Sweden competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 174 competitors, 131 men and 43 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports.
Agneta Andersson — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
Agneta Andersson and Anna Olsson — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
Svante Rasmuson — Modern Pentathlon, Individual Competition
Bo Gustafsson — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Patrik Sjöberg — Athletics, Men's High Jump
Lars-Erik Moberg — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles
Per-Inge Bengtsson and Lars-Erik Moberg — Canoeing, Men's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
Per-Inge Bengtsson, Tommy Karls, Thomas Ohlsson and Lars-Erik Moberg — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Agneta Andersson, Susanne Gunnarsson-Wiberg, Eva Karlsson, and Anna Olsson — Canoeing, Women's K4 500m Kayak Fours
Björne Väggö — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
Ragnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Kent-Olle Johansson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Roger Tallroth — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Kenth Eldebrink — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
Ingamay Bylund, Ulla Håkanson and Louise Nathhorst — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
Per Johansson — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
Bengt Baron, Per Johansson, Thomas Lejdström, and Mikael Örn — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Sören Claeson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Frank Andersson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Göran Bjerendal, a veteran of the 1980 Summer Olympics, became the second Swedish archer to place in the top eight and the first since 1972.
Women's Individual Competition:
Liselotte Andersson – 2468 points (→ 14th place)
Ylva Iversson – 2420 points (→ 26th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Göran Bjerendal – 2522 points (→ 6th place)
Gert Bjerendal – 2481 points (→ 19th place)
Tommy Quick – 2447 points (→ 27th place)
Men's Competition
Men's 400 metres
Tommy Johansson
Heat — 47.77 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
Mats Erixon
Heat — 13:44.45
Semifinals — 13:29.72
Final — 13:41.64 (→ 12th place)
Men's Marathon
Tommy Persson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Kjell-Erik Ståhl — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Bo Gustafsson
Final — 3:53:19 (→ Silver Medal)
Bengt Simonsen
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Roland Nilsson
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
Patrik Sjöberg
Qualification — 2.24m
Final — 2.33m (→ Silver Medal)
Thomas Eriksson
Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
Thomas Eriksson
Qualification — 15.97m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Kenth Eldebrink
Qualification — 81.06m
Final — 83.72m (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Shot Put
Sören Tallhem
Qualifying Round — 19.94 m
Final — 19.81 m (→ 7th place)
Yngve Wahlander
Qualifying Round — 18.28 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Stefan Fernholm
Final — 63.22m (→ 8th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Miro Zalar
Qualifying Round — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Competition
Women's 1,500 metres
Jill McCabe
Heat — 4:16.48 (→ did not advance)
Women's 3,000 metres
Eva Ernström
Heat — 9.06.54 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Ann-Louise Skoglund
Heat — 55.75
Semifinal — 55.17
Final — 55.43 (→ 5th place)
Women's Marathon
Midde Hamrin
Final — 2:36:41 (→ 18th place)
Women's Long Jump
Annette Tånnander
Qualification — 6.16 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's Heptathlon
Kristine Tånnander
Final Result — 5985 points (→ 12th place)
Annette Tånnander
Final Result — 5908 points (→ 14th place)
Men's Lightweight
Shadrach Odhiambo
Men's Light-Welterweight
Stefan Sjöstrand
Men's Welterweight
Vesa Koskela
Men's Light-Middleweight
Lotfi Ayed
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Christer Corpi
Men's Heavyweight
Håkan Brock
Eleven cyclists, seven men and four women, represented Sweden in 1984.
Men's individual road race
Per Christiansson
Lars Wahlqvist
Kjell Nilsson
Stefan Brykt
Team time trial
Bengt Asplund
Per Christiansson
Magnus Knutsson
Håkan Larsson
Women's individual road race
Kristina Ranudd — 15th place
Tuulikki Jahre — 16th place
Marianne Berglund — 25th place
Paula Westher — 35th place
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1984.
