Sweden at the
Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
212
Silver
228
Bronze
239
Total
679
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games except for two, the 1896 Games and the 1904 Games (the latter of which Sweden did not compete at). The only other nation having earned medals at every Olympic game since 1908 is Sweden's neighboring country Finland.

Sweden hosted the Games on one occasion, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The equestrian events of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne were held in Stockholm, due to quarantine reasons.

Swedish athletes have won a total of 503 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 176 at the Winter Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee had Swedish officer and sports instructor Viktor Balck as one of its original members. The Swedish Olympic Committee was created and recognized in 1913.

Medal tables

*Purple border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. (1912)

Individual statistics

Most medals

According to official data of the Swedish Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won three or more Olympic gold medals for Sweden. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gert Fredriksson Canoeing 1948–1960SummerM6118
Sixten Jernberg Cross-country skiing 1956–1964WinterM4329
Gunde Svan Cross-country skiing 1984–1988WinterM4116
Henri Saint Cyr Equestrian 1936–1960SummerM4004
Thomas Wassberg Cross-country skiing 1976–1988WinterM4004
Wilhelm Carlberg Shooting 1908–1924SummerM4307
Charlotte Kalla Cross-country skiing 2010–2018WinterW3609
Alfred Swahn Shooting 1908–1924SummerM3339
Agneta Andersson Canoeing 1980–1996SummerW3227
Oscar Swahn Shooting 1908–1920SummerM3126
Gillis Grafström Figure skating 1920–1932WinterM3104
Tomas Gustafson Speed skating 1980–1992WinterM3104
Marcus Hellner Cross-country skiing 2010–2014WinterM3104
Ivar Johansson Wrestling 1928–1936SummerM3003
Eric Lemming Athletics 1900–1912SummerM3003
Daniel Norling Equestrian / Gymnastics 1908–1920SummerM3003
Carl Westergren Wrestling 1920–1932SummerM3003

Most appearances

Athlete Sport Years Games Gender No. of part.
Kerstin Palm Fencing 1964–1988SummerW7
Ragnar Skanåker Shooting 1972–1996SummerM7
Jörgen Persson Table tennis 1988–2012SummerM7
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén Equestrian 1992–2016SummerW7
Carl-Erik Eriksson Bobsleigh 1964–1984WinterM6
Fredrik Lööf Sailing 1992–2012SummerM6
Lars Frölander Swimming 1992–2012SummerM6
Therese Alshammar Swimming 1996–2016SummerW6

Age records

Record Athlete Age Games Sport Event
Oldest medalistOscar Swahn72 years, 279 days1920 Summer OlympicsShootingMen's 100 metre team running deer, double shots
Carl August Kronlund58 years, 157 days1924 Winter OlympicsCurlingMen's tournament
Youngest medalistNils Skoglund14 years, 11 days1920 Summer OlympicsDivingMen's plain high diving
Kim Martin Hasson15 years, 348 days2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockeyWomen's tournament
Oldest participantOscar Swahn72 years, 281 days1920 Summer OlympicsShootingMen's 100 metre running deer, single shots
Carl August Kronlund58 years, 157 days1924 Winter OlympicsCurlingMen's tournament
Youngest participantGreta Carlsson14 years, 2 days1912 Summer OlympicsSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyle
Jennie-Lee Burmansson15 years, 220 days2018 Winter OlympicsFreestyle skiingWomen's slopestyle

Hosted Games

Sweden has hosted the Games on one occasion. In 1956, the equestrian competitions were held in Stockholm.

GamesHost cityDatesNationsParticipantsEventsNote
1912 Summer OlympicsStockholm6–22 July282,406102
1956 Summer Olympics (equestrian)Stockholm11–17 June291596Shared with Melbourne, Australia

Unsuccessful bids

GamesProposed host cityResultGames awarded to
1984 Winter OlympicsGothenburgThird place in IOC votingSarajevo, Yugoslavia
1988 Winter OlympicsFalunRunner-up in IOC votingCalgary, Canada
1992 Winter OlympicsFalunThird place in IOC votingAlbertville, France
1994 Winter OlympicsÖstersundRunner-up in IOC votingLillehammer, Norway
1998 Winter OlympicsÖstersundThird place in IOC votingNagano, Japan
2002 Winter OlympicsÖstersund (bid)Runner-up in IOC votingSalt Lake City, United States
2004 Summer OlympicsStockholmFourth place in IOC votingAthens, Greece
2022 Winter OlympicsStockholm (bid)Cancelled bidBeijing, China
2026 Winter OlympicsStockholm (bid)Runner-up in IOC votingMilan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Summary by Summer sport

Non-participations

Sweden has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Baseball/Softball, Cricket, Field hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby football (neither Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline Rugby union), Sport climbing and Surfing.

Sweden never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Karate, Polo, Rackets, Roque and Water motorsports.

Aquatics

For aquatics disciplines, follow these links: Artistic swimming, Diving, Swimming and Water polo.

Archery

Archery was included in the Olympic programme between 1900 and 1920. Sweden first participated in 1972, the same year archery returned to the programme after a 52-year absence. Sweden has participated in the sport every time since then.

Sweden has won two silver medals in the sport. Gunnar Jervill won the silver medal in men's individual in 1972 and Magnus Petersson won the silver medal in men's individual in 1996.

The best placements in women's events were 5th by Jenny Sjövall in women's individual in 1988 and by her together with in Lise-Lotte Djerf and Kristina Persson-Nordlander in women's team in 1992.

The most participations in the sport by a Swedish archer is 4, shared between Göran Bjerendal (1980–1988, 1996) and Magnus Petersson (1996–2008).

Games Archers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1972 Munich52/20101=2
1976 Montreal42/20000
1980 Moscow32/20000
1984 Los Angeles52/20000
1988 Seoul64/40000
1992 Barcelona32/40000
1996 Atlanta64/40101=3
2000 Sydney64/40000
2004 Athens32/40000
2008 Beijing11/40000
2012 London11/40000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/40000
2020 Tokyo11/50000
Total0202=18

Artistic swimming

Artistic swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984. Sweden has participated once, in 1988 Marie Jacobsson participated in women's solo and finished 9th. There are no men's events in the sport.

Games Swimmers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1988 Seoul11/20000
Total0000

Athletics

Sweden first competed in track and field athletics in 1896, sending 1 athlete (Henrik Sjöberg) who competed in four events. Sweden's first medal in the sport was a bronze in the 1900 marathon by Ernst Fast.

Sweden has earned 21 gold and 84 total medals in athletics, its second most successful sport after wrestling (28 gold and 86 total). Sweden has 12th most gold medals in the sport, while its total medal count would place it 8th.

Sweden has had two medal sweeps in the sport. Sweden swept men's triple jump at home soil in 1912. Sweden also swept men's 3000 metres steeplechase in 1948, which is Sweden's most recent medal sweep in any Olympic event.

The Swedish athlete with most titles in the sport was Eric Lemming who won 3 Olympic titles; freestyle javelin in 1908 and javelin throw in 1908 and 1912. He won another four medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games. John Mikaelsson is the only other double Olympic champion Sweden has in the sport, he won 10 km walk in 1948 and 1952.

Sweden has two female Olympic champions in the sport; Ludmila Engquist won 100m hurdles in 1996 and Carolina Klüft won heptathlon in 2004.

