Sweden_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics
Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| 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 | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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)
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 60.11 points (→ 23rd place)
- Preliminary Round — 59.11 points (→ 27th place)
Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Summary
Key:
- W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- RP – Game replayed
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Primary round | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Bye |  NorwayW 4–1 |
 AustriaW 3–1 |
 HungaryL 0–6 |
 West GermanyW 2–0 |
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sweden had 16 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Elimination round | First round | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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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 | ||||||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- "Sweden at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.