Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games
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At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors	171 in 17 sports
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 6	Silver 5	Bronze 9	Total 20
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Intercalated Games
1906
Other related appearances
Youth Olympics • Paralympics • European Games

Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Erik Bladström Sven Johansson	Canoeing	Men's F2 10000 m
Gold	Torsten Ullman	Shooting	Men's free pistol
Gold	Rudolf Svedberg	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's welterweight
Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's middleweight
Gold	Axel Cadier	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's light-heavyweight
Gold	Knut Fridell	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's light-Heavyweight
Silver	Gösta Almgren Birger Cederin Hans Drakenberg Gustaf Dyrssen Hans Granfelt Sven Thofelt	Fencing	Men's team épée
Silver	Egon Svensson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's bantamweight
Silver	John Nyman	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Thure Andersson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's welterweight
Silver	Arvid Laurin Uno Wallentin	Sailing	Men's star class
Bronze	Henry Jonsson	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Bronze	Fred Warngård	Athletics	Men's Hammer throw
Bronze	Erik Ågren	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Tage Fahlborg Helge Larsson	Canoeing	Men's K2 10000 m
Bronze	Gregor Adlercreutz Sven Colliander Folke Sandström	Equestrian	Team dressage
Bronze	Torsten Ullman	Shooting	Men's rapid-fire pistol
Bronze	Einar Karlsson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Gösta Jönsson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Lennart Ekdahl Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Dagmar Salén Sven Salén	Sailing	Men's 6 metre class

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.

Individual road race

• Arne Berg
• Berndt Carlsson
• Ingvar Ericsson
• Sven Johansson

Team road race

• Arne Berg
• Berndt Carlsson
• Ingvar Ericsson
• Sven Johansson

Time trial

• Jonas Persson

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Sweden in 1936.

Men's foil

• Bengt Ljungquist
• Ivar Tingdahl
• Hubert de Bèsche

Men's épée

• Hans Drakenberg
• Hans Granfelt
• Gustaf Dyrssen

Men's team épée

• Hans Granfelt, Sven Thofelt, Gustav Almgren, Gustaf Dyrssen, Hans Drakenberg, Birger Cederin

Men's sabre

• Ivar Tingdahl
• Hubert de Bèsche
• Bengt Ljungquist

Men's team sabre

• Bengt Ljungquist, Knut Nordholm, Hubert de Bèsche, Ivar Tingdahl, Carl Johan Wachtmeister

Women's foil

• Berit Granquist
• Ebba Gripenstedt

Football

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

• Sven Thofelt
• Georg von Boisman
• Ebbe Gyllenstierna

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Sweden in 1936. Torsten Ullman won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Torsten Ullman
• Helge Meuller
• Henrik Lönnberg

50 m pistol

• Torsten Ullman
• Helge Meuller
• Gustaf Bergström

50 m rifle, prone

• Bertil Rönnmark
• Erland Koch
• Karl August Larsson

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Sweden at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.