The Swedish athletes with most medals in the sport are Edvin Wide with five (one silver and four bronzes) won between 1920 and 1928 followed by Eric Backman with four (one silver and three bronzes), all won in 1920.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was John Ljunggren who participated in 5 Olympic Games between 1948 and 1964, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

Games Athletes EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1896 Athens14/120000
1900 Paris811/230011=11
1908 London3124/2620353
1912 Stockholm106[1]28/30366153
1920 Antwerp6427/291310145
1924 Paris3320/2703256
1928 Amsterdam2921/2712476
1932 Los Angeles98/290101=11
1936 Berlin3722/290022=12
1948 London5025/33535132
1952 Helsinki4524/3310239
1956 Melbourne1715/330011=18
1960 Rome2621/340101=13
1964 Tokyo1611/360011=20
1968 Mexico City1818/360000
1972 Munich2617/380011=20
1976 Montreal1914/371001=11
1980 Moscow1613/380000
1984 Los Angeles2419/41021316
1988 Seoul118/420011=18
1992 Barcelona1915/430101=24
1996 Atlanta1716/441001=17
2000 Sydney1411/460011=40
2004 Athens1210/4630034
2008 Beijing1211/470000
2012 London98/470000
2016 Rio de Janeiro1512/470000
2020 Tokyo2115/482103=10
Total2023418412
  • 1 Tage Brauer was registered to participate too, but sources conflict as to whether he actually participated. He was not included in this count.

Swedish athletes also won 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals in athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Badminton

Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Sweden has participated in the sport in every time it has been included in the Olympic programme.

Sweden has yet to win any medals in the sport. The best placements were 5th, first by Catrine Bengtsson and Maria Bengtsson in women's doubles in 1992, then equaled by Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson in mixed doubles in 2004.

Games Players EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1992 Barcelona84/40000
1996 Atlanta105/50000
2000 Sydney63/50000
2004 Athens32/50000
2008 Beijing11/50000
2012 London11/50000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/50000
2020 Tokyo11/50000
Total0000

Basketball

3x3 Basketball

3x3 basketball has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020, but Sweden has yet to participate in the discipline.

Team basketball

Basketball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Sweden has participated once, in 1980. Sweden men's national basketball team participated in men's 5x5 and finished 10th.

Games Players EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1980 Moscow121/20000
Total0000

Boxing

Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of the 1912 Games. Sweden first participated in 1924 and has participated most times since then.

They have won eleven medals so far; five silver and six bronze. The silver medals were won by Nils Ramm in men's heavyweight in 1928, Thure Ahlqvist in men's lightweight in 1932, Gunnar Nilsson in men's heavyweight in 1948, Ingemar Johansson in men's heavyweight in 1952 and George Scott in men's lightweight in 1988.

The best placement in a women's event was by Anna Laurell Nash who finished shared 5th in women's middleweight in 2012.

Games Boxers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1924 Paris54/80000
1928 Amsterdam88/801127
1932 Los Angeles33/801128
1936 Berlin44/80011=11
1948 London44/80101=7
1952 Helsinki77/100112=9
1956 Melbourne33/100000
1960 Rome22/100000
1968 Mexico City22/110000
1972 Munich22/110011=17
1976 Montreal33/110000
1980 Moscow66/110000
1984 Los Angeles66/120000
1988 Seoul66/1201129
1992 Barcelona33/120000
1996 Atlanta66/120000
2004 Athens11/110000
2008 Beijing22/110000
2012 London33/130000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/130000
2020 Tokyo22/130000
Total0561145

Canoeing

Slalom

Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. After that it didn't return until 1992, but it has remained in the programme since then.

Sweden has participated twice. Their best placement was by Erik Holmer who finished 9th in men's K1 in 2020. Sweden has so far not participated in women's events in the discipline.

Games Canoeists EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/40000
2020 Tokyo11/40000
Total0000

Sprint

Canoe sprint (including the discontinued discipline canoe marathon) has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Sweden has participated in the discipline every time it has been included in the programme.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the discipline is Gert Fredriksson. He won 8 medals (6 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and remains the most successful male canoeist of any country at the Olympic Games,[1] and the most successful Swedish Olympian in any sport.[2] His Olympic titles came in K1 1000m and K1 10 000m in 1948, K1 1000m in 1952, K1 1000m and K1 10 000m in 1956, and K2 1000m together with Sven-Olov Sjödelius in 1960.

The second most successful Swedish canoeist is Agneta Andersson who won 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Her Olympic titles came in K1 500m in 1984, K2 500m with Anna Olsson in 1984, and K2 500m with Susanne Gunnarsson in 1996.

Sven-Olov Sjödelius is the remaining Swedish canoeist with two Olympic titles, aside from winning K2 1000m in 1960 with Gert Fredriksson (as listed above), he defended his title by winning K2 1000m in 1964 together with Gunnar Utterberg.

The most Olympic participations by a Swedish sprint canoeist is five, a record shared by three canoeists: Agneta Andersson (1980-1996), Anna Olsson (1984-2000) and Markus Oscarsson (1996-2012).

Games Canoeists EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1936 Berlin96/910125
1948 London99/940041
1952 Helsinki109/913042
1956 Melbourne66/920023
1960 Rome65/71012=4
1964 Tokyo76/720023
1968 Mexico City116/70000
1972 Munich105/70101=6
1976 Montreal119/110000
1980 Moscow1211/110000
1984 Los Angeles1110/1224062
1988 Seoul118/120000
1992 Barcelona1310/12021310
1996 Atlanta128/1210128
2000 Sydney107/120101=15
2004 Athens54/121001=8
2008 Beijing34/120000
2012 London65/120000
2016 Rio de Janeiro44/120000
2020 Tokyo23/120000
Total15114304

Cycling

BMX freestyle

BMX freestyle has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020. Sweden has yet to participate in the discipline.

BMX racing

BMX racing has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Sweden has yet to participate in the discipline.

Mountain biking

Mountain biking has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996. Sweden has participated many times.

Sweden has won one medal so far; the gold medal Jenny Rissveds gained when she won the women's event in 2016. The best placement in a men's event was by Fredrik Kessiakoff who finished 12th in the men's event in 2004.

Games Cyclists EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1996 Atlanta11/20000
2004 Athens22/20000
2008 Beijing21/20000
2012 London11/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/21001=1
2020 Tokyo11/20000
Total1001=7

Road cycling

Road cycling was included in the Olympic programme in 1896. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Sweden first participated in 1912 and has participated in the discipline in every Summer Olympic games since then except for 2020.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the discipline was Ragnar Malm with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal. He won his gold medal together with Erik Friborg, Algot Lönn and Axel Persson in men's team time trial in 1912.

Sweden's two remaining gold medals were won by Harry Stenqvist in men's individual time trial in 1920 and Bernt Johansson in men's individual road race in 1976.

The most successful female Swedish cyclist in the discipline was Emma Johansson who won two silver medals in women's individual road race, first in 2008 and then again in 2016.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Michael Lafis who participated in 4 Olympic Games between 1988 and 2000.

