Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Art Competitions

Architecture, Open Åke Lindqvist AC

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Anders Lindh =84
Arne Carlsson =107
Kurt Wigartz 121
Börje Stattin 122
William Thoresson 123
Nils Sjöberg 130
Erich Peters 166
Team All-Around, Men Sweden 17
Anders LindhArne CarlssonKurt WigartzBörje StattinWilliam ThoressonNils SjöbergErich Peters
Floor Exercise, Men William Thoresson 1 Gold
Anders Lindh =6
Arne Carlsson =45
Kurt Wigartz =51
Börje Stattin =69
Nils Sjöberg =89
Erich Peters 183
Horse Vault, Men Anders Lindh =13
Arne Carlsson =44
Kurt Wigartz =73
Börje Stattin =87
Nils Sjöberg =100
William Thoresson =104
Erich Peters 169
Parallel Bars, Men Börje Stattin =47
William Thoresson =57
Anders Lindh =67
Arne Carlsson =67
Erich Peters =74
Nils Sjöberg =100
Kurt Wigartz =111
Horizontal Bar, Men Börje Stattin =32
Nils Sjöberg =79
Anders Lindh =83
Arne Carlsson 96
William Thoresson 117
Kurt Wigartz =119
Erich Peters =145
Rings, Men Anders Lindh =100
Börje Stattin 145
Erich Peters 161
William Thoresson 162
Arne Carlsson 167
Kurt Wigartz 171
Nils Sjöberg 172
Pommelled Horse, Men Erich Peters =92
Kurt Wigartz =129
Arne Carlsson =140
Nils Sjöberg =152
Anders Lindh 160
William Thoresson 166
Börje Stattin 178
Individual All-Around, Women Karin Lindberg 17
Gun Röring 23
Evy Berggren 36
Göta Pettersson 37
Ann-Sofi Pettersson 44
Ingrid Sandahl 57
Hjördis Nordin =65
Vanja Blomberg 82
Team All-Around, Women Sweden 4
Karin LindbergGun RöringEvy BerggrenGöta PetterssonAnn-Sofi PetterssonIngrid SandahlHjördis NordinVanja Blomberg
Team Portable Apparatus, Women Sweden 1 Gold
Karin LindbergGun RöringEvy BerggrenGöta PetterssonAnn-Sofi PetterssonIngrid SandahlHjördis NordinVanja Blomberg
Floor Exercise, Women Karin Lindberg 16
Ann-Sofi Pettersson 17
Gun Röring =20
Vanja Blomberg =31
Evy Berggren =37
Göta Pettersson =37
Hjördis Nordin =47
Ingrid Sandahl 58
Horse Vault, Women Karin Lindberg =7
Ann-Sofi Pettersson =14
Evy Berggren 26
Göta Pettersson =31
Gun Röring =35
Ingrid Sandahl 52
Hjördis Nordin =65
Vanja Blomberg 96
Uneven Bars, Women Karin Lindberg 25
Gun Röring 48
Göta Pettersson 55
Evy Berggren =63
Ann-Sofi Pettersson 76
Ingrid Sandahl =80
Hjördis Nordin =89
Vanja Blomberg 97
Balance Beam, Women Gun Röring =22
Karin Lindberg 29
Evy Berggren 41
Göta Pettersson 49
Hjördis Nordin =63
Ingrid Sandahl =66
Ann-Sofi Pettersson =85
Vanja Blomberg 102

