Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. 145 competitors, 122 men and 23 women, took part in 102 events in 18 sports.
Johan Harmenberg — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
Bengt Baron — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Backstroke
Pär Arvidsson — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Butterfly
Per Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle
Lars-Göran Carlsson — Shooting, men's Skeet Shooting
Agneta Eriksson, Tina Gustafsson, Carina Ljungdahl and Agneta Mårtensson — Swimming, Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay
Per Johansson — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle
Sven Johansson — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
Benni Ljungbeck — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Lars-Erik Skiöld — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Göran Marström and Jörgen Ragnarsson — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
George Horvath, Svante Rasmuson and Lennart Pettersson — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
Two of the three Swedish archers in 1980 had competed at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Anna-Lisa Berglund and Rolf Svensson were both less successful than they had been in Montreal four years before.
Women's Individual Competition:
Anna-Lisa Berglund — 2283 points (→ 16th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Goran Bjerendal — 2408 points (→ 12th place)
Rolf Svensson — 2357 points (→ 20th place)
Men's Marathon
Kjell-Erik Ståhl
Final — 2:17:44 (→ 19th place)
Tommy Persson
Final — 2:21:11 (→ 30th place)
Goran Hagberg
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Christer Gullstrand
Heat — 50.95
Semifinals — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Anders Carlson
Heat — 9:01.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
Miro Zalar
Qualification — 5.40 m
Final — 5.35 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Kenth Gardenkrans
Qualification — 62.58 m
Final — 60.24 m (→ 12th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Alf Brandt
Final — 1:34:44.0 (→ 13th place)
Bo Gustafsson
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Bengt Simonsen
Final — 3:57:08 (→ 4th place)
Bo Gustafsson
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 100 metres
Linda Haglund
Heat — 11.37
Quarterfinals — 11.31
Semifinals — 11.36
Final — 11.16 (→ 4th place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Helena Pihl
Heat — 13.46
Semifinal — 13.68 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
Susanne Lorentzon
Qualification — 1.85 m (→ did not advance)
Ann-Ewa Karlsson
Qualification — 1.80 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group C)
Lost to Italy (77-92)
Lost to Cuba (59-71)
Lost to Australia (55-64)
Semi Final Round (Group B)
Defeated Senegal (70-64)
Lost to Czechoslovakia (61-83)
Defeated India (119-63)
Defeated Poland (70-67) → 10th place
Team Roster:
Peter Andersson
Thomas Nordgren
Peter Gunterberg
Göran Unger
Torbjörn Taxén
Joon-Olof Karlsson
Jan Enjebo
Bernt Malion
Roland Rahm
Sten Feldreich
Leif Yttergren
Åke Skyttevall
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Odd Bengtsson
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Kalervo Alanenpää
- First Round — Lost to Omari Golaya (Tanzania) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
Shadrach Odhiambo
- First Round — Defeated Bogdan Gajda (Poland) on points (4-1)
- Second Round — Lost to Anthony Willis (Great Britain) on points (0-5)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Anders Eklund
- First Round — Bye
- Quarter Finals — Lost to István Lévai (Hungary) on points (1-4)
Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1980.
Individual road race
Peter Jonsson
Bernt Scheler
Anders Adamson
Mats Gustafsson
Team time trial
Anders Adamson
Bengt Asplund
Mats Gustafsson
Håkan Karlsson
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1980.
Men's épée
Johan Harmenberg
Rolf Edling
Hans Jacobson
Men's team épée
Johan Harmenberg, Rolf Edling, Leif Högström, Göran Malkar, Hans Jacobson
Women's foil
Kerstin Palm
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1980. They won the bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition:
Svante Rasmuson — 5,373 pts → (4th place)
Lennart Pettersson — 5,243 pts → (7th place)
George Horvath — 5,229 pts → (9th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Rasmuson, Pettersson, and Horvath — 15,845 pts → ( Bronze Medal)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Per Holmertz
Heats — 52.01
Semi-Finals — 51.19
Final — 50.91 (→ Silver Medal)
Per Johansson
Heats — 52.11
Semi-Finals — 51.42
Final — 51.29 (→ Bronze Medal)
Per Wikström
Heats — 52.29
Semi-Finals — 52.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Thomas Lejdström
Heats — 1:53.04
Final — 1:52.94 (→ 7th place)
Per-Ola Quist
Heats — 1:55.38 (→ did not advance)
Per Wikström
Heats — 1:53.59 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Pär Arvidsson
Final — 54.92 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Pär Arvidsson
Final — 2:02.61 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Bengt Baron
Final — 56.53 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Michael Söderlund
Final — 2:04.10 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Peter Berggren
Final — 2:21.65 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Michael Söderlund, Per Wikström, Per-Alvar Magnusson, and Thomas Lejdström
Final — 7:30.10 (→ 4th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Agneta Eriksson
Final — 57.90 (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Agneta Mårtensson
Final — 1:02.61 (→ 6th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Agneta Mårtensson
Final — 2:15.22 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Eva-Marie Håkansson
Heats — 1:12.26
Final — 1:11.72 (→ 5th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Ann-Sofi Roos
Heats — 4:57.13 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson, Agneta Mårtensson, and Agneta Eriksson
Final — 7:30.10 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Annika Uvehall, Eva-Marie Håkansson, Agneta Mårtensson, and Tina Gustafsson
Final — 4:16.91 (→ 4th place)
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Spain (3-7)
Drew with Italy (4-4)
Lost to Soviet Union (1-12)
Final Round (Group B)
Lost to Greece (5-9)
Lost to Italy (3-8)
Lost to Romania (3-8)
Lost to Australia (4-9)
Defeated Bulgaria (8-6) → 11th place
Team Roster
Anders Flodqvist
Kenth Karlson
Hans Lundén
Tommy Danielson
Sören Carlsson
Christer Stenberg
Gunnar Johansson
Peter Carlström
Lars Skåål
Per Arne Andersson
Arne Claesson
