Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.^[2]

Thirty-three athletes represented Sweden in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The Swedes took five medals, but none were gold.

Ranks given are within the heat.

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gösta Bergström	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Erik Blomqvist	Javelin throw	N/A				56.15	2 Q	56.15	6
Erik Byléhn	400 m	50.6	3	Did not advance
	800 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Carl-Axel Christiernsson	110 m hurdles	N/A		15.6	1 Q	15.4	1 Q	15.5	4
Sidon Ebeling	10000 m	N/A						Unknown	16
	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Nils Engdahl	400 m	49.2	1 Q	48.4	2 Q	48.6	6	Did not advance
Axel Eriksson	5000 m	N/A				15:23.6	3 Q	15:38.0	8
Bertil Fastén	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-3
	Decathlon	N/A						Did not finish
Bertil Jansson	Shot put	N/A				13.76	4	Did not advance
Folke Jansson	Triple jump	N/A				14.97	2 Q	14.97	5
Helge Jansson	High jump	N/A				1.83	1 Q	1.85	6
	Decathlon	N/A						6656.160	7
Rudolf Johansson	800 m	N/A		1:57.6	1 Q	1:55.7	4	Did not advance
Henning Karlsson	Marathon	N/A						3:14:21.4	21
Gustav Kinn	Marathon	N/A						2:54:33.4	8
Hugo Lilliér	Javelin throw	N/A				52.95	7	Did not advance
Carl Johan Lind	Hammer throw	N/A				44.785	7	Did not advance
Gunnar Lindström	Javelin throw	N/A				60.81	1 Q	60.92
Sven Emil Lundgren	800 m	N/A		2:01.4	2 Q	1:57.6	4	Did not advance
Evert Nilsson	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-4
	Decathlon	N/A						Did not finish
Bror Österdahl	100 m	11.3	4	Did not advance
Sten Pettersson	110 m hurdles	N/A		15.6	1 Q	15.6	2 Q	15.4
Knut Russell	100 m	11.3	4	Did not advance
Ivar Sahlin	Triple jump	N/A				14.16	5	Did not advance
	High jump	N/A				1.80	2	Did not advance
Ossian Skiöld	Hammer throw	N/A				45.075	5 Q	45.285	5
Sixten Sundström	Shot put	N/A				13.53	5	Did not advance
Artur Svensson	400 m	50.0	1 Q	50.0	2 Q	49.1	6	Did not advance
Sven Thuresson	10000 m	N/A						Unknown	13
	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Göran Unger	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-4
Gustaf Wejnarth	400 m	50.2	1 Q	50.2	3	Did not advance
Curt Wiberg	100 m	11.4	4	Did not advance
Edvin Wide	5000 m	N/A				15:24.0	2 Q	15:01.8
	10000 m	N/A						30:55.2
	Cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Gösta Bergström Sidon Ebeling Sven Thuresson Edvin Wide	Team cross country	N/A						Did not finish
Curt Branting Nils Engdahl Thor Österdahl Curt Wiberg	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		43.8	1 Q	43.0	3	Did not advance
Erik Byléhn Nils Engdahl Artur Svensson Gustaf Wejnarth	4 × 400 m relay	N/A				3:37.5	2 Q	3:17.0
Axel Eriksson Sven Emil Lundgren Stig Reuterswärd Edvin Wide	3000 m team	N/A				21	3	Did not advance

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Five boxers represented Sweden at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Andrén was the most successful, reaching the semifinals and finishing fourth place in the bantamweight division.

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Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Oscar Andrén	Bantamweight	González (URU) W	Lazarus (USA) W	Sánchez (ESP) W	Tripoli (USA) L	Ces (FRA) L	4
Gustaf Bergman	Featherweight	Abarca (CHI) L	Did not advance				17
Oscar Bergström	Flyweight	Bye	Trèvédic (FRA) W	Fee (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Edvard Hultgren	Welterweight	Lewis (CAN) L	Did not advance				17
Harry Wolff	Bantamweight	Bye	Smith (RSA) L	Did not advance			9

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More information Opponent nation, Wins ...