Athletics

100 metres, Men Bo Åhlen DNS
400 metres, Men Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt 3 h1 r2/4
Gösta Brännström 4 h6 r1/4
Tage Ekfeldt AC h5 r1/4
800 metres, Men Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt 8
Hans Ring 9
1,500 metres, Men Olle Åberg 7
Ingvar Ericsson 8
Sture Landqvist 8 h1 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men Åke Andersson 8
Bertil Albertsson 9
Bertil Karlsson 9 h2 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Valter Nyström 6
Bertil Albertsson 12
Bertil Karlsson 13
Marathon, Men Gustaf Jansson 3 Bronze
Gustav Östling 12
Henry Norrström 29
400 metres Hurdles, Men Rune Larsson 6 h1 r3/4
Lars Ylander 4 h3 r2/4
Sven-Olov Eriksson 5 h1 r2/4
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Curt Söderberg 5
Gunnar Karlsson 12
Eric Nilsson 11 h2 r1/2
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Sweden 3 h1 r1/2
Gösta BrännströmTage EkfeldtRune LarssonLars-Erik WolfbrandtBo Åhlen (DNS)Hans Ring (DNS)Lars Ylander (DNS)
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men John Mikaelsson 1 Gold
Lars Hindmar AC r2/2
Arne Börjesson 7 h1 r1/2
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men John Ljunggren 9
Åke Söderlund 28
Verner Ljunggren DNS
High Jump, Men Gösta Svensson 4
Arne Ljungqvist 15
Pole Vault, Men Ragnar Lundberg 3 Bronze
Lennart Lind =11
Long Jump, Men Karl-Erik Israelsson 7
Triple Jump, Men Roger Norman 8
Arne Åhman 15
Shot Put, Men Roland Nilsson 5
Discus Throw, Men Roland Nilsson 7
Javelin Throw, Men Ragnar Ericzon 7
Per-Arne Berglund 10
Otto Bengtsson 11
Decathlon, Men Göran Widenfelt 6
Kjell Tånnander 7
100 metres, Women Anna-Lisa Augustsson 6 h3 r2/4
Nell Sjöström 3 h10 r1/4
Agneta Hannerz 5 h12 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Sweden 4 h2 r1/2
Anna-Lisa AugustssonAgneta HannerzGreta MagnussonNell SjöströmMaij Anderson (DNS)May Hjertberg (DNS)
High Jump, Women Gunhild Larking 9
Solveig Ericsson 14
Long Jump, Women Greta Magnusson 20
Shot Put, Women Eivor Olson 13

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Roland Johansson =9
Featherweight, Men Åke Wärnström =17
Welterweight, Men Harry Gunnarsson =9
Light-Middleweight, Men Sören Danielsson =9
Middleweight, Men Stig Sjölin =3 Bronze
Light-Heavyweight, Men Rolf Storm =9
Heavyweight, Men Ingemar Johansson 2 Silver

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Gert Fredriksson 2 Silver
Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Sweden 2 Silver
Gunnar ÅkerlundHans Wetterström
Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Bengt Backlund 4
Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Sweden 8
Rune BlomqvistHarry Lindbäck

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Gert Fredriksson 1 Gold
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Sweden 2 Silver
Lars GlassérIngemar Hedberg
Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Ingemar Andersson 5
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Sweden 5 h2 r1/2
Rune BlomqvistHarry Lindbäck
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Anna-Lisa Ohlsson 5 h1 r1/2

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Yngve Lundh 16
Stig Mårtensson 18
Allan Carlsson 21
Lars Nordwall DNF
Road Race, Team, Men Sweden 4
Yngve LundhStig MårtenssonAllan CarlssonLars Nordwall

Cycling Track

Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Sweden 11 r1/4
Owe NordqvistStig AnderssonBengt FröbomArne Johansson

Diving

Springboard, Men Frank Landqvist 23
Gunnar Johansson 27
Platform, Men Toivo Öhman 16
Springboard, Women Anna-Stina Wahlberg 13 r1/2

Equestrian Dressage

Individual, Open Henri Saint Cyr 1 Gold
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. 5
Gehnäll Persson 9
Team, Open Sweden 1 Gold
Henri Saint CyrGustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.Gehnäll Persson

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Men Hans, Baron von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. 1 Gold
Olof Stahre 8
Folke Frölén 15
Team, Men Sweden 1 Gold
Hans, Baron von Blixen-Finecke, Jr.Olof StahreFolke Frölén

Equestrian Jumping

Individual, Men Gunnar Palm =16
Börje Jeppson =31
Carl-Jan Hamilton =35
Team, Men Sweden 11
Gunnar PalmBörje JeppsonCarl-Jan Hamilton

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Bo Eriksson 5 p3 r3/4
Nils Rydström 6 p2 r3/4
Rolf Magnusson 4 p6 r2/4
Foil, Team, Men Sweden 3 p1 r2/4
Rolf MagnussonSven FahlmanNils RydströmBo ErikssonRichard Leth (DNS)Carl-Filip Mannerstråle (DNS)
Épée, Individual, Men Per Carleson 7
Carl Forssell 8
Sven Fahlman 6 p1 r3/4
Épée, Team, Men Sweden 2 Silver
Per CarlesonCarl ForssellBengt LjungquistBerndt-Otto RehbinderSven FahlmanLennart Magnusson
Sabre, Individual, Men Henry Nordin =5 p5 r2/4
Bo Eriksson 5 p7 r1/4