Games Cyclists EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1912 Stockholm122/21001=1
1920 Antwerp42/211021
1924 Paris42/200113
1928 Amsterdam42/200223
1932 Los Angeles42/200223
1936 Berlin42/20000
1948 London42/20000
1952 Helsinki42/20000
1956 Melbourne42/20000
1960 Rome42/20000
1964 Tokyo42/20011=4
1968 Mexico City52/201123
1972 Munich52/20000
1976 Montreal62/21001=1
1980 Moscow62/20000
1984 Los Angeles113/30000
1988 Seoul83/30011=5
1992 Barcelona93/30000
1996 Atlanta63/40000
2000 Sydney52/40000
2004 Athens74/40000
2008 Beijing64/402025
2012 London44/40000
2016 Rio de Janeiro31/40101=5
Total358167

Sweden also participated in road cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games without winning any medals in the discipline. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Track cycling

Track cycling has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1912 Games held in Sweden.

The best placement was by Andrew Hansson who was one of 9 cyclists to reach the final but who failed to finish top 4 in men's 20 km in 1908.

Sweden has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline.

Games Cyclists EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London25/70000
1936 Berlin11/40000
1952 Helsinki41/40000
1968 Mexico City53/50000
Total0000

Sweden also participated in track cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games without winning any medals in the discipline. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Diving

Diving has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904. Sweden participated in the sport in every Olympic Games since 1908 except for 2016.

Sweden has had three medal sweeps in the sport; men's 10 metre platform in 1908 and men's plain high diving in 1912 and 1920.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the sport is Erik Adlerz who won gold in both men's 10 metre platform and men's plain high diving in 1912, and won silver in men's 10 metre platform in 1920. The second most successful athlete is Ulrika Knape who won gold in women's 10 metre platform and silver in women's 3 metre springboard in 1972 and silver in women's 10 metre platform in 1976.

The remaining Swedish Olympic champions in the sport are Hjalmar Johansson who won gold in men's 10 metre platform in 1908, Greta Johansson who won gold in women's 10 metre platform in 1912 and Arvid Wallman who won gold in men's plain high diving in 1920. The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Anna Lindberg who participated in 5 Olympic Games between 1996 and 2012.

Games Divers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London102/21113=1
1912 Stockholm344/432271
1920 Antwerp124/512252
1924 Paris115/501123
1928 Amsterdam83/400113
1932 Los Angeles11/40000
1936 Berlin32/40000
1948 London33/40000
1952 Helsinki43/40000
1956 Melbourne22/40000
1960 Rome43/40000
1964 Tokyo22/40000
1968 Mexico City12/40000
1972 Munich22/411023
1976 Montreal32/40101=4
1980 Moscow22/40000
1984 Los Angeles22/40000
1988 Seoul22/40000
1992 Barcelona11/40000
1996 Atlanta33/40000
2000 Sydney11/80000
2004 Athens11/80000
2008 Beijing22/80000
2012 London22/80000
2020 Tokyo11/80000
Total687213

Sweden also participated in diving at the 1906 Intercalated Games without winning any medals in the discipline. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Equestrian

Henri Saint Cyr is the most successful Swedish athlete in equestrian, he won four gold medals in dressage, two each in 1952 and 1956.

Two Swedish riders have won gold medals in two different disciplines, both Georg von Braun and Åge Lundström won gold in team eventing in 1920 (together with Helmer Mörner) as well as gold in team jumping in 1924 (together with Axel Ståhle and Åke Thelning).

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén who participated in 7 Olympic Games between 1992 and 2016, all in dressage.

Dressage

Dressage had one event included in 1900. It returned to the Olympic programme in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Sweden participated in the discipline at the 1912 Games and has participated most times since then.

Sweden has had two medal sweeps in the discipline, individual dressage in 1912 and 1920.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the discipline is Henri Saint Cyr who won four gold medals. He won individual dressage in 1952 and 1956 as well as team dressage together with Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. and Gehnäll Persson both in 1952 and 1956.

Sweden's remaining three gold medals were all won in the individual event. Carl Bonde won in 1912, Janne Lundblad won in 1920 and Ernst Linder won in 1924.

The most successful female Swedish athlete in the discipline was Ulla Håkansson who won bronze in the team event in 1972 and 1984.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the discipline is Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén who participated in 7 Olympic Games between 1992 and 2016.

Games Riders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1912 Stockholm61/111131
1920 Antwerp51/111131
1924 Paris41/111021
1928 Amsterdam32/201122
1932 Los Angeles32/201012
1936 Berlin32/20011=3
1948 London32/20011=4
1952 Helsinki32/220021
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm32/220021
1960 Rome21/10000
1964 Tokyo32/20000
1972 Munich32/200113
1984 Los Angeles32/200114
1988 Seoul42/20000
1992 Barcelona42/20000
1996 Atlanta42/20000
2000 Sydney32/20000
2004 Athens42/20000
2008 Beijing / Hongkong32/20000
2012 London32/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro42/20000
2020 Tokyo32/20000
Total757192

Eventing

Eventing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912. Sweden has first competed in 1912 and has participated most times since then.

Sweden have won seven gold medals in eventing. Four Swedish men have won two Olympic gold medals; Axel Nordlander won the individual event in 1912 and together with Nils Adlercreutz and Ernst Casparsson he won the team event in 1912 as well. Helmer Mörner won the individual event in 1920 and together with Georg von Braun and Åge Lundström he won the team event in 1920 too. Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. won the individual event in 1952 and together with Folke Frölén and Olof Stahre he won the team event in 1952 too.

Petrus Kastenman is the final Swedish Olympic champion in the discipline, he won gold in the individual event in 1956.

The most successful Swedish female eventing rider is Sara Algotsson Ostholt who won silver in the individual event in 2012.

The Swedish rider with most participation in the event is Linda Algotsson who participated 5 times (1996, 2004–2016).

Games Riders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1912 Stockholm42/220021
1920 Antwerp42/221031
1924 Paris42/20101=2
1928 Amsterdam32/20000
1932 Los Angeles32/200113
1936 Berlin32/20000
1948 London32/201123
1952 Helsinki32/220021
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm32/210012
1960 Rome42/20000
1972 Munich11/20011=4
1984 Los Angeles42/20000
1992 Barcelona42/20000
1996 Atlanta52/20000
2000 Sydney21/20000
2004 Athens32/20000
2008 Beijing / Hongkong52/20000
2012 London52/20101=2
2016 Rio de Janeiro42/20000
2020 Tokyo42/20000
Total743142

Show jumping

Show Jumping was included in the Olympic programme in 1900. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Sweden has first competed in 1912 and has participated most times since then.

Sweden have won four gold medals in show jumping, all in the team jumping event. Gustaf Kilman, Gustaf Lewenhaupt, Hans von Rosen and Fredrik Rosencrantz won in 1912, Claës König, Frank Martin, Daniel Norling and Hans von Rosen won in 1920, Åge Lundström, Axel Ståhle and Åke Thelning won in 1924 and Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson won in 2020.

Sweden's most successful athletes in the discipline are Hans von Rosen who won 2 gold medals (in the team events in 1912 and 1920 as mentioned above) and Peder Fredricson who won 1 gold (in the team event in 2020) and 3 silver medals, in the team event in 2004, and in the individual events in 2016 and 2020.

The most participations in the discipline by a Swedish athlete is 5, by Malin Baryard-Johnsson (1996-2004, 2016–2020), Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (1996, 2004–2016, was also reserve in 2020) and Peter Eriksson (1984, 1992–1996, 2004–2008).

