Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm)
| Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 97 (83 men and 14 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearers | Per Carleson (Melbourne) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
97 competitors, 83 men and 14 women, took part in 74 events in 14 sports in Australia[1] and 6 events in 1 sport in Sweden. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games, including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Jvert Nyberg — 2:31:12 (→ 8th place)
- Thomas Nilsson — 2:33:33 (→ 9th place)
- Arnold Waide — 2:36:21 (→ 11th place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Men's Team Time Trial
- Lars Nordwall
Karl-Ivar Andersson
Roland Ströhm — 47 points (→ 5th place)
Men's Individual Road Race
- Lars Nordwall — 5:23:40 (→ 10th place)
- Karl-Ivar Andersson — 5:23:50 (→ 17th place)
- Roland Ströhm — 5:24:44 (→ 20th place)
- Gunnar Göransson — 5:30:45 (→ 31st place)
Diving
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Anna-Stina Baidinger | 3 m springboard | 60.30 | 12 Q | 36.99 | 11 | 97.29 | 12 |
| Birte Hanson | 62.81 | 8 Q | 39.38 | 8 | 102.19 | 9 | |
| 10 m platform | 50.48 | 6 Q | 24.73 | 8 | 75.21 | 8 | |
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1956.
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented the Sweden in 1956. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event.
- Individual
- Team
- Lars Hall
- Bertil Haase
- Björn Thofelt
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Sweden in 1956. Olof Sköldberg won a silver in the 100m running deer and John Sundberg won a bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Per-Olof Östrand | 400 m freestyle | 4:45.9 | 20 | Did not advance | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anita Hellström | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.5 | =20 | Did not advance | |||
| Kate Jobson | 1:07.3 | 14 Q | 1:06.1 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Anita Hellström | 400 m freestyle | 5:29.2 | 23 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Karin Larsson | 5:18.3 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Birgitta Wängberg | 5:27.0 | 19 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Anita Hellström Birgitta Wängberg Karin Larsson Kate Jobson |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:30.1 | 7 Q | N/a | 4:30.0 | 6 | |