Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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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]
IOC codeSWE
Competitors206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports
| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| 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 | |
Medalists
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Gunnar Johansson | 3 m springboard | 59.11 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Frank Landqvist | 60.11 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Toivo Öhman | 10 m platform | 65.37 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Anna-Stina Wahlberg | 3 m springboard | 48.47 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Equestrian
Fencing
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
Football
- 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
Modern pentathlon
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
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
Swimming
- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olle Johansson | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.5 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
| Göran Larsson | 57.5 | 1 Q | 57.8 | 2 Q | 58.2 | | |
| Lars Svantesson | 1:01.4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Per-Olof Östrand | 400 m freestyle | 4:38.6 | 1 Q | 4:33.6 | 2 Q | 4:35.2 | |
| Bengt Rask | 200 m breaststroke | 2:45.3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Lars Svantesson Göran Larsson Per-Olof Östrand Olle Johansson Rolf Olander |
4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:52.3 | 2 | N/a | 8:46.8 | 4 | |
- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maud Berglund | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Ingegärd Fredin | 1:08.0 | 4 Q | 1:08.7 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Marianne Lundquist | 1:10.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ingegärd Fredin | 400 m freestyle | 5:28.7 | 4 Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| Marianne Lundquist | 5:34.4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Margareta Westeson | 100 m backstroke | 1:22.7 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Ulla-Britt Eklund | 200 m breaststroke | 3:01.2 | 3 Q | 2:59.6 | 4 Q | 3:01.8 | 7 |
| Marianne Lundquist Anita Andersson Maud Berglund Ingegerd Fredin |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:38.1 | 3 Q | N/a | 4:39.0 | 6 | |
Water polo
- 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 | ||||||