Football

Football, Men Sweden 3 Bronze
Karl SvenssonLennart SamuelssonErik NilssonOlle ÅhlundBengt GustavssonGösta LindhSylve BengtssonGösta LöfgrenIngvar RydellYngve BroddGösta SandbergHolger HanssonTore Svensson (DNS)Lars Carlsson (DNS)Karl-Erik Andersson (DNS)Sven Hjertsson (DNS)Åke Jönsson (DNS)Lars Eriksson (DNS)Nils-Åke Sandell (DNS)Egon Jönsson (DNS)

Handball

Handball, Men Sweden 1
Rune NilssonRolf ZachrissonSven-Olof SchönbergerÅke NorénHans OlssonLars-Erik OlssonOlof JuthageSten ÅkerstedtStig NilssonEvert SjunnessonRune Lindqvist

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Lars Hall 1 Gold
Thorsten Lindqvist 9
Claes Egnell 11
Team, Men Sweden 2 Silver
Lars HallThorsten LindqvistClaes Egnell

Rowing

Double Sculls, Men Sweden 3 h1 r2/5
Tore JohanssonCurt Brunnqvist
Coxless Pairs, Men Sweden 2 h3 r4/5
Bernt TorberntssonEvert Gunnarsson
Coxed Pairs, Men Sweden 2 h2 r2/5
Ove NilssonIngemar SvenssonLars-Erik Larsson
Eights, Men Sweden 3 h1 r4/5
Lennart AnderssonFrank OlssonJohn NiklassonGösta AdamssonIvan SimonssonRagnar EkThore BörjessonRune AnderssonSture Baatz

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Rickard Sarby 3 Bronze
Two Person Keelboat, Open Lotta IV 7
Bengt MelinBörje Carlsson
Three Person Keelboat, Open Tornado 2 Silver
Erland AlmkvistPer GeddaSidney Boldt-Christmas
5.5 metres, Open Hojwa 3 Bronze
Carl-Erik OhlsonFolke WassénMagnus Wassén
6 metres, Open May Be VII 4
Lars LundströmKarl-Robert AmelnMartin HindorffSven SalénTorsten Lord

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Gösta Pihl 35
Torsten Ullman 40
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Torsten Ullman 6
Hugo Lundkvist 11
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Holger Erbén 7
Walther Fröstell 8
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Uno Berg 7
Walther Fröstell 14
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Walther Fröstell 9
Uno Berg 16
Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men Olof Sköldberg 2 Silver
Thorleif Kockgård 5
Trap, Men Knut Holmqvist 2 Silver
Hans Liljedahl 3 Bronze

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Göran Larsson 3 Bronze
Olle Johansson =25
Lars Svantesson 37
400 metres Freestyle, Men Per-Olof Östrand 3 Bronze
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Sweden 4
Lars SvantessonGöran LarssonPer-Olof ÖstrandOlle JohanssonRolf Olander
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Bengt Rask 22
100 metres Freestyle, Women Ingegärd Fredin 16
Maud Berglund 19
Marianne Lundquist 24
400 metres Freestyle, Women Ingegärd Fredin 16
Marianne Lundquist 21
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Sweden 6
Marianne LundquistAnita AnderssonMaud BerglundIngegärd FredinUlla-Britt Eklund (DNS)Ingegerd Lindfeldt (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Women Margareta Westeson 16
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Ulla-Britt Eklund 7

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Sweden =9
Rune KällqvistErik HolmRoland SpångbergStig JohanssonArne JutnerHans HellbrandÅke JulinBo LarssonBo Lexander (DNS)Rune Öberg (DNS)Pål Pålsson (DNS)

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Nils Jacobsson 11
Featherweight, Men Einar Eriksson 17
Lightweight, Men Arvid Andersson 12
Middleweight, Men Åke Hedberg 6
Light-Heavyweight, Men Sigvard Kinnunen AC
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Börje Jeppsson 11
Heavyweight, Men Lage Andersson 9

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Bengt Johansson =5
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Hubert Persson 4
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Gunnar Håkansson AC
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Gustav Freij 2 Silver
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Gösta Andersson 2 Silver
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Axel Grönberg 1 Gold
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Karl-Erik Nilsson 3 Bronze
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Bengt Fahlkvist =6
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Rolf Johansson AC
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Edvin Vesterby 4
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Henry Holmberg AC
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Olle Anderberg 1 Gold
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Per Berlin 2 Silver
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Bengt Lindblad AC
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Viking Palm 1 Gold
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Bertil Antonsson 2 Silver