Sweden competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 187 competitors, 143 men and 44 women, took part in 121 events in 22 sports.
Jan-Ove Waldner — Table Tennis, Men's Singles
Patrik Sjöberg — Athletics, Men's High Jump
Gunnar Olsson and Karl Sundqvist — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000 m Kayak Pairs
Agneta Andersson and Susanne Gunnarsson-Wiberg — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
Magnus Andersson, Robert Andersson, Anders Bäckegren, Per Carlén, Magnus Cato, Erik Hajas, Robert Hedin, Patrick Liljestrand, Ola Lindgren, Mats Olsson, Staffan Olsson, Axel Sjöblad, Tommy Souraniemi, Tomas Svensson, Pierre Thorsson, and Magnus Wislander — Handball, Men's Team Competition
Anders Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle
Lars Frölander, Anders Holmertz, Christer Wallin, and Tommy Werner — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
Tomas Johansson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Agneta Andersson, Maria Haglund, Anna Olsson and Susanne Rosenqvist — Canoeing, Women's K4 500m Kayak Fours
Anders Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 400m freestyle
Torbjörn Kornbakk — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Ragnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's 50 m Pistol
The Swedish women, despite not having a spectacular showing in the individual round, nearly knocked off the heavily favored Korean squad in the team round quarterfinals. The Swedes tied the Koreans at 240 in the 27-arrow match, forcing a shootout that the Koreans won to eliminate the Swedes from medal contention. No other team came within 12 points of the Koreans, and the Korean team's average margin against the three other nations it faced was nearly 20 points.
Women's Individual Competition:
Jenny Sjöwall — Round of 32, 18th place (0-1)
Liselotte Djerf — Round of 32, 28th place (0-1)
Kristina Persson — Ranking round, 34th place (0-0)
Women's Team Competition:
Sjöwall, Djerf, and Persson — Quarterfinal, 5th place (1-1)
Men's 400m Hurdles
Niklas Wallenlind
Heat — 48.71
Semifinal — 48.35
Final — 48.63 (→ 5th place)
Sven Nylander
Heat — 49.49
Semifinal — 49.64 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
Jonny Danielson
Heat — 13:43.91 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
Stefan Johansson — 1:28:37 (→ 15th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Stefan Johansson — 3:58:56 (→ 11th place)
Men's Decathlon
Sten Ekberg — 8,136 points (→ 9th place)
Men's Triple Jump
Tord Henriksson
Qualification — 15.66 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Dag Wennlund
Qualification — 77.88 m (→ did not advance)
Patrik Bodén
Qualification — 77.70 m (→ did not advance)
Peter Borglund
Qualification — 74.72 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Tore Gustafsson
Qualification — 73.52 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Sören Tallhem
Qualification — 19.65 m
Final — 19.32 m (→ 12th place)
Kent Larsson
Qualification — 18.56 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Frida Johansson
Heat — 56.13
Semifinal — 55.85 (→ did not advance)
Monica Westén
Heat — 56.68 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10 km Walk
Madelein Svensson
Final — 45:17 (→ 6th place)
Nine cyclists, six men and three women, represented Sweden in 1992.
Men's road race
Michel Lafis
Michael Andersson
Glenn Magnusson
Men's team time trial
Michael Andersson
Björn Johansson
Jan Karlsson
Johan Fagrell
Women's road race
Marie Höljer — 2:05:03 (→ 9th place)
Elisabeth Westman — 2:05:03 (→ 27th place)
Madeleine Lindberg — 2:05:46 (→ 38th place)
Men's 3m Springboard
Joakim Andersson
Preliminary Round — 376.68 points
Final — 562.74 points (→ 9th place)
Six male fencers represented Sweden in 1992.
