Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | SWE | ||||||||
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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Sweden competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 206 competitors, 183 men and 23 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Yngve Lundh — 5:12:15.2 (→ 16th place)
- Stig Mårtensson — 5:13:00.0 (→ 18th place)
- Allan Carlsson — 5:16:19.1 (→ 21st place)
- Lars Nordwall — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
- Frank Landqvist
- Preliminary Round — 60.11 points (→ 23rd place)
- Gunnar Johansson
- Preliminary Round — 59.11 points (→ 27th place)
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
- Per Carleson, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Sven Fahlman, Lennart Magnusson
Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1952. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event and all three pentathletes won silver in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- Lars Hall
- Thorsten Lindqvist
- Claes Egnell
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Sweden at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
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