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Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SWE

16
  
11

Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swedish Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.sok.se (Swedish) (English)

Competitors
  
181 (162 men and 19 women) in 18 sports

Medals Ranked 2nd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 16 11 17 44

Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 110 metres hurdles
  • Håkan Lidman
  • Börje Rendin

    • Cycling

    Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.

    Individual road race
  • Nils Johansson
  • Harry Snell
  • Åke Olivestedt
  • Olle Wänlund
    • Team road race
  • Nils Johansson
  • Harry Snell
  • Åke Olivestedt
  • Olle Wänlund

    • Fencing

    Eight fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.

    Men's foil
  • Bo Eriksson
  • Nils Rydström
    • Men's épée
  • Bengt Ljungquist
  • Frank Cervell
  • Carl Forssell
    • Men's team épée
  • Sven Thofelt, Per Carleson, Frank Cervell, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Arne Tollbom
    • Men's sabre
  • Bo Eriksson

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1948.

  • Willie Grut
  • Gösta Gärdin
  • Sune Wehlin

    • Shooting

    Eleven shooters represented Sweden in 1948.

    25 metre pistol
  • Sven Lundquist
  • Torsten Ullman
  • Claes Egnell
    • 50 metre pistol
  • Torsten Ullman
  • Sture Nordlund
  • Lars Berg
    • 300 metre rifle
  • Kurt Johansson
  • Holger Erbén
  • Walther Fröstell
    • 50 metre rifle
  • Jonas Jonsson
  • Uno Berg
  • Erland Koch

    • References

    Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA