IOC code SWE | Competitors 134 in 19 sports | |
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NOC Swedish Olympic Committee Website www.sok.se (Swedish) (English) Flag bearer Christian Olsson (opening)
Jörgen Persson (closing) Medals
Ranked 55th Gold
Silver
Bronze
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Sweden sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swedish athletes who have qualified for the Olympics.
Contents
Athletics
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Road
Diving
Eventing
# - Indicates that points do not count in team total
Fencing
Women's tournament
The following is the Sweden squad in the women's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Thomas Dennerby
Women's tournament
The following is the Sweden roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Ulf Schefvert
Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Wrestling
Key:
* Ara Abrahamian won the bronze medal, but later disqualified and stripped off his medal after a protest during the medal ceremony. He stepped off the podium and put the medal on the floor and walked off, before the gold and silver medals had been awarded. His action was in protest at a controversial penalty call in his semifinal against Italy's Andrea Minguzzi. The medal, however, was awarded to another athlete. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Swede was punished for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony.
Missing athletes
The following athletes did not qualify for the Olympics despite having won a nomination or being among the top of the world in their sport. This could either be due to injuries, failing to achieve the national and/or international standards or due to heavy competition from fellow Swedish athletes.