Sweden at the Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Intercalated Games
1906
Other related appearances
Youth Olympics • Paralympics • European Games

Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games except for two, the 1896 Games and the 1904 Games. The only other nation having earned medals at every Olympic game since 1908 is Finland.

Sweden hosted the Games on one occasion, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The equestrian events of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne were held in Stockholm, due to quarantine reasons.

Swedish athletes have won a total of 483 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 144 at the Winter Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee had Swedish officer and sports instructor Viktor Balck as one of its original members. The Swedish Olympic Committee was created and recognized in 1913.

Medal tables

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 1 0 0 0 0 – 1900 Paris 10 0 0 1 1 20 1904 St. Louis did not participate 1908 London 168 8 6 11 25 3 1912 Stockholm 444 24 24 17 65 2 1920 Antwerp 260 19 20 25 64 2 1924 Paris 159 4 13 12 29 8 1928 Amsterdam 100 7 6 12 25 4 1932 Los Angeles 81 9 5 9 23 4 1936 Berlin 171 6 5 9 20 7 1948 London 181 16 11 17 44 2 1952 Helsinki 206 12 13 10 35 4 1956 Melbourne 88 8 5 6 19 6 1960 Rome 134 1 2 3 6 16 1964 Tokyo 94 2 2 4 8 17 1968 Mexico City 100 2 1 1 4 20 1972 Munich 131 4 6 6 16 11 1976 Montreal 116 4 1 0 5 12 1980 Moscow 145 3 3 6 12 11 1984 Los Angeles 174 2 11 6 19 16 1988 Seoul 185 0 4 7 11 32 1992 Barcelona 187 1 7 4 12 27 1996 Atlanta 177 2 4 2 8 29 2000 Sydney 150 4 5 3 12 18 2004 Athens 115 4 2 1 7 19 2008 Beijing 134 0 4 1 5 55 2012 London 134 1 4 3 8 37 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 143 164 176 483 10

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix 31 1 1 0 2 7 1928 St. Moritz 24 2 2 1 5 3 1932 Lake Placid 12 1 2 0 3 3 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 32 2 2 3 7 3 1948 St. Moritz 43 4 3 3 10 1 1952 Oslo 65 0 0 4 4 10 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 58 2 4 4 10 5 1960 Squaw Valley 47 3 2 2 7 5 1964 Innsbruck 57 3 3 1 7 7 1968 Grenoble 68 3 2 3 8 7 1972 Sapporo 58 1 1 2 4 10 1976 Innsbruck 39 0 0 2 2 14 1980 Lake Placid 61 3 0 1 4 5 1984 Sarajevo 60 4 2 2 8 5 1988 Calgary 67 4 0 2 6 5 1992 Albertville 73 1 0 3 4 13 1994 Lillehammer 84 2 1 0 3 10 1998 Nagano 99 0 2 1 3 17 2002 Salt Lake City 102 0 2 5 7 19 2006 Turin 106 7 2 5 14 6 2010 Vancouver 106 5 2 4 11 7 2014 Sochi 106 2 7 6 15 14 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing Total 50 40 54 144 7

Medals by summer sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Wrestling 28 27 29 84 3 Athletics 19 21 41 81 11 Equestrian 17 11 14 42 2 Shooting 15 23 18 56 4 Canoeing 15 11 4 30 4 Sailing 10 12 13 35 7 Modern pentathlon 9 7 5 21 2 Swimming 8 14 13 35 11 Diving 6 8 7 21 3 Gymnastics 5 2 1 8 16 Cycling 3 4 8 15 16 Fencing 2 3 2 7 15 Table tennis 1 1 1 3 3 Football 1 0 2 3 14 Tug of war 1 0 0 1 3 Boxing 0 5 6 11 42 Handball 0 4 0 4 8 Tennis 0 3 5 8 18 Archery 0 2 0 2 15 Rowing 0 2 0 2 35 Water polo 0 1 2 3 12 Triathlon 0 1 0 1 8 Weightlifting 0 0 4 4 52 Total* 140 162 175 477 10 *This table does not include six medals – three gold, two silver, and one bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Cross country skiing 29 22 23 74 2 Speed skating 7 4 5 16 9 Figure skating 5 3 2 10 6 Alpine skiing 5 2 9 16 8 Biathlon 3 1 6 10 8 Ice hockey 2 4 5 11 4 Curling 2 2 2 6 2 Ski jumping 0 1 1 2 13 Nordic combined 0 1 1 2 13 Freestyle skiing 0 1 1 2 14 Snowboarding 0 1 0 1 12 Total* 53 42 55 150 7 *This table includes six medals – three gold, two silver, and one bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.

Olympic Games bidding

Swedish Summer Olympics bids

Games	Location	Result
1912	Stockholm	Only application
1956	Stockholm	Shared games alongside Melbourne
2004	Stockholm	Eliminated against Athens and Cape Town

Swedish Winter Olympics bids

Games	Location	Result
1984	Gothenburg	Eliminated against Sarajevo and Sapporo
1988	Falun	Eliminated against Calgary
1992	Falun	Eliminated against Albertville and Sofia
1994	Östersund	Eliminated against Lillehammer
1998	Östersund	Eliminated against Nagano and Salt Lake City
2002	Östersund	Eliminated against Salt Lake City

2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Games bids were declared non-finished applications by the Swedish Olympic Committee, due to lack of political support from the Swedish government. The explanation has been that the bidding is financially insecure for the Swedish society as a nation. 2018 Winter Olympic Games bids were promised support by the former government, but when the new government was elected, the bid was withdrawn. Östersund and Åre were the only applicant cities.

See also

• List of Swedish Olympic medalists
• Category:Olympic competitors for Sweden
• Sweden at the Paralympics

External links

• "Sweden". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Sweden". Sports-Reference.com.