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Canada 0 1 .000  Chile 0 1 .000  France 1 1 .500  South Africa 0 1 .000  Spain 1 0 1.000  United States 1 2 .333  Uruguay 1 0 1.000 Total 4 6 .400

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 2 .333 Round of 16 2 1 .667 Quarterfinals 1 1 .500 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 4 6 .400

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Four cyclists represented Sweden in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The Swedes competed only in the road cycling time trials. Two of the four placed in the top ten, but neither were able to secure a medal. The times of the top three Swedes were good enough to win the team bronze, however, making 1924 the third consecutive Games in which the Swedish road cyclists had won a team medal.

Road cycling

More information Cyclist, Event ...

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Erik Bjurberg	Time trial	Did not finish
Erik Bohlin	Time trial	6:36:12.4	7
Ragnar Malm	Time trial	6:49:53.0	17
Gunnar Sköld	Time trial	6:33:36.2	4
Erik Bjurberg Erik Bohlin Ragnar Malm Gunnar Sköld	Team time trial	19:59:41.6

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Eleven divers, seven men and four women, represented Sweden in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Despite having 11 of the nation's 14 entries reach the finals (3 divers competed in two events apiece), Sweden finished without a gold medal for the first time in its Olympic diving history. Jansson's silver in the men's plain high diving was the best result of the year, with Töpel adding a bronze medal in the women's platform.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

More information Diver, Event ...

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Erik Adlerz	10 m platform	11	475.2	2 Q	19	468.9	4
	Plain high diving	17.5	151	4	Did not advance
Adolf Hellquist	3 m board	13	494.5	2 Q	30	544.9	6
	10 m platform	9	442.8	2 Q	37.5	403.2	8
John Jansson	Plain high diving	17	144	3 Q	14.5	157
Edmund Lindmark	3 m board	10	557	2 Q	22	599.1	4
Helge Öberg	10 m platform	10	435.4	2 Q	31	429	6
Curt Sjöberg	3 m board	15	523	3 Q	34	538.4	7
Arvid Wallman	Plain high diving	8.5	165	1 Q	31.5	136	8

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Women

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Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Märta Johansson	3 m board	19	377.8	4	Did not advance
Signe Johansson	3 m board	10	421.7	2 Q	21	412.6	5
Eva Olliwier	3 m board	14	408.8	3 Q	20	425.8	4
	10 m platform	20.5	148	5	Did not advance
Hjördis Töpel	10 m platform	11.5	159	2 Q	15.5	164

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Twelve equestrians represented Sweden in 1924; Sweden was one of two nations (along with France) to send the maximum number of riders. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Sweden's four medals was twice the number won by any other nation, and Sweden matched the Netherlands for most gold medals at two (a historical low for Sweden, which had taken four gold medals in both 1912 and 1920).

All four of Sweden's dressage competitors finished in the top five, with France's Lesage taking the bronze to break up the Swedish dominance—Sweden had swept the medals in each of the two previous Games. In contrast, König at fifth was the only Swede in the top five of the eventing and no Swedes finished in the top five in jumping (though two came in the top seven). Nevertheless, Sweden took silver in the combined team score for eventing and gold in the jumping team competition.

More information Equestrian, Event ...

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Victor Ankarcrona	Dressage	256.5	N/A	5
Gustaf Hagelin	Eventing	1335.0	N/A	20
Claës König	Eventing	1730.0	N/A	5
Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt	Eventing	Did not finish
Ernst Linder	Dressage	276.4	N/A
Åge Lundström	Jumping	18.00	2:38.4	11
Bertil Sandström	Dressage	275.8	N/A
Axel Ståhle	Jumping	12.25	2:40.0	7
Torsten Sylvan	Eventing	1678.0	N/A	9
Åke Thelning	Jumping	12.00	2:30.4	6
Georg von Braun	Jumping	23.50	2:45.6	19
Wilhelm von Essen	Dressage	260.0	N/A	4
Gustaf Hagelin Claës König Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt Torsten Sylvan	Team eventing	4743.5	N/A
Åge Lundström Axel Ståhle Åke Thelning Georg von Braun	Team jumping	42.25	N/A

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Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Sweden in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; Sweden was one of nine nations to send women to the first Olympic women's fencing competition. Hellsten won Sweden's first Olympic fencing medal with the bronze in the épée.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

More information Fencer, Event ...

