Sweden at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	81 [1] in 12 sports
Medals Rank: 4	Gold 9	Silver 5	Bronze 9	Total 23
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Sweden competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 81 competitors, 78 men and 3 women, took part in 51 events in 12 sports.^[2]

Medalists

The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games.^[3]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Bertil Rönnmark	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
Gold	Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
Gold	Eric Malmberg	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's lightweight
Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's welterweight
Gold	Rudolf Svensson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Carl Westergren	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's light heavyweight
Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's middleweight
Gold	Johan Richthoff	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Tore Holm Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist	Sailing	Men's 6 metre class
Silver	Erik Svensson	Athletics	Men's triple jump
Silver	Thure Ahlqvist	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Silver	Bo Lindman	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
Silver	Thure Sjöstedt	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's light heavyweight
Silver	Bertil Sandström Thomas Byström Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.	Equestrian	Team dressage
Bronze	Allan Carlsson	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Axel Cadier	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Einar Karlsson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Gustaf Klarén	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg	Sailing	Men's Star class
Bronze	Clarence von Rosen, Jr.	Equestrian	Individual jumping
Bronze	Clarence von Rosen, Jr.	Equestrian	Individual eventing
Bronze	Bernhard Britz	Cycling	Men's individual time trial
Bronze	Arne Berg Bernhard Britz Sven Höglund	Cycling	Men's team time trial

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1932.

Individual road race

• Bernhard Britz
• Sven Höglund
• Arne Berg
• Folke Nilsson

Team road race

• Bernhard Britz
• Sven Höglund
• Arne Berg

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1932.

Men's épée

• Stig Lindström
• Bo Lindman
• Sven Thofelt

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1932.

• Johan Oxenstierna
• Bo Lindman
• Sven Thofelt

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Sweden in 1932 with Bertil Rönnmark winning a gold medal.

50 m rifle, prone

• Bertil Rönnmark
• Gustaf Andersson
• Karl August Larsson

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Swedish Olympic Committee > Los Angeles 1932". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
2. "Sweden at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
3. "Swedish Olympic Committee > Los Angeles 1932 - Svenska medaljörer". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-26.