Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (Swedish) (English)
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors 174 (131 men and 43 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Hans Svensson
Medals
Rank: 16		 Gold
2		 Silver
11		 Bronze
6		 Total
19
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Sweden competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 174 competitors, 131 men and 43 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Göran Bjerendal, a veteran of the 1980 Summer Olympics, became the second Swedish archer to place in the top eight and the first since 1972.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat — 47.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat — 13:44.45
  • Semifinals — 13:29.72
  • Final — 13:41.64 (→ 12th place)

Men's Marathon

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 3:53:19 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
  • Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.24m
  • Final — 2.33m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 15.97m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 81.06m
  • Final — 83.72m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualifying Round — 19.94 m
  • Final — 19.81 m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualifying Round — 18.28 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Final — 63.22m (→ 8th place)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualifying Round — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Competition

Women's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 4:16.48 (→ did not advance)

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Heat — 9.06.54 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 55.75
  • Semifinal — 55.17
  • Final — 55.43 (→ 5th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:36:41 (→ 18th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.16 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 5985 points (→ 12th place)
  • Final Result — 5908 points (→ 14th place)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight

Men's Light-Welterweight

Men's Welterweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Men's Heavyweight

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, seven men and four women, represented Sweden in 1984.

Men's individual road race
Team time trial
Women's individual road race

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1984.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to West Germany (17:18)
  • Lost to Denmark (19:26)
  • Defeated Spain (26:25)
  • Defeated United States (21:18)
  • Defeated South Korea (36:23)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated Iceland (26:24) → 5th place

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male modern pentathletes represented Sweden in 1984. Svante Rasmuson won a silver medal in the individual event.

Individual
Team

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 50.57
  • Final — 50.31 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 51.19
  • B-Final — 51.64 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:51.70
  • B-Final — 1:52.44 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 1:51.76
  • B-Final — 1:53.63 (→ 16th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:00.26 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
  • Heat — 4:03.07 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • Heat — 16:11.38 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 57.66
  • Final — 57.34 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 58.39
  • B-Final — 58.31 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:05.85
  • B-Final — 2:05.02 (→ 11th place)
  • Heat — 2:06.50 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:04.95
  • B-Final — 1:05.66 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 54.67
  • Final — 55.14 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:03.81 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:07.56
  • B-Final — 2:11.79 (→ 16th place)
  • Heat — 2:08.35 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:32.93
  • B-Final — 4:27.95 (→ 9th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:23.86
  • Final — 3:22.69 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:28.60
  • Final — 7:26.53 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:49.76
  • Final — 3:47.13 (→ 5th place)
Women's Competition

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 58.43
  • B-Final — 58.08 (→ 15th place)
  • Heat — 58.22
  • B-Final — 58.12 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:04.60
  • B-Final — 2:03.85 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:18.28
  • B-Final — 4:17.55 (→ 11th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:50.80 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:52.27
  • Final — 3:51.24 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:17.65
  • Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:06.09 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:19.73
  • B-Final — 2:19.37 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:21.70
  • B-Final — 2:21.54 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 2:22.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:55.10
  • B-Final — 4:53.25 (→ 10th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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