Men's épée
Björne Väggö
Jerri Bergström
Greger Forslöw
Men's team épée
Jerri Bergström, Greger Forslöw, Kent Hjerpe, Jonas Rosén, Björne Väggö
Women's foil
Kerstin Palm
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to West Germany (17:18)
Lost to Denmark (19:26)
Defeated Spain (26:25)
Defeated United States (21:18)
Defeated South Korea (36:23)
Classification Match
5th/6th place: Defeated Iceland (26:24) → 5th place
Team Roster
Göran Bengtsson
Per Carlsén
Lennart Ebbinge
Lars-Erik Hansson
Claes Hellgren
Rolf Hertzberg
Björn Jilsén
Per Jilsén
Mats Lindau
Christer Magnusson
Per Öberg
Peter Olofsson
Mats Olsson
Sten Sjögren
Danny Sjöberg-Augustsson
Three male modern pentathletes represented Sweden in 1984. Svante Rasmuson won a silver medal in the individual event.
Individual
Svante Rasmuson – 5456 points (→ Silver Medal)
Martin Lamprecht – 4803 points (→ 30th place)
Roderick Martin – 4205 points (→ 47th place)
Team
Svante Rasmuson, Martin Lamprecht, Roderick Martin
Men's Competition
Men's 100m Freestyle
Per Johansson
Heat — 50.57
Final — 50.31 (→ Bronze Medal)
Thomas Lejdström
Heat — 51.19
B-Final — 51.64 (→ 13th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Anders Holmertz
Heat — 1:51.70
B-Final — 1:52.44 (→ 12th place)
Thomas Lejdström
Heat — 1:51.76
B-Final — 1:53.63 (→ 16th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Anders Grillhammar
Heat — 4:00.26 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Anders Holmertz
Heat — 4:03.07 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Anders Holmertz
Heat — 16:11.38 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Bengt Baron
Heat — 57.66
Final — 57.34 (→ 6th place)
Hans Fredin
Heat — 58.39
B-Final — 58.31 (→ 13th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Michael Söderlund
Heat — 2:05.85
B-Final — 2:05.02 (→ 11th place)
Hans Fredin
Heat — 2:06.50 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Peter Berggren
Heat — 1:04.95
B-Final — 1:05.66 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Bengt Baron
Heat — 54.67
Final — 55.14 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Thomas Lejdström
Heat — 2:03.81 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Mikael Örn
Heat — 2:07.56
B-Final — 2:11.79 (→ 16th place)
Anders Peterson
Heat — 2:08.35 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Anders Peterson
Heat — 4:32.93
B-Final — 4:27.95 (→ 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Richard Milton, Michael Söderlund, Mikael Örn, and Per Johansson
Heat — 3:23.86
Thomas Lejdström, Bengt Baron, Mikael Örn, and Per Johansson
Final — 3:22.69 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Michael Söderlund, Tommy Werner, Mikael Örn, and Anders Holmertz
Heat — 7:28.60
Michael Söderlund, Tommy Werner, Anders Holmertz, and Thomas Lejdström
Final — 7:26.53 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Michael Söderlund, Peter Berggren, Bengt Baron, and Per Johansson
Heat — 3:49.76
Bengt Baron, Peter Berggren, Thomas Lejdström, and Per Johansson
Final — 3:47.13 (→ 5th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 100m Freestyle
Agneta Eriksson
Heat — 58.43
B-Final — 58.08 (→ 15th place)
Maria Kardum
Heat — 58.22
B-Final — 58.12 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Ann Linder
Heat — 2:04.60
B-Final — 2:03.85 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Maria Kardum
Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Ann Linder
Heat — 4:18.28
B-Final — 4:17.55 (→ 11th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Ann Linder
Heat — 8:50.80 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Maria Kardum, Agneta Eriksson, Petra Hilder, and Malin Rundgren
Heat — 3:52.27
Maria Kardum, Agneta Eriksson, Petra Hilder, and Karin Furuhed
Final — 3:51.24 (→ 7th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Anna-Karin Eriksson, Eva-Marie Håkansson, Agneta Eriksson, and Maria Kardum
Heat — 4:17.65
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Anna-Karin Eriksson
Heat — 1:06.09 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Sofia Kraft
Heat — 2:19.73
B-Final — 2:19.37 (→ 15th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Anette Philipsson
Heat — 2:21.70
B-Final — 2:21.54 (→ 12th place)
Maria Kardum
Heat — 2:22.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Sofia Kraft
Heat — 4:55.10
B-Final — 4:53.25 (→ 10th place)
