Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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| Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 100 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bo Lindman |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 100 competitors, 87 men and 13 women, took part in 66 events in 11 sports.[1]
Athletics
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Hubert Ausbock (GER), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
- Nils Ramm →
Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Hans Schonrath (GER), points
- Semifinals — Defeated Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), points
- Final Match — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1
Cycling
Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1928.
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Eight fencers, six men and two women, represented Sweden in 1928.
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1928. Bo Lindman won the silver medal and Sven Thofelt won the gold.[5]
Sailing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary series | Net points | Final rank | Final series | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Sven Thorell | 12' Dinghy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 Q | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |  |
| Hakon Reuter Harry Hanson Georg Lindahl Yngve Lindqvist |
6 Metre | 2 Q | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 x 2nd | 5 Q | 3 | 6 | 6 | N/a | 1 x 2nd | 7 |
| Clarence Hammar Tore Holm Carl Sandblom John Sandblom Philip Sandblom Wilhelm Törsleff |
8 Metre | 3 Q | 4 | 2 Q | 1 Q | 1 x 1st | 2 Q | 1 | 4 | 2 | N/a | 2 x 1st |  |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eskil Lundahl | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.0 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sven-Pelle Pettersson | 1:06.4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Arne Borg | 400 m freestyle | 5:09.6 | 5:05.4 | 5:04.6 |  | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 20:14.2 | 1 Q | 20:42.0 | 1 Q | 19:51.8 OR |  | |
| Roland Johansson | 100 m backstroke | 1:17.4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Eskil Lundahl | 1:14.4 | Unknown | Did not advance | ||||
| Erik Harling | 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.4 | 2:57.2 | 2:56.8 | 5 | ||
| Tage Wissnell | Unknown | Did not advance | |||||
| Aulo Gustafsson Sven-Pelle Pettersson Eskil Lundahl Arne Borg |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | N/a | 10:03.2 | 10:01.8 | 5 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marianne Gustafsson | 200 m breaststroke | 3:27.0 | Unknown | Did not advance | |||
| Brita Hazelius | 3:21.6 | 3.21.4 | 3:23.0 | 6 | |||
