Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Amsterdam
Competitors100 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Bo Lindman
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
7
Silver
6
Bronze
12
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 100 competitors, 87 men and 13 women, took part in 66 events in 11 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Erik Lundqvist Athletics Men's javelin throw August 2
 Gold Sven Thofelt Modern pentathlon August 4
 Gold Sven Thorell Sailing Men's 12 foot dinghy August 9
 Gold Arne Borg Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle August 6
 Gold Johan Richthoff Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight August 1[2]
 Gold Thure Sjöstedt Wrestling Men's freestyle light heavyweight August 1[3]
 Gold Rudolf Svensson Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight August 5[4]
 Silver Erik Byléhn Athletics Men's 800 m July 31
 Silver Ossian Skiöld Athletics Men's hammer throw July 30
 Silver Nils Ramm Boxing Men's heavyweight August 11
 Silver Carl Bonde
Janne Lundblad
Ragnar Olson		 Equestrian Team dressage August 11
 Silver Bo Lindman Modern pentathlon August 4
 Silver Eric Malmberg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight August 5
 Bronze Edvin Wide Athletics Men's 5000 m August 3
 Bronze Edvin Wide Athletics Men's 10,000 m July 29
 Bronze Inga Gentzel Athletics Women's 800 m August 2
 Bronze Ruth Svedberg Athletics Women's discus throw July 31
 Bronze Gunnar Berggren Boxing Men's lightweight August 11
 Bronze Gösta Carlsson Cycling Men's ondividual road race August 7
 Bronze Gösta Carlsson
Erik Jansson
Georg Johnsson
Gösta Carlsson		 Cycling Men's team road race August 7
 Bronze Laura Sjöqvist Diving Women's 10 m platform August 11
 Bronze Ragnar Olson Equestrian Individual dressage August 11
 Bronze Carl Bjornstjerna
Ernst Hallberg
Karl Hansén		 Equestrian Team jumping August 12
 Bronze Clarence Hammar
Tore Holm
Carl Sandblom
John Sandblom
Philip Sandblom
Wilhelm Törsleff		 Sailing 8 metre class August 9
 Bronze Arne Borg Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle August 9

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Hubert Ausbock (GER), points


Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Eight fencers, six men and two women, represented Sweden in 1928.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1928. Bo Lindman won the silver medal and Sven Thofelt won the gold.[5]

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary series Net points Final rank Final series Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Sven Thorell 12' Dinghy 6 1 1 2 6 2 Q 1 3 1 2 10
Hakon Reuter
Harry Hanson
Georg Lindahl
Yngve Lindqvist 		6 Metre 2 Q 8 5 7 1 x 2nd 5 Q 3 6 6 — 1 x 2nd 7
Clarence Hammar
Tore Holm
Carl Sandblom
John Sandblom
Philip Sandblom
Wilhelm Törsleff 		8 Metre 3 Q 4 2 Q 1 Q 1 x 1st 2 Q 1 4 2 — 2 x 1st

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eskil Lundahl 100 m freestyle 1:03.0 Did not advance
Sven-Pelle Pettersson 1:06.4 Did not advance
Arne Borg 400 m freestyle 5:09.6 5:05.4 5:04.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 20:14.2 1 Q 20:42.0 1 Q 19:51.8 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Roland Johansson 100 m backstroke 1:17.4 Did not advance
Eskil Lundahl 1:14.4 Unknown Did not advance
Erik Harling 200 m breaststroke 2:56.4 2:57.2 2:56.8 5
Tage Wissnell Unknown Did not advance
Aulo Gustafsson
Sven-Pelle Pettersson
Eskil Lundahl
Arne Borg 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay — 10:03.2 10:01.8 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marianne Gustafsson 200 m breaststroke 3:27.0 Unknown Did not advance
Brita Hazelius 3:21.6 3.21.4 3:23.0 6

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Sweden Modern Pentathlon at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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