Sweden at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 100 competitors, 86 men and 14 women, took part in 95 events in 13 sports.[1]

Sweden at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors100 (86 men and 14 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerRolf Peterson
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold
  • Björn Ferm — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
  • Ulf Sundelin, Peter Sundelin, and Jörgen Sundelin — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class

Silver
  • Tomas Pettersson, Erik Pettersson, Gösta Pettersson, and Sture Pettersson — Cycling, Men's Team Time Trial

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
1000m time trial
  • Jupp Ripfel
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1968.

Men's épée
  • Orvar Lindwall
  • Lars-Erik Larsson
  • Dicki Sörensen
Men's team épée
  • Dicki Sörensen, Orvar Lindwall, Carl von Essen, Lars-Erik Larsson, Rolf Edling
Women's foil
  • Kerstin Palm

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1968. Björn Ferm won gold in the individual event.

Individual
Team
  • Björn Ferm
  • Hans Jacobson
  • Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters, all men, represented Sweden in 1968.

25 m pistol
  • Waldemar Califf
  • Stig Berntsson
50 m pistol
  • Leif Larsson
  • Börje Nilsson
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Sven Johansson
  • Kurt Johansson
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Sven Johansson
  • Kurt Johansson
50 m rifle, prone
  • Sven Johansson
  • Kurt Johansson
Trap
  • Sten Karlsson
Skeet
  • Arne Karlsson
  • Arne Orrgård

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Sweden at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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