Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SWE
Nocname:	Swedish Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1936
Website:
Location:	Berlin
Competitors:	171
Sports:	17
Flagbearer:	Bo Lindman
Rank:	7
Gold:	6
Silver:	5
Bronze:	9
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated 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
			Men's F2 10000 m
			Men's free pistol
			Men's welterweight
			Men's middleweight
			Men's light-heavyweight
			Men's light-Heavyweight
			Men's team épée
			Men's bantamweight
			Men's heavyweight
			Men's welterweight
			Men's star class
			Men's 5000 m
			Men's Hammer throw
			Men's lightweight
			Men's K2 10000 m
			Team dressage
			Men's rapid-fire pistol
			Men's featherweight
			Men's featherweight
			Men's 6 metre class

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Round of 16

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

• Sven Thofelt
• Georg von Boisman
• Ebbe Gyllenstierna

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Sweden had five rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's coxed four

• Erik Johansson
• Carl Sjöblom
• Lars Larsson
• Harry Sköld
• Sven Tisell (cox)

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Summary

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Art competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sweden at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041229/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/summer/1936/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 11 January 2015 . sports-reference.com.
2. Sweden Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417071741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/summer/1936/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 9 May 2018.