Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 177 competitors, 111 men and 66 women, took part in 109 events in 22 sports.
Swedish men returned to Olympic archery with a silver medal performance by Magnus Petersson. Veteran Göran Bjerendal was defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
Jenny Sjöwall → Round of 32, 26th place (1-1)Christa Backman → Round of 64, 35th place (0-1)Kristina Persson → Round of 64, 43rd place (0-1)Men's Individual Competition:
Magnus Petersson → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)Mikael Larsson → Round of 32, 21st place (1-1)Göran Bjerendal → Round of 64, 34th place (0-1)Women's Team Competition:
Sjöwall, Backman, and Persson → Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)Men's Team Competition:
Petersson, Larsson, and Bjerendal → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)Men's 400m Hurdles
Sven NylanderHeat — 49.54sSemi Final — 48.21sFinal — 47.98s (→ 4th place)Men's Marathon
Anders Szalkai — 2:24.27 (→ 64th place)Men's Javelin Throw
Dag WennlundQualification — 75.24m (→ did not advance)Men's Hammer Throw
Tore GustafssonQualification — 71.02m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
Kajsa BergqvistQualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance)Tom Englen and Fredrik Petersson — 17th place overallMen's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
Stefan StrömFirst Round — Lost to Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba), referee stopped contest in second roundMen's Bantamweight (54 kg)
John LarbiFirst Round — Lost to Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 5-19Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
Roger PetterssonFirst Round — Defeated Shokhrat Kourbanov (Turkmenistan), 7-2Second Round — Lost to Antonio Perugino (Italy), 4-18Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
Ismael KoneFirst Round — Defeated Ilkham Kerimov (Azerbaijan), 22-3Second Round — Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany), 9-24Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
Kwamena TurksonFirst Round — Defeated Young-Sam Ko (South Korea), 12-8Second Round — Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba), knock-out in first roundMen's Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
Attila LevinFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Jean-François Bergeron (Canada), referee stopped contest in first roundQuarterfinals — Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), referee stopped contest in first roundMen's Individual Time Trial
Jan KarlssonFinal — 1:08:52 (→ 18th place)Michael AnderssonFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Women's Individual Road Race
Susanne LjungskogFinal — 02:37:06 (→ 25th place)Men's Cross Country
Roger PerssonFinal — 2:37:17 (→ 21st place)Men's 3m Springboard
Jimmy SjödinPreliminary Heat — 339.93 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Joakim AnderssonPreliminary Heat — 331.83 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Women's 3m Springboard
Anna LindbergPreliminary Heat — 292.02Semi Final — 220.29Final — 269.52 (→ 8th place)Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Sweden in 1996.
Men's épéePéter VánkyWomen's épéeHelena ElinderAnnelie NilssonCecilia SandellÅsa JakobssonAnnika NessvoldKristin BengtssonAnna PohjanenPia SundhageMalin SwedbergMalin AnderssonUlrika KalteLena VidekullUlrika KarlssonCamilla SvenssonMaria KunJulia CarlssonHanna LjungbergMen's Individual Competition:
Per-Olov Danielson — 5375 pts (→ 10th place)Men's 50 m Freestyle
Pär LindströmHeat — 23.47 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)Men's 100 m Freestyle
Lars FrölanderHeat — 49.91Final — scratchedMen's 200 m Freestyle
Anders HolmertzHeat — 1:48.41Final — 1:48.42 (→ 5th place)Men's 400 m Freestyle
Anders HolmertzHeat — 3:52.27Final — 3:50.66 (→ 5th place)Men's 100 m Butterfly
Lars FrölanderHeat — 54.37 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Fredrik Letzler, Lars Frölander, Christer Wallin, and Johan WallbergHeat — 3:20.74Lars Frölander, Fredrik Letzler, Anders Holmertz, and Christer WallinFinal — 3:20.16 (→ 7th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Christer Wallin, Lars Frölander, Anders Lyrbring, and Anders HolmertzHeat — 7:20.61Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz, Lars Frölander, and Anders LyrbringFinal — 7:17.56 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Linda OlofssonHeat — 25.84Final — 25.63 (→ 6th place)Women's 100 m Freestyle
Linda OlofssonHeat — 56.56B-Final — 55.83 (→ 10th place)Women's 200 m Freestyle
Louise JöhnckeHeat — 2:01.13B-Final — 2:01.37 (→ 11th place)Malin NilssonHeat — 2:04.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Women's 100 m Backstroke
Therese AlshammarHeat — 1:03.79B-Final — 1:04.15 (→ 16th place)Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Hanna JaltnerHeat — 1:10.69B-Final — 1:11.41 (→ 16th place)Maria ÖstlingHeat — 1:11.58 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Lena ErikssonHeat — 2:31.65B-Final — 2:28.87 (→ 9th place)Maria ÖstlingHeat — 2:33.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 100 m Butterfly
Johanna SjöbergHeat — 1:01.01B-Final — 1:00.76 (→ 9th place)Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Louise KarlssonHeat — 2:16.37Final — 2:17.25 (→ 8th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Louise Jöhncke, Johanna Sjöberg, Louise Karlsson, and Linda OlofssonHeat — 3:45.39Linda Olofsson, Louise Jöhncke, Louise Karlsson, and Johanna SjöbergFinal — 3:44.91 (→ 5th place)Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Louise Jöhncke, Johanna Sjöberg, Josefin Lillhage, and Åsa SandlundHeat — 8:13.64 (→ did not advance, 9th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Therese Alshammar, Hanna Jaltner, Johanna Sjöberg, and Louise JöhnckeHeat — 4:10.88 (→ did not advance, 10th place)Men's Singles Competition
Thomas EnqvistFirst round — Defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner (Germany) 7-6 4-6 6-4Second round — Defeated Sargis Sargsian (Armenia) 4-6 7-6 6-4Third round — Lost to Leander Paes (India) 5-7 6-7Magnus GustafssonFirst round — Defeated Ronald Agénor (Haiti) 6-2 6-4Second round — Lost to Greg Rusedski (Great Britain) 7-6 6-7 3-6