Games Riders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1912 Stockholm92/210012
1920 Antwerp102/210122
1924 Paris42/210012
1928 Amsterdam32/20011=5
1932 Los Angeles32/200113
1936 Berlin32/20000
1948 London32/20000
1952 Helsinki32/20000
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm32/20000
1960 Rome42/20000
1972 Munich21/20000
1976 Montreal11/20000
1984 Los Angeles11/20000
1992 Barcelona42/20000
1996 Atlanta42/20000
2000 Sydney42/20000
2004 Athens42/201013
2008 Beijing / Hongkong42/201013
2012 London42/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro42/20101=3
2020 Tokyo42/211021
Total443115

Discontinued disciplines

Equestrian driving was conducted during the 1900 Summer Olympics and equestrian vaulting during the 1920 Summer Olympics. Sweden didn't participate in the discipline in 1900, but did participate in both events in 1920, winning bronze in team vaulting.

Games Riders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1920 Antwerp52/200113
Total00113

Fencing

Fencing has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games. Sweden first participated in 1900 and has participated most times since then.

Sweden has won 7 medals in the sport; 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. The first gold was won by Rolf Edling, Carl von Essen, Göran Flodström, Leif Högström and Hans Jacobson in men's team épée in 1976. The second was won by Johan Harmenberg in men's épée in 1980.

The best placement in a women's event was 5th, by Kerstin Palm in women's foil in 1968. Kerstin Palm is also the Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport. She became the first woman from any country to participate in 7 Olympic Games by participating in all Summer Games between 1964 and 1988.[3]

Games Fencers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1900 Paris11/70000
1908 London72/40000
1912 Stockholm185/50000
1920 Antwerp83/60000
1924 Paris93/70011=7
1928 Amsterdam84/70000
1932 Los Angeles31/70000
1936 Berlin136/701015
1948 London84/70011=6
1952 Helsinki105/701014
1956 Melbourne52/70000
1960 Rome74/80000
1964 Tokyo73/80000
1968 Mexico City63/80000
1972 Munich64/80000
1976 Montreal74/810015
1980 Moscow63/810013
1984 Los Angeles63/801016
1988 Seoul115/80000
1992 Barcelona63/80000
1996 Atlanta22/100000
2000 Sydney11/100000
2008 Beijing11/100000
Total232716

Sweden also participated in fencing at the 1906 Intercalated Games without winning any medals in the sport. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Football

Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1932 Games. Sweden first participated in 1908. The women's event was added in 1996, and Sweden has participated in every edition of that event.

Sweden has won five medals so far. Sweden's men's team won gold in 1948 and bronze in 1924 and 1952.

Sweden's women's team won silver in 2016 and 2020.

Sweden's most successful male Olympic footballer was Erik Nilsson who won gold in 1948 and bronze in 1952. Sweden's most successful female Olympic footballers are 9 players who won silver in both 2016 and 2020.

The most participations in the sport by a Swedish footballer is 4, shared between Hedvig Lindahl (2008–2020), Lotta Schelin (2004–2016) and Caroline Seger (2008–2020). Hedvig Lindahl was also part of the squad in 2004, but did not play in any games.[4]

Games Footballers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London141/10000
1912 Stockholm141/10000
1920 Antwerp121/10000
1924 Paris181/100113
1936 Berlin111/10000
1948 London121/110011
1952 Helsinki121/100113
1988 Seoul201/10000
1992 Barcelona201/10000
1996 Atlanta161/20000
2000 Sydney181/20000
2004 Athens181/20000
2008 Beijing181/20000
2012 London181/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro37[2]2/201013
2020 Tokyo221/20101=3
Total122511

Golf

Golf was originally included in the Olympic programme in 1900 and 1904 but without Swedish participation. Golf returned to the games in 2016, and Sweden has participated in it since.

Henrik Stenson won a silver in men's individual in 2016, which is Sweden's only medal in the sport so far.

Sweden's best placement in a women's event was by Anna Nordqvist who finished shared 11th in women's individual in 2016.

Games Golfers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
2016 Rio de Janeiro42/20101=3
2020 Tokyo42/20000
Total0101=6

Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games. Sweden participated in the discipline at the 1896 Games and has participated frequently since then.

Sweden has won five gold medals in the sport, four of those in team events: men's team in 1908, men's team Swedish system in 1912 and 1920 and women's team portable apparatus in 1952.

Sweden's sole gold medalist in an individual event is William Thoresson who won men's floor in 1952. He also won a silver medal in the same event in 1956 and is the Swedish athlete with most participations in Artistic Gymnastics in the Olympic games as he participated in four Games between 1952 and 1964.

Sweden's most successful athletes in the discipline are seven men who won two gold in team events; Holmberg, Landberg, brothers Norling and Norling, Rosén and Svensson won in 1908 and 1912, and John Sörenson won in 1912 and 1920.

Sweden's most successful female athlete is Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling who in women's team portable apparatus won gold in 1952 and silver in 1956, and she also won a bronze in vault in 1956.

Games Gymnasts EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1896 Athens11/80000
1908 London381/21001=1
1912 Stockholm241/410013
1920 Antwerp241/410013
1948 London81/90000
1952 Helsinki1515/1520024
1956 Melbourne814/1502135
1960 Rome1214/140000
1964 Tokyo913/140000
1968 Mexico City612/140000
1972 Munich15/140000
1980 Moscow15/140000
1984 Los Angeles212/140000
1988 Seoul17/140000
1992 Barcelona17/140000
2004 Athens15/140000
2012 London14/140000
2016 Rio de Janeiro14/140000
2020 Tokyo28/140000
Total521818

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984. Sweden has participated once, in 1984. Viktoria Bengtsson finished 19th in women's individual all-around.

There are no men's events in the discipline.

Games Gymnasts EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1984 Los Angeles11/10000
Total0000

Trampoline

Trampoline has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000. Sweden has yet to participate in the discipline.

Handball

Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Sweden first participated in 1972 and has participated in the sport in most Summer Olympic games since then. Sweden has won four medals, all silver, in the sport. Sweden men's national handball team managed to win those in the men's events in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2012. The best placements in the women's event was 4th which Sweden women's national handball team achieved in 2020.

Ola Lindgren, Staffan Olsson and Magnus Wislander share the Swedish record for most medals in the sport, with three silver medals each.

The most participations in the sport by a Swedish handballer is 4, shared between Per Carlén (1984–1996), Ola Lindgren (1988–2000), Mats Olsson (1984–1996), Staffan Olsson (1988–2000) and Magnus Wislander (1988–2000).

Games Handballers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1972 Munich161/10000
1984 Los Angeles151/20000
1988 Seoul151/20000
1992 Barcelona161/20101=3
1996 Atlanta161/20101=3
2000 Sydney151/20101=3
2008 Beijing151/20000
2012 London302/20101=3
2016 Rio de Janeiro302/20000
2020 Tokyo302/20000
Total040410

Judo

Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games. Sweden first participated in 1972 and has participated most times since then.

Sweden has yet to win any medals in the sport. The best placements were 5th, by Bertil Ström in men's middleweight in 1980, Lars Adolfsson in men's half-middleweight in 1992 and Marcus Nyman in men's middleweight in 2016.

Sweden's best placement in a women's event is 7th, by Katarina Håkansson in women's half-heavyweight in 1992.

Games Judoka EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1972 Munich11/60000
1976 Montreal12/60000
1980 Moscow44/80000
1984 Los Angeles44/80000
1988 Seoul22/70000
1992 Barcelona66/140000
1996 Atlanta11/140000
2000 Sydney22/140000
2004 Athens11/140000
2012 London11/140000
2016 Rio de Janeiro44/140000
2020 Tokyo44/150000
Total0000

Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912. Sweden participated in the sport in every Olympic Games from then until 2004. They participated in every event held in the sport from the start in 1912 until 2000.