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Carl Gripenstedt	Épée	5–4	4 Q	N/A		7–2	1 Q	4–7	7	Did not advance
Nils Hellsten	Épée	8–1	1 Q	N/A		6–3	1 Q	6–5	2 Q	7–4
Bror Lagercrantz	Épée	4–5	6 Q	N/A		2–8	10	Did not advance
Gustaf Lindblom	Épée	6–3	1 Q	N/A		4–6	7	Did not advance
Gustaf Dyrssen Carl Gripenstedt Nils Hellsten Gustaf Lindblom Bertil Uggla	Team épée	0–2	3	N/A		Did not advance

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Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Summary

More information Team, Event ...

Team	Event	First round	Second round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sweden men's	Men's tournament	Bye	Belgium W 8–1	Egypt W 5–0	Switzerland L 1–2	Netherlands D 1–1 W 3–1 RP

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Sweden competed in the Olympic football tournament for the fourth time in 1924. The Swedish side won the nation's first Olympic football medal, with a bronze, by defeating the Netherlands in the bronze medal match (which required a replay after the first match was drawn). The Swedes had reached that point by winning lopsided victories over Belgium, the defending champions, and Egypt before losing a tight match to Switzerland.

Round 1

Bye

Round 2

More information 8–1, Belgium ...

Sweden	8–1	Belgium
Kock 8' 24' 77' Rydell 20' 61' 83' Brommesson 30' Keller 46'	Report	Larnoe 67'

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Quarterfinals

More information 5–0, Egypt ...

Sweden	5–0	Egypt
Kaufeldt 5' 71' Brommesson 31' 34' Rydell 49'	Report

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Semifinals

More information Switzerland, 2–1 ...

Switzerland	2–1	Sweden
Abegglen 15' 77'	Report	Kock 41'

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Bronze medal match

More information 1–1, Netherlands ...

Sweden	1–1	Netherlands
Kaufeldt 44'	Report	le Fèvre 77'

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More information 3–1, Netherlands ...

Sweden	3–1	Netherlands
Rydell 34' 77' Lundqvist 42'	Report	Formenoy 43' (pen.)

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Four pentathletes represented Sweden in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Sweden was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon to that point. For the third time, Sweden swept the medals.

More information Pentathlete, Event ...

Pentathlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Carl Årmann	Individual	74.5	10
Gustaf Dyrssen	Individual	39.5
Bo Lindman	Individual	18
Bertil Uggla	Individual	45

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Four sailors represented Sweden in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Nineteen sport shooters represented Sweden in 1924, winning two bronze and two silver medals.

More information Shooter, Event ...

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Gustaf Andersson	600 m free rifle	74	48
Eric Carlberg	25 m rapid fire pistol	17	9
Vilhelm Carlberg	25 m rapid fire pistol	18
Axel Ekblom	Trap	92	16
Olle Ericsson	50 m rifle, prone	385	26
	600 m free rifle	84	14
Mauritz Eriksson	50 m rifle, prone	386	24
	600 m free rifle	83	19
Sten Forselius	25 m rapid fire pistol	15	30
Magnus Hallman	Trap	88	29
Otto Hultberg	100 m deer, single shots	39	4
Hugo Johansson	600 m free rifle	88	8
Mauritz Johansson	100 m deer, single shots	36	7
	100 m deer, double shots	57	15
Viktor Knutsson	50 m rifle, prone	392	7
Leon Lagerlöf	50 m rifle, prone	389	12
Fredric Landelius	100 m deer, single shots	32	17
	100 m deer, double shots	70	4
	Trap	93	14
Erik Lundquist	Trap	89	24
Karl-Gustaf Svensson	100 m deer, double shots	25	30
Alfred Swahn	100 m deer, single shots	37	6
	100 m deer, double shots	72
Axel Ekblom Mauritz Johansson Fredric Landelius Alfred Swahn	Team deer, double shots	250
Otto Hultberg Mauritz Johansson Fredric Landelius Alfred Swahn	Team deer, single shots	154
Gustaf Andersson Olle Ericsson Mauritz Eriksson Hugo Johansson Ivar Wester	Team free rifle	623	7
Axel Ekblom Magnus Hallman Fredric Landelius Erik Lundquist Karl Richter Alfred Swahn	Team clay pigeons	354	5

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Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

