Sweden at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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IOC codeSWE
(SVE used at these Games)
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
Competitors58 (50 men, 8 women) in 8 sports
Sweden at the
1956 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSWE
(SVE used at these Games)
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors58 (50 men, 8 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearersBror Östman, Ski Jumping
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
10
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Sweden competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldSixten JernbergCross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 GoldSigvard EricssonSpeed skatingMen's 10 000 m
 SilverSixten JernbergCross-country skiingMen's 15 km
 SilverSixten JernbergCross-country skiingMen's 30 km
 SilverBengt ErikssonNordic combinedMen's individual
 SilverSigvard EricssonSpeed skatingMen's 5000m
 BronzeStig SollanderAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 BronzeLennart Larsson
Gunnar Samuelsson
Per-Erik Larsson
Sixten Jernberg		Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 10 km relay
 BronzeSonja Ruthström-EdströmCross-country skiingWomen's 10 km
 BronzeIrma Johansson
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
Sonja Ruthström-Edström		Cross-country skiingWomen's 3 x 5 km relay

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lars Mattsson Downhill 3:50.4 32
Stig Sollander 3:05.4 10
Hans Olofsson Giant Slalom DSQ –
Olle Dalman 3:24.9 29
Åke Nilsson 3:21.4 20
Stig Sollander 3:17.1 16
Hans Olofsson Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
Åke Nilsson 1:39.8 29 1:57.5 11 3:37.3 14
Olle Dalman 1:34.2 20 2:03.4 (+0:05) 15 3:37.6 15
Stig Sollander 1:29.2 5 1:51.0 3 3:20.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vivi-Anne Wassdahl Downhill 2:08.0 42
Ingrid Englund 1:51.8 18
Eivor Berglund 1:51.6 15
Vivi-Anne Wassdahl Giant Slalom 2:06.4 31
Eivor Berglund 2:04.9 26
Ingrid Englund 2:04.5 25
Eivor Berglund Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
Ingrid Englund DSQ – – – DSQ –
Vivi-Anne Wassdahl 1:31.2 (+0:05) 35 59.6 8 2:30.8 28

Bobsleigh

Olympics in Cortina. The Swedish four-man bobsleigh team strengthens its side with a cup of hot chocolate after the races. From left: Gunnar Åhs, Ebbe Wallén, Sune Skagerling and Olle Axelsson.
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SWE-1 Olle Axelsson
Tryggve Sundström		 Two-man 1:27.15 15 1:27.82 22 1:26.01 12 1:25.67 9 5:46.65 17
SWE-2 Sven Erbs
Walter Aronson		 Two-man 2:29.66 23 1:25.01 11 DNF – – – DNF –
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SWE-1 Olle Axelsson
Ebbe Wallén
Sune Skagerling
Gunnar Åhs		 Four-man 1:18.95 8 1:19.98 12 1:22.75 20 1:21.86 18 5:23.54 16
SWE-2 Kjell Holmström
Sven Erbs
Walter Aronson
Jan Lapidoth		 Four-man 1:20.58 14 1:20.32 15 1:21.15 15 1:21.13 14 5:23.18 13

Cross-country skiing

Sixten Jernberg at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Gunnar Samuelsson 52:39 15
Per-Erik Larsson 51:44 12
Lennart Larsson 51:03 8
Sixten Jernberg 50:14 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
30 km Gunnar Samuelsson 1'48:23 11
Lennart Larsson 1'46:56 8
Per-Erik Larsson 1'46:51 7
Sixten Jernberg 1'44:30 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 km Inge Limberg 3'10:19 12
Arthur Olsson 3'10:03 11
Sture Grahn 3'06:32 10
Sixten Jernberg 2'50:27 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Lennart Larsson
Gunnar Samuelsson
Per-Erik Larsson
Sixten Jernberg		 2'17:42 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km Barbro Martinsson 41:04 14
Anna-Lisa Eriksson 40:56 13
Irma Johansson 40:20 7
Sonja Ruthström-Edström 38:23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Irma Johansson
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
Sonja Ruthström-Edström		 1'09:48 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Figure skating

Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Alice Lundström 19 18 136.34 206 19

Ice hockey

Summary
Team Event First round Final round / Consolation round
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament  Soviet Union
L 1–5		   Switzerland
W 6–5		 2 Q MR  Soviet Union
L 1–4		  Czechoslovakia
W 5–0		  United States
L 1–6		  Canada
L 2–6		  Germany
T 1–1		 4

Group C

Top two teams advanced to medal round.

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1  Soviet Union 22001544
2  Sweden 21107102
3   Switzerland 20208160
  • USSR 5–1 Sweden
  • Sweden 6–5 Switzerland

Games for 1st-6th places

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1  Soviet Union 550025510
2  United States 541026128
3  Canada 532023116
4  Sweden 513110173
5  Czechoslovakia 514020302
6  Germany 50416351
  • USSR 4–1 Sweden
  • Sweden 5–0 Czechoslovakia
  • USA 6–1 Sweden
  • Canada 6–2 Sweden
  • Germany (UTG) 1–1 Sweden
Contestants
Lars Svensson
Yngve Casslind
Bertz Zetterberg
Lasse Björn
Åke Lassas
Vilgot Larsson
Ove Malmberg
Holger Nurmela
Sven Johansson
Sigurd Bröms
Hans Öberg
Ronald Pettersson
Nils Nilsson
Lars-Eric Lundvall
Stig Andersson-Tvilling
Hans Andersson-Tvilling
Stig Carlsson

Nordic combined

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Bengt Eriksson Individual 72.5 72.5 214.0 3 1'00:36 223.400 15 437.400 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Ski jumping

Speed skating

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