Participation in the sport started remarkably well for Sweden with their three medal sweeps in the sport occurring in the first three events held: in 1912, 1920 and 1924. Sweden's most successful athlete in the sport is Lars Hall who won gold in men's individual in 1952 and 1956 and silver in men's team in 1952. The second most successful athlete is Bo Lindman who won gold in men's individual in 1924 and silver in men's individual in 1928 and 1932. The remaining Swedish Olympic champions in the sport are Gösta Lilliehöök who won in 1912, Gustaf Dyrssen in 1920, Sven Thofelt in 1928, Johan Oxenstierna in 1932, William Grut in 1948 and Björn Ferm in 1968, all in men's individual.

The sole Swedish woman to participate in modern pentathlon was Jeanette Malm who finished 17th in the women's event in 2000, the first Games where women were allowed to participate in the sport.

Games Pentathletes EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1912 Stockholm121/111131
1920 Antwerp41/111131
1924 Paris41/111131
1928 Amsterdam31/111021
1932 Los Angeles31/111021
1936 Berlin31/10000
1948 London31/110121
1952 Helsinki32/211022
1956 Melbourne32/21001=1
1960 Rome32/20000
1964 Tokyo32/20000
1968 Mexico City32/210012
1972 Munich32/20000
1976 Montreal32/20000
1980 Moscow32/200113
1984 Los Angeles32/20101=2
1988 Seoul32/20000
1992 Barcelona32/20000
1996 Atlanta11/10000
2000 Sydney22/20000
2004 Athens11/20000
Total975212

Rowing

Rowing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900. Sweden first participated in 1912 and has participated in the sport in most summer games since then.

Sweden has won two medals in the sport; Bruhn-Möller, Brunkman, Dahlbäck, Rosvall and Wilkens won silver in men's coxed four, inriggers in 1912 and Aronsson, Eriksson, Gunnarsson, Göransson and Larsson won silver in men's coxed four in 1956.

The best placement in a women's event was 4th, by both Marie Carlsson and Carina Gustavsson in women's double sculls in 1984 and by Maria Brandin in women's single sculls in 1996. Maria Brandin is also the Swedish athlete that has most participations in the sport, she participated in 4 Olympic Games between 1988 and 2000.

Games Rowers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1912 Stockholm283/40101=4
1920 Antwerp62/50000
1936 Berlin51/70000
1948 London32/70000
1952 Helsinki164/70000
1956 Melbourne92/70101=6
1960 Rome124/70000
1972 Munich11/70000
1976 Montreal32/140000
1980 Moscow73/140000
1984 Los Angeles84/140000
1988 Seoul84/140000
1992 Barcelona73/140000
1996 Atlanta94/140000
2000 Sydney32/140000
2004 Athens11/140000
2008 Beijing22/140000
2012 London22/140000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/140000
2020 Tokyo11/140000
Total0202=38

Sailing

Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games. Sweden first participated in 1908 and has participated every time since then.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the sport is Tore Holm who won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals. Together with Yngve Holm, Axel Rydin and Georg Tengwall he won gold in 40m² skerry cruiser in 1920 and together with Martin Hindorff, Åke Bergqvist and Olle Åkerlund he won gold in the 6 metre in 1932.

Sweden's remaining gold medals were won by the following athletes: Ericsson, Hellström, Isberg, Lundén, Nyberg, Rosenswärd, Wallerius and Wallin in 10 metre in 1912; Gösta Bengtsson, Gösta Lundquist and Rolf Steffenburg in 30m² skerry cruiser in 1920; Sven Thorell in 12 foot dinghy in 1928; Folke Bohlin, Bengt Palmquist and Leif Wikström in dragon in 1956; Hjalmar Karlsson, Sture Stork, Lars Thörn in 5.5 metre in 1956; Jörgen Sundelin, Peter Sundelin and Ulf Sundelin in 5.5 metre in 1968; John Albrechtson and Ingvar Hansson in tempest in 1976 and Fredrik Lööf and Max Salminen in star in 2012.

Sweden's most successful female sailors are Birgitta Bengtsson and Marit Söderström who won silver in women's 470 in 1988 and Josefin Olsson who won silver in laser radial in 2020.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Fredrik Lööf who participated in 6 Olympic Games between 1992 and 2012.

Games Sailors EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London132/40101=2
1912 Stockholm414/412142
1920 Antwerp112/142103=2
1924 Paris42/30000
1928 Amsterdam113/310122
1932 Los Angeles73/410122
1936 Berlin154/401126
1948 London135/501125
1952 Helsinki145/501235
1956 Melbourne73/520021
1960 Rome115/50000
1964 Tokyo115/501127
1968 Mexico City135/51001=3
1972 Munich146/602026
1976 Montreal136/61001=4
1980 Moscow105/60011=9
1984 Los Angeles137/70000
1988 Seoul158/80101=9
1992 Barcelona159/100000
1996 Atlanta159/100101=12
2000 Sydney1710/110011=13
2004 Athens106/110011=15
2008 Beijing117/110011=14
2012 London148/1010126
2016 Rio de Janeiro75/100000
2020 Tokyo96/1002029
Total101413378

Shooting

Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games since then except for 1904 and 1928. Sweden first participated in 1908 and has participated in the sport every time it has been included in the programme since then.

Sweden has had two medal sweeps in the sport. During the 1912 Summer Olympics Sweden swept men's 25m small-bore rifle and men's 100 meter running deer, double shots. In the latter event Sweden took all the nine first places, which is the record for Sweden in any Olympic event.

Sweden has three triple Olympic champions in the sport, Vilhelm Carlberg, Alfred Swahn and Oscar Swahn.

Oscar Swahn and his son Alfred Swahn won men's team single-shot running dear in 1908 and men's 100m team running deer in 1912 together. Oscar Swahn also won men's single-shot running dear in 1908 while Alfred Swahn won men's 100m running deer, single shots.

Oscar Swahn is the oldest Olympic champion, oldest Olympic medalist and oldest Olympic athlete in any sport.[6]

Vilhelm Carlberg got all his three titles in 1912 by winning men's 30m team rapid fire pistol, men's 25m small-bore rifle and men's 25m team small-bore rifle.

Pia Hansen is the only Swedish woman to become Olympic champion in shooting, she won women's double trap in 2000.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport is Ragnar Skanåker who participated in 7 Olympic Games between 1972 and 1996, winning four medals including the gold in mixed 50m pistol in 1972.

Games Shooters EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London1914/1522153
1912 Stockholm6318/18764171
1920 Antwerp2917/21163103
1924 Paris1910/1002246
1932 Los Angeles31/210012
1936 Berlin73/310122
1948 London114/400337
1952 Helsinki107/702137
1956 Melbourne86/701126
1960 Rome96/60000
1964 Tokyo66/60000
1968 Mexico City97/70000
1972 Munich108/81001=4
1976 Montreal117/70000
1980 Moscow86/701127
1984 Los Angeles1411/110101=8
1988 Seoul1512/130101=11
1992 Barcelona78/130011=15
1996 Atlanta34/150000
2000 Sydney610/172002=2
2004 Athens87/170000
2008 Beijing22/150000
2012 London43/150101=14
2016 Rio de Janeiro32/150101=13
2020 Tokyo11/150000
Total152418575

Swedish athletes also won one silver and one bronze medal in shooting at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding was first introduced at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The only Swedish participant so far was Oskar Rozenberg who finished 17th in men's park.

