Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 121 in 16 sports
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Sweden is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Swedish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Athletics

Swedish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2] The team will select its athletes with a specific qualifying standard based on the results at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2013 IAAF World Championships and the 2015 IAAF World Championships to ensure that the athlete can reach a top eight position.[3] Athletes who have not reached the Swedish Olympic Committee's qualification standard are marked with an asterisk (*).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Perseus Karlström 20 km walk N/A
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Daniel Ståhl Discus throw
Melker Svärd Jacobsson Pole vault
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Angelica Bengtsson Pole vault
Khaddi Sagnia Long jump

Badminton

Sweden has qualified one badminton player for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Henri Hurskainen had claimed his Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[4] He has yet to be selected by the SOC.

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Henri Hurskainen Men's singles

Boxing

Sweden has qualified one boxer to compete in the women's middleweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympian Anna Laurell Nash had claimed her Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.[5]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Anna Laurell Nash Middleweight

Canoeing

Sprint

Swedish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[6]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Petter Menning Men's K-1 200 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Swedish riders qualified for the following two quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 national finish in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
 
Emilia Fahlin Women's road race
Emma Johansson Women's road race
Women's time trial
Sara Mustonen Women's road race

Equestrian

Swedish equestrians have qualified a full squad in all three disciplines through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 2015 European Dressage Championships and the 2015 European Eventing Championships.[8][9]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank

 Individual







See above Team N/A

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

 Individual







See above Team N/A

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

 Individual







See above Team N/A

Football

Men's tournament

Sweden's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish and progressing to the semifinal match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic.[10]

Team roster
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
18:00*

Sweden  Match 6  Colombia

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
18:00*

Sweden  Match 9  Nigeria

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:00

Japan  Match 22  Sweden

Women's tournament

The Swedish women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Netherlands.[11]

Team roster
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
13:00

Sweden  Match 1  South Africa

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
22:00

Brazil  Match 12  Sweden

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
22:00

China PR  Match 16  Sweden

Golf

Swedish Olympic Committee have declared its intention to send golfers Henrik Stenson and Anna Nordqvist to the Olympics based on their results in the IGF World Rankings.[12]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Rank
Henrik Stenson Men's
Anna Nordqvist Women's

Gymnastics

Artistic

Sweden has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Emma Larsson had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[13]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Emma Larsson

Handball

Men's tournament

The Swedish men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Malmö.[14]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Host.

Women's tournament

Sweden's women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Astrakhan, Russia.[15]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Judo

Sweden has entered one judoka to compete in the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games by virtue of his best finish in the IJF World Olympic ranking.[16]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Martin Pacek Men's −100 kg

Rowing

Swedish rowers have qualified one boat in the following class through the 2015 FISA World Championships.

Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Swedish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[17][18][19] In December 2015, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) had announced the names of six crews to be selected to the Rio regatta, including 2012 Olympic champion Max Salminen, while Laser sailor Jesper Stålheim joined the fleet four months later in another Olympic selection.[16][20]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Jesper Stålheim Laser N/A
Max Salminen Finn N/A
Fredrik Bergström
Anton Dahlberg		 470 N/A
 
 		 49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Josefin Olsson Laser Radial N/A
Lisa Ericson
Hanna Klinga		 49erFX

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Swedish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[21]

On November 14, 2015, skeet shooters Stefan Nilsson and Marcus Svensson were among the initial batch of Swedish athletes to assure their selection to the Olympic team. Initially, Sweden secured a quota place in the women's 10 m air rifle, but the Swedish Olympic Committee chose to exchange it with the men's double trap instead based on his performances throughout the qualifying period. The exchanged spot was awarded to London 2012 silver medalist Håkan Dahlby.[22]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Håkan Dahlby Double trap
Stefan Nilsson Skeet
Marcus Svensson

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Swedish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[23][24]

On November 14, 2015, five Swedish swimmers had been selected to the Olympic team, including world record holder Sarah Sjöström in the women's 100 m butterfly.[16]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erik Persson 200 m breaststroke
Simon Sjödin 200 m individual medley
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sophie Hansson 100 m breaststroke
Jennie Johansson
Sarah Sjöström 50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Michelle Coleman
Louise Hansson
Ida Marko Varga
Sarah Sjöström
 4×100 m freestyle relay N/A
Michelle Coleman
Louise Hansson
Ida Marko Varga
Sarah Sjöström
 4×200 m freestyle relay N/A
Jennie Johansson
Sarah Sjöström


 4×100 m medley relay N/A
Olympic Qualifying Time

Table tennis

Sweden has entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Pär Gerell and Li Fen secured one of the ten available Olympic berths each in the men's and women's singles, respectively, while Matilda Ekholm rounded out the Olympic lineup by winning the repechage play-off match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad.[25] Kristian Karlsson was automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players to join Gerell in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[26]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Pär Gerell Men's singles
Kristian Karlsson
Pär Gerell
Kristian Karlsson
 		 Men's team N/A
Matilda Ekholm Women's singles
Li Fen

Taekwondo

Sweden entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Nikita Glasnović and 2012 Olympian Elin Johansson qualified automatically for in their respective classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[27]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Nikita Glasnović Women's −57 kg
Elin Johansson Women's −67 kg

Wrestling

Sweden has qualified a total of seven wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Three of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots each in all women's freestyle events (except 48, 63, & 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships.[28] Meanwhile, four further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Swedish roster in separate World Qualification Tournaments; two of them at the first meet and two more at the second.[29]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Zakarias Berg −85 kg
Fredrik Schön −98 kg
Johan Euren −130 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sofia Mattsson −53 kg
Johanna Mattsson −58 kg
Henna Johansson −63 kg
Jenny Fransson −69 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Friidrott – uttagningar till OS i Rio 2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Azerbaijan’s Yana Alekseevna delivers an inspired performance as Europe’s top boxers book places at Rio 2016". AIBA. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "European Championships: Britain's showjumpers look to 'bounce back'". BBC Online. 7 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "European foursome bound for Brazil". FIFA. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sweden seal Europe's last ticket to Rio". FIFA. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Nya uttagningar till OS i Rio" [New nominations to the Olympic Games in Rio)] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sweden qualify for Rio 2016". IHF. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sweden and Russia – Destination Rio de Janeiro". IHF. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "De fyra får en biljett till sommar-OS i Rio" [Four more athletes have been booked their tickets to the Rio Olympics] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Nineteen Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Radial Places Awarded At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Places Awarded In Men's And Women's 470 At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Salminen uttagen till OS" [Salminen selected to the Games] (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "Håkan Dahlby klar för OS Rio" [Håkan Dahlby is ready for Rio Olympics] (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  25. ↑ Marshall, Ian (14 April 2016). "Once Again an Olympian, Panagiotis Gionis Books Place in Memorable Style". ITTF. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  26. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "First Wave of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics". World Taekwondo Federation. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  29. ↑ May, William (22 April 2016). "Uzbekistan, Sweden Double Up in Bronze Medal Playoffs at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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