten
• Gunnar Cederschiöld

Men's team épée

• Nils Hellsten, Sidney Stranne, Gunnar Cederschiöld, Bertil Uggla

Women's foil

• Ebba Gripenstedt
• Hanna Olsen

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1928. Bo Lindman won the silver medal and Sven Thofelt won the gold.^[5]

• Sven Thofelt
• Bo Lindman
• Ingvar Berg

Sailing

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Sweden at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
2. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
3. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
4. "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
5. "Sweden Modern Pentathlon at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.