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Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Åke Borg	400 m freestyle	5:28.2	1 Q	5:25.0	2 Q	5:26.0	4
	1500 m freestyle	22:55.2	1 Q	21:59.4	3	Did not advance
Arne Borg	100 m freestyle	1:05.4	1 Q	1:02.6	2 Q	1:02.0	4
	400 m freestyle	5:31.8	1 Q	5:21.4	1 Q	5:05.6
	1500 m freestyle	21:11.4 WR	1 Q	21:50.8	2 Q	20:41.4
Thor Henning	200 m breaststroke	3:04.2	2 Q	3:05.0	3	Did not advance
Bo Johnsson	200 m breaststroke	3:12.2	3	Did not advance
Bengt Linders	200 m breaststroke	3:03.4	1 Q	3:01.4	2 Q	3:02.2	4
Erik Skoglund	100 m backstroke	1:27.4	2 Q	1:26.6	6	Did not advance
Orvar Trolle	100 m freestyle	1:04.2	1 Q	1:02.6	4	Did not advance
Georg Werner	100 m freestyle	1:07.0	3	Did not advance
Arne Borg Åke Borg Thor Henning* Gösta Persson* Orvar Trolle Georg Werner	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	11:15.4	1 Q	10:08.2	2 Q	10:06.8

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^* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.

Women

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Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gurli Ewerlund	100 m freestyle	1:23.2	4	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	7:05.4	4	Did not advance
Jane Gylling	400 m freestyle	7:55.0	4	Did not advance
Wivan Pettersson	100 m freestyle	1:27.4	4	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	—		3:37.0	3 Q	3:37.6	4
Hjördis Töpel	100 m freestyle	1:25.8	4	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	6:59.8	3	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	—		3:39.0	2 Q	3:47.6	7
Aina Berg Gurli Ewerlund Wivan Pettersson Hjördis Töpel	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	—				5:35.6

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Men

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Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Henning Müller	Singles	Bye	Kingscote (GBR) L 2–6, 5–7, 2–6	Did not advance
Charles Wennergren	Singles	Kirchmayr (HUN) W 8–6, 6–2, 6–4	Cousin (FRA) L 4–6, 3–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Henning Müller Charles Wennergren	Doubles	—	Bye	Cattaruzza / Williams (ARG) W 6–2, 6–0, 6–3	Granholm / Schildt (FIN) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–4	Brugnon / Cochet (FRA) L 4–6, 1–6, 4–6	Did not advance

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Women

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Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lily von Essen	Singles	Golding (FRA) L 4–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Sigrid Fick	Singles	Bye	Bye	McKane (GBR) L 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Lily von Essen Sigrid Fick	Doubles	—	Bye	Wallis / Blair-White (IRL) W 6–2, 5–7, 6–2	Covell / McKane (GBR) L 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance

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Mixed

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Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lily von Essen Charles Wennergren	Doubles	Bouman / Timmer (NED) L 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Sigrid Fick Henning Müller	Doubles	Bye	de Borman / Halot (BEL) W 6–0, 6–3	Wightman / Williams (USA) L 6–8, 2–6	Did not advance

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More information Team, Event ...

Team	Event	Gold medal round				Silver medal round		Bronze medal round			Rank
		First round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Semifinal	Final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Sweden men	Men's tournament	Italy W 7–0	Spain W 9–0	France L 2–4	Did not advance	Belgium L 3–4	Did not advance	Bye	Hungary W 4–1	United States L 2–3	4

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In its fourth Olympic water polo appearance, Sweden missed the medal podium for the first time.

Roster

• Cletus Andersson
• Erik Andersson
• Vilhelm Andersson
• Nils Backlund
• Theodor Nauman
• Martin Norberg
• Gösta Persson
• E. Skoglund
• N. Skoglund
• Hilmar Wictorin

First round

Sweden

7–0

Italy

Piscine des Tourelles

Quarterfinals

Sweden

9–0

Spain

Piscine des Tourelles

Semifinals

France

4–2

Sweden

Piscine des Tourelles

Silver medal semifinals

Belgium

4–3

Sweden

Piscine des Tourelles

Bronze medal quarterfinals

• Bye

Bronze medal semifinals

Hungary

1–4

Sweden

Piscine des Tourelles

Bronze medal final

Sweden

2–3

United States

Piscine des Tourelles