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Sweden at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SWE

Flag bearer
  
William Grut

Sweden at the 1960 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swedish Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
134 (115 men and 19 women) in 15 sports

MedalsRanked 16th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal1236

Sweden competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 134 competitors, 115 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 15 sports.

Contents

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Sweden in 1960.

Individual road race
  • Gunnar Göransson
  • Osvald Johansson
  • Owe Adamson
  • Gösta Pettersson
    • Team time trial
  • Owe Adamson
  • Gunnar Göransson
  • Osvald Johansson
  • Gösta Pettersson

    • Fencing

    Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1960.

    Men's foil
  • Hans Lagerwall
  • Orvar Lindwall
  • Göran Abrahamsson
    • Men's épée
  • Berndt-Otto Rehbinder
  • Göran Abrahamsson
  • Hans Lagerwall
    • Men's team épée
  • Hans Lagerwall, Göran Abrahamsson, Ulf Ling-Vannérus, Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl, Orvar Lindwall
    • Women's foil
  • Christina Lagerwall

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1960.

    Individual
  • Per-Erik Ritzén
  • Sture Ericson
  • Björn Thofelt
    • Team
  • Per-Erik Ritzén
  • Sture Ericson
  • Björn Thofelt

    • Shooting

    Nine shooters represented Sweden in 1960.

    25 m pistol
  • Jan Wallén
  • Stig Berntsson
    • 50 m pistol
  • Torsten Ullman
  • Leif Larsson
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Anders Kvissberg
  • Kurt Johansson
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Anders Kvissberg
  • Walther Fröstell
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Anders Kvissberg
  • Kurt Johansson
    • Trap
  • Rune Andersson
  • Carl Beck-Friis

    • References

    Sweden at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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