Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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IOC code SWE 6 5		Competitors 171 in 17 sports

NOC Swedish Olympic Committee Website www.sok.se (Swedish) (English) Medals Ranked 7th Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 5 9 20

Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.

Individual road race

Arne Berg

Berndt Carlsson

Ingvar Ericsson

Sven Johansson

Team road race

Arne Berg

Berndt Carlsson

Ingvar Ericsson

Sven Johansson

Time trial

Jonas Persson

Fencing

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Sweden in 1936.

Men's foil

Bengt Ljungquist

Ivar Tingdahl

Hubert de Bèsche

Men's épée

Hans Drakenberg

Hans Granfelt

Gustaf Dyrssen

Men's team épée

Hans Granfelt, Sven Thofelt, Gustav Almgren, Gustaf Dyrssen, Hans Drakenberg, Birger Cederin

Men's sabre

Ivar Tingdahl

Hubert de Bèsche

Bengt Ljungquist

Men's team sabre

Bengt Ljungquist, Knut Nordholm, Hubert de Bèsche, Ivar Tingdahl, Carl Johan Wachtmeister

Women's foil

Berit Granquist

Ebba Gripenstedt

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

Sven Thofelt

Georg von Boisman

Ebbe Gyllenstierna

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Sweden in 1936. Torsten Ullman won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.

25 m rapid fire pistol

Torsten Ullman

Helge Meuller

Henrik Lönnberg

50 m pistol

Torsten Ullman

Helge Meuller

Gustaf Bergström

50 m rifle, prone

Bertil Rönnmark

Erland Koch

Karl August Larsson

References

Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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Contents

Cycling

Fencing

Modern pentathlon

Shooting

References