Games Skateboarders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
2020 Tokyo11/40000
Total0000

Swimming

Long course swimming

Sweden has competed in swimming in every Olympic games since 1900, except for 1904.

Sweden has two double Olympic champions in the sport; Håkan Malmrot won men's 200m breaststroke and 400m breaststroke in 1920 and Gunnar Larsson won men's 200m medley and 400m medley in 1972.

Arne Borg and Anders Holmertz are the Swedish swimmers with most Olympic medals. Arne Borg won 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals between 1924 and 1928. He won his gold in men's 1500m freestyle in 1928. Anders Holmertz won 4 silver and 1 bronze medal between 1988 and 1996.

Sweden's most successful female swimmer is Sarah Sjöström who has won 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal between 2016 and 2020. She won her gold in women's 100m butterfly in 2016.

The remaining Swedish Olympic champions in the sport are Pär Arvidsson who won gold in men's 100m butterfly in 1980, Bengt Baron who won men's 100m backstroke in 1980 and Lars Frölander who won men's 100m butterfly in 2000.

The most participations in the sport by Swedish athletes were 6, by Lars Frölander between 1992 and 2012 and Therese Alshammar between 1996 and 2016.

Games Swimmers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1900 Paris13/70000
1908 London126/600227
1912 Stockholm248/901016
1920 Antwerp1310/1022152
1924 Paris1410/1102244
1928 Amsterdam97/1110125
1932 Los Angeles23/110000
1936 Berlin53/110000
1948 London89/110000
1952 Helsinki129/1100228
1956 Melbourne54/130000
1960 Rome1512/1501017
1964 Tokyo148/180000
1968 Mexico City1623/290000
1972 Munich1519/2920025
1976 Montreal1820/260000
1980 Moscow2422/2622153
1984 Los Angeles2427/2900229
1988 Seoul1818/310101=14
1992 Barcelona1717/31021310
1996 Atlanta1818/320101=16
2000 Sydney1615/3212147
2004 Athens1513/320000
2008 Beijing1721/340000
2012 London1215/340000
2016 Rio de Janeiro1114/34111310
2020 Tokyo1014/370101=17
Total916143912

Sweden also participated in swimming at the 1906 Intercalated Games without winning any medals in the discipline. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Marathon swimming

Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Sweden has participated once, Eva Berglund participated in the women's event in 2008 and finished 18th.

Games Swimmers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
2008 Beijing11/20000
Total0000

Table tennis

Table tennis has been included in the Olympic programme since 1988. Sweden has participated every time. They have won three medals so far; one gold, one silver and one bronze.

Jan-Ove Waldner won gold in men's singles in 1992 and silver in men's singles in 2000. Erik Lindh won a bronze medal in men's singles in 1988. The best placement in a women's event was by Åsa Svensson who finished shared ninth in women's singles in 2000.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Jörgen Persson who participated in 7 Olympic Games between 1988 and 2012.

Games Players EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1988 Seoul42/400114
1992 Barcelona64/410012
1996 Atlanta74/40000
2000 Sydney64/401012
2004 Athens32/40000
2008 Beijing32/40000
2012 London32/40000
2016 Rio de Janeiro53/40000
2020 Tokyo53/50000
Total11134

Taekwondo

Taekwondo has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000. Sweden has participated in the sport several times since then but has yet to win any medals in the sport.

The best placement was 4th by Roman Livaja in men's middleweight in 2000. The best placement in a women's event was 5th, both by Karolina Kedzierska in women's heavyweight in 2008 and by Nikita Glasnović in women's featherweight in 2016.

Games Practitioners EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
2000 Sydney22/80000
2008 Beijing22/80000
2012 London22/80000
2016 Rio de Janeiro22/80000
Total0000

Tennis

Tennis was originally included in the Olympic programme between 1896 and 1924. Tennis returned to the games in 1988 and has remained in the programme since then. Sweden's first participation came in 1908, and Sweden has participated in the sport every time it has been included in the programme since then.

Sweden has won eight medals in the sport, three silver and five bronze. The Swedish tennis player with most Olympic medals was Gunnar Setterwall who won two silver medals and two bronze medals. With Sigrid Fick he won silver in mixed outdoor doubles and bronze in mixed indoor doubles in 1912. He also won silver with Carl Kempe in men's indoor doubles the same year and bronze with Wollmar Boström in men's indoor doubles in 1908. Sweden's remaining silver medal was won by Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in men's doubles in 2008.

Games Players EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London43/600223
1912 Stockholm178/802135
1920 Antwerp85/50000
1924 Paris45/50000
1988 Seoul33/400226
1992 Barcelona64/40000
1996 Atlanta42/40000
2000 Sydney52/40000
2004 Athens42/40000
2008 Beijing53/40101=5
2012 London33/50000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/50000
2020 Tokyo11/50000
Total035822

Triathlon

Triathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000. Sweden has one medal in the sport so far, Lisa Nordén earned the silver medal in the women's event in 2012. Sweden's sole participation in men's events so far was by Joachim Willén who finished 35th in the men's event in 2000.

Games Triathletes EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
2000 Sydney11/20000
2008 Beijing11/20000
2012 London11/20101=3
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/20000
Total0101=11

Tug of war

Tug of War was contested five times, from the 1900 Olympic games in Paris until the 1920 Olympic games in Antwerp.

Sweden participated twice as its own team - in 1908 and at home in Stockholm in 1912, where Sweden won the gold medal. The winning athletes were Andersson, Bergman, Edman, Fredriksson, Gustafsson, Jonsson, Larsson and Lindström.

At the 1900 Games the three Swedish athletes Nilsson, Söderström och Staaf teamed up with three Danish athletes to form a mixed team that won the gold medal in tug of war.

There were no women's events held in the sport.

Games Competitors EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London81/10000
1912 Stockholm81/110011
Total10014

Sweden also won the bronze medal in tug of war at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996. Sweden has participated three times.

The best placement was by Björn Berg and Simon Dahl who finished 9th in the men's event in 2004. Sweden has so far not participated in women's events in the discipline.

Games Volleyballers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1996 Atlanta21/20000
2000 Sydney21/20000
2004 Athens21/20000
Total0000

Indoor volleyball

Indoor volleyball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964. Sweden has participated once, Sweden men's national volleyball team finished 7th in the men's event in 1988.

Games Volleyballers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1988 Seoul121/20000
Total0000

Water polo

Water polo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games. Sweden first participated in 1908 and has participated eight times in total.

Sweden men's national water polo team has won three medals in the men's event, a silver in 1912 and bronzes in 1908 and 1920.

Sweden's most successful athletes in the sport are Robert Andersson, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin and Torsten Kumfeldt who all have one silver and two bronze medals. They participated together all three times Sweden men's national water polo team managed to medal.

Sweden has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games Players EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London71/100113
1912 Stockholm71/101012
1920 Antwerp101/100113
1924 Paris81/10000
1936 Berlin101/10000
1948 London101/10000
1952 Helsinki81/10000
1980 Moscow111/10000
Total012318

Weightlifting

Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time. Sweden first participated in the sport in 1920 and has participated most times since then.