Men's foil
Ola Kajbjer
Men's épée
Péter Vánky
Thomas Lundblad
Ulf Sandegren
Men's team épée
Mats Ahlgren, Jerri Bergström, Thomas Lundblad, Ulf Sandegren, Péter Vánky
Preliminary Round (Group C)
Drew with Paraguay (0-0)
Defeated Morocco (4-0)
Drew with South Korea (1-1)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Australia (1-2) → Did not advance
Team Roster
( 1.) Jan Ekholm
( 2.) Magnus Johansson
( 3.) Joachim Björklund
( 4.) Filip Apelstav
( 5.) Niclas Alexandersson
( 6.) Håkan Mild
( 7.) Patrik Andersson
( 8.) Stefan Landberg
( 9.) Christer Fursth
(10.) Johnny Rödlund
(11.) Tomas Brolin
(12.) Håkan Svensson
(13.) Jesper Jansson
(14.) Jörgen Moberg
(15.) Björn Lilius
(16.) Henrik Nilsson
(17.) Anders Andersson
(18.) Pascal Simpson
(19.) Niklas Gudmundsson
(20.) Jonas Axeldahl
Head Coach: Nisse Andersson
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Sweden — Czechoslovakia 20-14
Sweden — South Korea 26-18
Sweden — Brazil 22-15
Sweden — Hungary 25-21
Sweden — Iceland 25-18
Semi Finals
Sweden — France 25-22
Final
Sweden — Unified Team 20-22 (→ Silver Medal)
Team Roster
Magnus Andersson
Robert Andersson
Anders Bäckegren
Per Carlén
Magnus Cato
Erik Hajas
Robert Hedin
Patrick Liljestrand
Ola Lindgren
Mats Olsson
Staffan Olsson
Axel Sjöblad
Tommy Souraniemi
Tomas Svensson
Pierre Thorsson
Magnus Wislander
Head Coach: Bengt Johansson
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1992.
Individual
Håkan Norebrink
Per Nyqvist
Per-Olov Danielsson
Team
Håkan Norebrink
Per Nyqvist
Per-Olov Danielsson
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Magnus Torell
Final Ranking — 157.0 points (→ 13th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Lisa Gullberg
Final Ranking — 182.0 points (→ 16th place)
Men's 50m Freestyle
Pär Lindström
Heat — 22.92
B-Final — 22.88 (→ 11th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
Tommy Werner
Heat — 50.00
Final — 49.63 (→ 6th place)
Håkan Karlsson
Heat — 50.73 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Anders Holmertz
Heat — 1:46.76
Final — 1:46.86 (→ Silver Medal)
Tommy Werner
Heat — 1:50.01 (→ 15th place)
B-Final — Withdrew (→ no ranking)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Anders Holmertz
Heat — 3:49.95
Final — 3:46.77 (→ Bronze Medal)
Christer Wallin
Heat — 4:02.14 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Rudi Dollmayer
Heat — 58.26 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Rudi Dollmayer
Heat — 57.27 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Jan Bidrman
Heat — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Jan Bidrman
Heat — 4:22.96
B-Final — 4:23.52 (→ 15th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Göran Titus, Håkan Karlsson, Fredrik Letzler, and Tommy Werner
Heat — 3:18.92
Tommy Werner, Håkan Karlsson, Fredrik Letzler, and Anders Holmertz
Final — 3:20.10 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
Christer Wallin, Lars Frölander, Tommy Werner, and Anders Holmertz,
Heat — 7:20.03
Anders Holmertz, Tommy Werner, Christer Wallin, and Lars Frölander
Final — 7:15.51 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 50m Freestyle
Linda Olofsson
Heat — 26.43
B-Final — 26.51 (→ 15th place)
Louise Karlsson
Heat — 26.77 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Eva Nyberg
Heat — 57.36 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Ellenor Svensson
Heat — 58.03 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Malin Nilsson
Heat — 2:03.44
B-Final — 2:02.02 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Malin Nilsson
Heat — 4:13.16
Final — 4:14.10 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
Therèse Lundin
Heat — 1:01.38
B-Final — 1:01.43 (→ 12th place)
Malin Strömberg
Heat — 1:02.78 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Louise Karlsson
Heat — 2:18.75 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Eva Nyberg, Louise Karlsson, Ellenor Svensson, and Linda Olofsson
Heat — 3:48.15
Eva Nyberg, Louise Karlsson, Ellenor Svensson, and Malin Nilsson
Final — 3:48.47 (→ 7th place)
Men's Singles Competition:
Stefan Edberg
First round — Lost to Andrei Chesnokov (Unified Team) 0-6, 4-6, 4-6
Magnus Larsson
First round — Defeated Horst Skoff (Austria) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Second round — Defeated Guy Forget (France) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
Third round — Lost to Emilio Sánchez (Spain) 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 4-6
Magnus Gustafsson
First round — Defeated Owen Casey (Ireland) 7-6, 6-1, 6-4
Second round — Lost to Jordi Arrese (Spain) 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 7-9
Men's Doubles Competition:
Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd
First round — Lost to Jim Courier and Pete Sampras (USA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7, 4-6
Women's Singles Competition
Catarina Lindqvist
First Round — Lost to Angélica Gavaldón (Mexico) 4-6, 3-6