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Sweden at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Sweden at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SWE
NOC	Swedish Olympic Committee
Website	www.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Berlin
Competitors	171 in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Bo Lindman
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 6 Silver 5 Bronze 9 Total 20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Erik Bladström Sven Johansson	Canoeing	Men's F2 10000 m
Gold	Torsten Ullman	Shooting	Men's free pistol
Gold	Rudolf Svedberg	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's welterweight
Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's middleweight
Gold	Axel Cadier	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's light-heavyweight
Gold	Knut Fridell	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's light-Heavyweight
Silver	Gösta Almgren Birger Cederin Hans Drakenberg Gustaf Dyrssen Hans Granfelt Sven Thofelt	Fencing	Men's team épée
Silver	Egon Svensson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's bantamweight
Silver	John Nyman	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's heavyweight
Silver	Thure Andersson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's welterweight
Silver	Arvid Laurin Uno Wallentin	Sailing	Men's star class
Bronze	Henry Jonsson	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
Bronze	Fred Warngård	Athletics	Men's Hammer throw
Bronze	Erik Ågren	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Tage Fahlborg Helge Larsson	Canoeing	Men's K2 10000 m
Bronze	Gregor Adlercreutz Sven Colliander Folke Sandström	Equestrian	Team dressage
Bronze	Torsten Ullman	Shooting	Men's rapid-fire pistol
Bronze	Einar Karlsson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Gösta Jönsson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Lennart Ekdahl Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Dagmar Salén Sven Salén	Sailing	Men's 6 metre class

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.

Individual road race

Team road race

Time trial

Jonas Persson

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Sweden in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Hans Granfelt, Sven Thofelt, Gustav Almgren, Gustaf Dyrssen, Hans Drakenberg, Birger Cederin

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Bengt Ljungquist, Knut Nordholm, Hubert de Bèsche, Ivar Tingdahl, Carl Johan Wachtmeister

Women's foil

Football

Summary

Key:

W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
A.E.T – After extra time.
RP – Game replayed

Team	Event	First round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sweden men's	Men's tournament	Japan L 2–3	Did not advance			=9

Round of 16

4 August 1936

17:30

Japan	3–2	Sweden
Kamo 49' Ukon 62' Matsunaga 85'	Report	Persson 24', 37'

Hertha-BSC Field, Berlin

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Wilhelm Peters (Germany)

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

Rowing

Sweden had five rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Sweden in 1936. Torsten Ullman won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Summary

Team	Event	First round				Semifinal			Final		Rank
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sweden men	Men's tournament	Austria L 1–2	Iceland W 11–0	Switzerland W 6–0	2 Q	France L 1–2	Germany L 1–4	4	Great Britain W 4–2	Netherlands L 3–4	7

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

^ "Sweden at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.