Sweden has won four medals in the sport, all bronze. Albert Pettersson won bronze in men's middleweight in 1920 and Erik Pettersson won bronze in men's light heavyweight the same year. Gösta Magnusson won bronze in men's light heavyweight in 1948 and Hans Bettembourg won bronze in men's middle heavyweight in 1972.

Sweden's best placement in a women's event was by Patricia Strenius who finished 4th in women's light heavyweight in 2020.

Games Weightlifters EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1920 Antwerp65/500227
1924 Paris55/50000
1928 Amsterdam22/50000
1936 Berlin22/50000
1948 London44/60011=5
1952 Helsinki77/70000
1956 Melbourne11/70000
1960 Rome11/70000
1964 Tokyo33/70000
1968 Mexico City22/70000
1972 Munich22/90011=10
1976 Montreal54/90000
1980 Moscow65/100000
1984 Los Angeles65/100000
1988 Seoul33/100000
1992 Barcelona54/100000
1996 Atlanta22/100000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/150000
2020 Tokyo11/140000
Total004463

Sweden also participated in weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games without winning any medals in the sport. The IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Wrestling

Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games since then except for 1900. Sweden first participated in the sport in 1908 and has participated every time since then.

Two Swedish wrestlers have won three Olympic titles. Ivar Johansson won men's Greco-Roman welterweight and freestyle middleweight in 1932 and Greco-Roman middleweight in 1936. Carl Westergren won his three gold medals in Greco-Roman style, in middleweight in 1920, light heavyweight in 1924 and heavyweight in 1932.

The Swedish wrestler who has won most medals was Rudolf Svensson who won 2 gold and 2 silver medals. His gold medals were won in men's Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1928 and light heavyweight in 1932. His silver medals were both won in 1924, in men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight and freestyle light heavyweight.

Three additional Swedish wrestlers are double Olympic champions. Axel Grönberg won men's Greco-Roman middleweight in both 1948 and 1952. Claes Johanson won men's Greco-Roman middleweight in 1912 and light heavyweight in 1920. Johan Richthoff won men's freestyle heavyweight in both 1928 and 1932.

Sweden's most successful female wrestlers are Jenny Fransson who won bronze in women's freestyle 69 kg and Sofia Mattsson who won bronze in women's freestyle 53 kg, both in 2016.

Most Swedish Olympic participations in the sport is four, a record shared between Bertil Antonsson (1948–1960), Thomas Johansson (1984–1996), Sofia Mattsson (2008–2020) and Carl Westergren (1920–1932).

Games Wrestlers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London94/911024
1912 Stockholm345/512142
1920 Antwerp139/1031262
1924 Paris1311/1312144
1928 Amsterdam99/1331042
1932 Los Angeles1314/14613101
1936 Berlin1414/1443291
1948 London1616/16553132
1952 Helsinki1616/1634182
1956 Melbourne1012/1601347
1960 Rome1214/16002212
1964 Tokyo99/1601129
1968 Mexico City78/160000
1972 Munich79/200112=8
1976 Montreal810/200000
1980 Moscow89/200022=11
1984 Los Angeles1114/2002249
1988 Seoul1010/200011=16
1992 Barcelona88/200112=12
1996 Atlanta77/200011=19
2000 Sydney55/161001=7
2004 Athens77/180101=15
2008 Beijing55/180000
2012 London66/18002220
2016 Rio de Janeiro77/180022=17
2020 Tokyo33/180000
Total282731866

Summary by Winter sport

Non-participations

Sweden has participated in all winter sports except Skeleton.

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Sweden has participated in the sport in every time except for 1960.

Sweden's most successful Olympic athletes in alpine skiing are Pernilla Wiberg (2 gold, 1 silver), Ingemar Stenmark (2 gold, 1 bronze) and Anja Pärson (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze).

Pernilla Wiberg won her gold medals in women's giant slalom in 1992 and women's combined in 1994. Ingemar Stenmark won both men's giant slalom and men's slalom in 1980. Anja Pärson won gold in women's slalom in 2006.

Sweden's remaining Olympic champions in alpine skiing are Frida Hansdotter who won women's slalom in 2018, André Myhrer who won men's slalom the same year and Sara Hector who won women's giant slalom in 2022.

The most Olympic participations in the sport by Swedish athletes are 5, by Fredrik Nyberg between 1992 and 2006, and by Patrik Järbyn between 1994 and 2010.

Games Alpine skiers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen11/20000
1948 St. Moritz66/60000
1952 Oslo96/60000
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo86/60011=5
1964 Innsbruck43/60000
1968 Grenoble65/60000
1972 Sapporo46/60000
1976 Innsbruck42/60011=7
1980 Lake Placid64/620023
1984 Sarajevo83/60000
1988 Calgary127/100011=8
1992 Albertville86/101001=4
1994 Lillehammer1110/1010017
1998 Nagano710/1001018
2002 Salt Lake City99/1001127
2006 Turin1310/1010345
2010 Vancouver1310/1000229
2014 Sochi127/100000
2018 Pyeongchang107/1120023
2022 Beijing85/111001=4
Total829198

Biathlon

An event in military patrol, a precursor sport to biathlon, was held at the 1924 Winter Olympics without Swedish participation. Biathlon arrived as its own sport at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Sweden participated then and has continued to do so ever since.

There was only one biathlon event in the 1960 Winter Olympics. Klas Lestander won the gold in that event, men's individual, and thus won Sweden's first gold in biathlon.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the sport is Hanna Öberg with 2 gold and 1 silver. She won gold in women's individual in 2018 and gold together with her sister Elvira Öberg as well as Mona Brorsson and Linn Persson in women's relay in 2022. Elvira is the second most successful Swedish athlete in the sport with 2 individual silver medals on top of her relay gold.

Sebastian Samuelsson is Sweden's most successful male biathlete. He won silver in men's pursuit and gold together with Peppe Femling, Fredrik Lindström and Jesper Nelin in men's relay, both in 2018.

The two remaining Swedish biathletes to win Olympic gold are Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek who won gold in women's mass start in 2006 and Björn Ferry who won gold in men's pursuit in 2010.

The most participations in the sport by a Swedish biathlete is 4, shared between Leif Andersson (1984–1994), Carl Johan Bergman (2002–2014), Björn Ferry (2002–2014) and Mikael Löfgren (1988–1998).

Games Biathletes EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1960 Squaw Valley41/110011
1964 Innsbruck41/10000
1968 Grenoble52/200113
1972 Sapporo42/200115
1976 Innsbruck42/20000
1980 Lake Placid43/30000
1984 Sarajevo53/30000
1988 Calgary43/30000
1992 Albertville106/600224
1994 Lillehammer106/60000
1998 Nagano86/60000
2002 Salt Lake City57/800225
2006 Turin69/1011024
2010 Vancouver1010/1010016
2014 Sochi55/110000
2018 Pyeongchang1011/1122043
2022 Beijing911/1113043
Total666186

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics, with the exception of the 1960 Games. Sweden first participated in the sport in 1952 and has participated several times since then.

Sweden's best placement in the sport is 6th, by Fernström, Holmström, Landgren and Lapidoth in four-man in 1952 and by Carl-Erik Eriksson and Jan Johansson in two-man in 1972.

The best placement in a women's event was 14th, by Lina Engren and Karin Margareta Olsson in two-woman in 2002.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Carl-Erik Eriksson who participated in 6 Olympic Games between 1964 and 1984.

