Sweden_at_the_1936_Winter_Olympics
Sweden at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Sweden competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Quick Facts Sweden at the 1936 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Sweden at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| Competitors | 32 (31 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sven Selånger (ski jumping) |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Erik August Larsson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Gold | Elis Wiklund | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
 Silver | Axel Wikström | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Silver | Sven Selånger | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
 Bronze | Martin Matsbo John Berger Erik August Larsson Arthur Häggblad | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| Bronze | Nils-Joel Englund | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Bronze | Vivi-Anne Hultén | Figure skating | Women's singles |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Bertil Persson | Combined | 6:26.0 | 35 | 1:43.4 (+0:06) | 1:54.0 (+0:06) | 30 | 70.95 | 31 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Ivan Lindgren | 1'21:04 | 17 |
| Arthur Häggblad | 1'18:55 | 8 | |
| Martin Matsbo | 1'17:02 | 4 | |
| Erik Larsson | 1'14:38 | | |
| 50 km | Hjalmar Bergström | 3'35:50 | 4 |
| Nils Englund | 3'34:10 | | |
| Axel Wikström | 3'33:20 | | |
| Elis Wiklund | 3'30:11 | | |
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- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| John Berger Erik August Larsson Arthur Häggblad Martin Matsbo |
2'43:03 | |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivi-Anne Hultén | Women's singles | 4 | 4 | 28 | 394.7 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | First round | Second round | Final round | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  Great BritainL 0–1 |
 JapanW 2–0 |
— | 2 Q |  AustriaW 1–0 |
 CzechoslovakiaL 1–4 |
 United StatesL 1–2 |
3 | did not advance | 5 | |
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Group D
Top two teams advanced to semifinals
More information Pld, W ...
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| 6 February | Great Britain | 1-0 (1-0,0-0,0-0) | Sweden |
| 8 February | Sweden | 2-0 (1-0,1-0,0-0) | Japan |
Group B
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round
More information Pld, W ...
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Austria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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| 11 February | Sweden | 1-0 (1-0,0-0,0-0) | Austria |
| 12 February | Czechoslovakia | 4-1 (0-1,2-0,2-0) | Sweden |
| 13 February | United States | 2-1 (0-0,1-1,1-0) | Sweden |
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Holger Lundgren | Individual | 1'29:57 | 161.2 | 31 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 152.0 | 42 | 313.2 | 40 |
| Hasse Hedjerson | 1'25:50 | 182.4 | 22 | DNS | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Jonas Westman | 1'25:38 | 183.4 | 20 | 47.5 | 46.5 | 199.3 | 10 | 382.7 | 11 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Axel Östrand | Normal hill | 61.0 | 97.8 | 30 | 68.0 | 105.6 | 13 | 203.4 | 22 |
| Sixten Johansson | 63.0 | 101.5 | 21 | 66.0 | 104.6 | 15 | 206.1 | 15 | |
| Nils Hjelmström | 68.0 | 105.1 | 13 | 62.5 | 99.7 | 27 | 204.8 | 16 | |
| Sven Eriksson | 76.0 | 115.5 | 1 | 76.0 | 115.0 | 3 | 230.5 | | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Axel Johansson | 46.1 | 18 |
| 1500 m | Axel Johansson | 2:29.9 | 29 |
| 5000 m | Axel Johansson | 9:06.4 | 26 |
| 10,000 m | Axel Johansson | 18:38.2 | 22 |
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- (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1936, full results by sports-reference.com