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Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SWE

Flag bearer
  
Jan Karlsson

Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Swedish Olympic Committee

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

Competitors
  
116 (99 men and 17 women) in 16 sports

Medals Ranked 12th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 1 0 5

Sweden competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Anders Gärderud — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase
  • Bernt Johansson — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
  • Hans Jacobson, Carl von Essen, Rolf Edling, Göran Flodström, and Leif Högström — Fencing, Men's Team Épée
  • John Albrechtson and Ingvar Hansson — Sailing, Tempest Class

    • Silver

  • Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's Platform

    • Archery

    Three of Sweden's archers from the 1972 Summer Olympics returned in 1976. Anna-Lisa Berglund improved her score by 155 points, moving up 23 places in the rankings. Rolf Svensson also competed again, shooting 26 points and 5 places higher than four years before. Defending silver medallist Gunnar Jervill, however, fell to 14th place.

    Women's Individual Competition:

  • Anna-Lisa Berglund – 2340 points (11th place)
  • Lena Sjoholm – 2322 points (13th place)

    • Men's Individual Competition:

  • Rolf Svensson – 2412 points (11th place)
  • Gunnar Jervill – 2406 points (14th place)

    • Athletics

    Men's 800 metres

  • Ake Svensson
  • Heat — 1:48.86 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's Marathon

  • Göran Bengtsson — 2:17:39 (→ 14th place)

    • Men's High Jump

  • Rune Almen
  • Qualification — 2.16m
  • Final — 2.18m (→ 10th place)

    • Men's Discus Throw

  • Rickard Bruch
  • Qualification — 58.06m (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 20 km Race Walk

  • Bengt Simonsen — 1:35:31 (→ 26th place)

    • Cycling

    Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1976.

    Individual road race
  • Bernt Johansson — 4:46:52 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Sven-Åke Nilsson — 4:49:01 (→ 29th place)
  • Leif Hansson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Alf Segersäll — did not finish (→ no ranking)
    • Team time trial
  • Tord Filipsson
  • Bernt Johansson
  • Sven-Åke Nilsson
  • Tommy Prim

    • Fencing

    Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1976.

    Men's foil
  • Göran Malkar
    • Men's épée
  • Rolf Edling
  • Göran Flodström
  • Hans Jacobson
    • Men's team épée
  • Carl von Essen, Hans Jacobson, Rolf Edling, Leif Högström, Göran Flodström
    • Women's foil
  • Kerstin Palm

    • Modern pentathlon

    Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1976.

    Individual
  • Hans Lager
  • Bengt Lager
  • Gunnar Jacobson
    • Team
  • Hans Lager
  • Bengt Lager
  • Gunnar Jacobson

    • References

    Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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