Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sweden at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors97 (83 men and 14 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearersPer Carleson (Melbourne)
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

97 competitors, 83 men and 14 women, took part in 74 events in 14 sports in Australia[1] and 6 events in 1 sport in Sweden. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games, including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldGert FredrikssonCanoeingMen's K1 1000 m
 GoldGert FredrikssonCanoeingMen's K1 10000 m
 GoldPetrus KastenmanEquestrianThree-Day Eventing Individual
 GoldHenri Saint CyrEquestrianDressage Individual
 GoldAdolf Boltenstern Jr.
Gehnäll Persson
Henri Saint Cyr		EquestrianDressage Team
 GoldLars HallModern pentathlonMen's Individual
 GoldHjalmar Karlsson
Sture Stork
Lars Thörn		SailingMen's 5½ m Class
 GoldLeif Wikström
Folke Bohlin
Bengt Palmquist		SailingMen's Dragon Class
 SilverKarin Lindberg
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Eva Rönström
Evy Berggren
Doris Hedberg
Maud Karlén		GymnasticsWomen's Team Exercise with portable Apparatus
 SilverSven Gunnarsson
Olle Larsson
Ivar Aronsson
Gösta Eriksson
Bertil Göransson		RowingMen's Coxed Fours
 SilverOlof SköldbergShootingMen's Running Deer, Single & Double Shot
 SilverEdvin VesterbyWrestling (Greco-Roman)Men's Bantamweight
 SilverWilliam ThoressonGymnasticsMen's Floor
 BronzeJohn LjunggrenAthleticsMen's 50 km Walk
 BronzeAnn-Sofi PetterssonGymnasticsWomen's Side Horse Vault
 BronzeJohn SundbergShootingMen's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
 BronzePer Gunnar BerlinWrestling (Greco-Roman)Men's Welterweight
 BronzeRune JanssonWrestling (Greco-Roman)Men's Middleweight
 BronzeKarl-Erik NilssonWrestling (Greco-Roman)Men's Light Heavyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

  • Jvert Nyberg — 2:31:12 (→ 8th place)
  • Thomas Nilsson — 2:33:33 (→ 9th place)
  • Arnold Waide — 2:36:21 (→ 11th place)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Men's Team Time Trial

  • Lars Nordwall
    Karl-Ivar Andersson
    Roland Ströhm — 47 points (→ 5th place)

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Lars Nordwall — 5:23:40 (→ 10th place)
  • Karl-Ivar Andersson — 5:23:50 (→ 17th place)
  • Roland Ströhm — 5:24:44 (→ 20th place)
  • Gunnar Göransson — 5:30:45 (→ 31st place)

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

  • Birte Christoffersen-Hanson
  • Preliminary Round — 50.48
  • Final — 75.21 (→ 8th place)

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Eventing

  • Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.
  • Petrus Kastenman
  • Johan Asker

Jumping

  • Anders Gernandt
  • Tor Burman
  • Douglas Wijkander

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1956.

Men's épée
  • Per Carleson
  • Carl Forssell
  • Berndt-Otto Rehbinder
Men's team épée
  • Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Carl Forssell, Per Carleson, Bengt Ljungquist, John Sandwall

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Sweden in 1956. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event.

Individual
  • Lars Hall
  • Bertil Haase
  • Björn Thofelt
Team
  • Lars Hall
  • Bertil Haase
  • Björn Thofelt

Rowing

Sweden had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's coxed four
  • Olle Larsson
  • Gösta Eriksson
  • Ivar Aronsson
  • Evert Gunnarsson
  • Bertil Göransson
Men's eight
  • Olle Larsson
  • Lennart Andersson
  • Kjell Hansson
  • Rune Andersson
  • Lennart Hansson
  • Gösta Eriksson
  • Ivar Aronsson
  • Evert Gunnarsson
  • Bertil Göransson

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Sweden in 1956. Olof Sköldberg won a silver in the 100m running deer and John Sundberg won a bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.

50 m pistol
  • Torsten Ullman
  • Åke Lindblom
300 m rifle, three positions
  • John Sundberg
  • Anders Kvissberg
50 m rifle, three positions
  • John Sundberg
  • Anders Kvissberg
50 m rifle, prone
  • John Sundberg
  • Anders Kvissberg
100m running deer
  • Olof Sköldberg
  • Benkt Austrin
Trap
  • Knut Holmqvist
  • Hans Liljedahl

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Sweden at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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