Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SWE
Nocname:Swedish Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1972
Website: 
Location:Munich
Competitors:131 (104 men and 27 women)
Sports:18
Flagbearer:Jan Jönsson
Rank:11
Gold:4
Silver:6
Bronze:6
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Sweden entered three men and two women. Gunnar Jervill won a silver medal in the men's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Men's High Jump

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Five cyclists represented Sweden in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1972.

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

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Summary
Men's Team CompetitionIn a very tight division for the first round, Sweden came out in first place after a tie-breaker with the Soviet Union. Both teams had tied twice (Sweden had tied Poland and the Soviet Union) and won once. Sweden's victory was over Denmark. Both teams advanced to the second round with a 0-0-1 record to start, already behind East Germany which had defeated Czechoslovakia to enter with a 1-0-0 record. Sweden lost its games to those two opponents while the Soviet Union split its pair, dropping the Swedes to fourth place in the division. They played against Hungary for seventh and eighth places, winning 19-18.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Single Sculls

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Ten male shooters represented Sweden in 1972. Ragnar Skanåker won gold in the 50 m pistol event.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
50 m running target
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041159/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/summer/1972/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 12 October 2014 . sports-reference.com.

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