Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bo Eriksson |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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
[edit]
Athletics
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]- 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
[edit]Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 60.11 points (→ 23rd place)
- Preliminary Round — 59.11 points (→ 27th place)
Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
- Per Carleson, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Sven Fahlman, Lennart Magnusson
Football
[edit]- Summary
Key:
- W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- RP – Game replayed
| Team | Event | Primary round | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Bye |  NorwayW 4–1 |
 AustriaW 3–1 |
 HungaryL 0–6 |
 West GermanyW 2–0 |
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Gymnastics
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]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
[edit]Sweden had 16 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Lennart Andersson
- Frank Olsson
- John Niklasson
- Gösta Adamsson
- Ivan Simonsson
- Ragnar Ek
- Thore Börjesson
- Rune Andersson
- Sture Baatz
Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
Swimming
[edit]Water polo
[edit]- Summary
| Team | Event | Elimination round | First round | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament |  United StatesW 5–1 |
Bye |  NetherlandsL 1–7 |
 ArgentinaW 7–2 |
 YugoslaviaL 1–9 |
3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||||||
Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sweden at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.