Games Bobsledders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1952 Oslo92/20000
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo92/20000
1964 Innsbruck62/20000
1968 Grenoble62/20000
1972 Sapporo42/20000
1976 Innsbruck42/20000
1980 Lake Placid42/20000
1984 Sarajevo42/20000
1988 Calgary21/20000
1994 Lillehammer42/20000
2002 Salt Lake City21/30000
Total0000

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing has been was included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. Sweden has participated in the sport every time it has been included in the programme and has even participated in every event held in the sport.

Sweden has had three medal sweeps in the sport, men's 50 km in 1928 and 1936 as well as men's 18 km in 1948.

The Swedish cross-country skiers with most Olympic medals are Sixten Jernberg (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) and Charlotte Kalla (3 gold, 6 silver). Gunde Svan (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and Thomas Wassberg (4 gold) have also won four Olympic titles in cross-country skiing.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport is Torgny Mogren who participated in 5 Olympic Games between 1984 and 1998.

Games Skiers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1924 Chamonix62/20000
1928 St. Moritz62/21113=1
1932 Lake Placid62/211022
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen93/321251
1948 St. Moritz113/332161
1952 Oslo154/400113
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo116/612363
1960 Squaw Valley126/622151
1964 Innsbruck117/722153
1968 Grenoble117/722152
1972 Sapporo117/710013
1976 Innsbruck117/700116
1980 Lake Placid117/710013
1984 Sarajevo138/831152
1988 Calgary128/820022
1992 Albertville1210/1000115
1994 Lillehammer1310/100000
1998 Nagano1110/1001017
2002 Salt Lake City1612/120011=9
2006 Turin1512/1230251
2010 Vancouver1512/1232272
2014 Sochi1612/12254112
2018 Pyeongchang1412/1223162
2022 Beijing1612/1212144
Total322725842

Curling

Curling was included in the Olympic programme during the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. It didn't return until 1998, but has remained in the Games since then. Sweden has participated in the sport every time it has been included in the programme.

Sweden has won four gold medals in the sport. Its most successful athletes are Anna Le Moine, Cathrine Lindahl, Eva Lund and Anette Norberg who won two gold medals together in the women's event; in 2006 with Ulrika Bergman and in 2010 with Kajsa Bergström.

Sweden's remaining gold medals were won by Anna Hasselborg, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs, Sara McManus and Jennie Wåhlin in the women's event in 2018 and by Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Daniel Magnusson, Christoffer Sundgren and Rasmus Wranå in the men's event in 2022.

Niklas Edin (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and Oskar Eriksson (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) are the most successful male Swedish curlers. They are also the Swedish curlers with most Olympic participations in the sport; they participated together in four Olympic Games between 2010 and 2022.

Games Curlers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1924 Chamonix81/101012
1998 Nagano102/20011=4
2002 Salt Lake City102/20000
2006 Turin102/210012
2010 Vancouver102/210012
2014 Sochi102/20112=2
2018 Pyeongchang102/311021
2022 Beijing113/310232
Total434112

Figure skating

Figure skating was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games. Sweden did participate in the sport in its inaugural 1908 competitions and has participated most times since then.

Sweden has had one medal sweep in the sport, men's singles during the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Sweden's most successful athlete in the sport was Gillis Grafström who won gold in men's singles in 1920, 1924 and 1928 and silver in the same discipline in 1932. He's the only figure skater with four medals in the same event.[7] He's also the Swedish figure skater with most Olympic participations in the sport with those four.

The other two Swedish Olympic champions in the sport are Ulrich Salchow who won gold in men's singles in 1908 and Magda Julin who won gold in ladies' singles in 1920.

Games Figure skaters EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1908 London42/411132
1920 Antwerp42/321031
1924 Chamonix11/310012
1928 St. Moritz11/31001=1
1932 Lake Placid22/301015
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen11/30011=5
1952 Oslo21/30000
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo11/30000
1964 Innsbruck11/30000
1968 Grenoble11/30000
1972 Sapporo11/30000
1980 Lake Placid11/40000
1984 Sarajevo22/40000
1988 Calgary22/40000
1992 Albertville11/40000
1998 Nagano11/40000
2006 Turin11/40000
2010 Vancouver11/40000
2014 Sochi22/50000
2018 Pyeongchang11/50000
2022 Beijing22/50000
Total532107

Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Sweden has participated in the sport in every time it has been included in the Olympic programme.

Sweden has won six medals in the sport, of which two are gold. Walter Wallberg won gold in men's moguls in 2022 and Sandra Näslund won gold in women's ski cross in 2022.

Marie Lindgren won silver in women's aerials in 1994. Anna Holmlund won bronze in women's ski cross in 2014. Henrik Harlaut won bronze in men's big air and Jesper Tjäder in men's slopestyle, both in 2022.

Games Skiers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1992 Albertville42/20000
1994 Lillehammer84/40101=6
1998 Nagano83/40000
2002 Salt Lake City43/40000
2006 Turin42/40000
2010 Vancouver83/60000
2014 Sochi115/100011=7
2018 Pyeongchang145/100000
2022 Beijing145/1320244
Total21369

Ice hockey

Ice hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.

Sweden has participated in every event in the sport except for the 1932 men's tournament (due to the Great Depression)[8] and the 1976 men's tournament due to a boycott against amateur rules.

Sweden's men's team has won the gold twice, in 1994 and in 2006. Sweden's women's team's best result was in 2006 when they won the silver.

Sweden's most successful athletes in the sport are Peter Forsberg, Jörgen Jönsson and Kenny Jönsson with two gold medals. Sweden's most successful women athletes were 11 players who participated in 2002 winning bronze and 2006 winning silver. The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Daniel Alfredsson who participated in 5 Olympic Games between 1998 and 2014.[9]

Games Players EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1920 Antwerp111/10000
1924 Chamonix101/10000
1928 St. Moritz121/101012
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen131/10000
1948 St. Moritz161/10000
1952 Oslo171/100113
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo171/10000
1960 Squaw Valley171/10000
1964 Innsbruck171/101012
1968 Grenoble181/10000
1972 Sapporo201/10000
1980 Lake Placid201/100113
1984 Sarajevo201/100113
1988 Calgary221/100113
1992 Albertville231/10000
1994 Lillehammer231/110011
1998 Nagano432/20000
2002 Salt Lake City432/20011=3
2006 Turin442/211021
2010 Vancouver442/20000
2014 Sochi462/20101=2
2018 Pyeongchang482/20000
2022 Beijing482/20000
Total245114

Luge

Luge has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964. Sweden first participated in the sport in 1968 and has participated several times since then.

Sweden's best placement in the sport is 6th, by Hans Kohala and Carl-Johan Lindqvist in doubles in 1992.

The best placement in a women's event was 13th, both by Berit Salomonsson in women's singles in 1968 and Agneta Lindskog in women's singles in 1980.

Games Lugers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1968 Grenoble53/30000
1976 Innsbruck53/30000
1980 Lake Placid43/30000
1984 Sarajevo22/30000
1988 Calgary21/30000
1992 Albertville32/30000
1994 Lillehammer52/30000
1998 Nagano32/30000
2002 Salt Lake City22/30000
2022 Beijing22/40000
Total0000

Nordic combined

Nordic combined has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Games. Sweden participated in the inaugural games and participated many times in the beginning but they have not participated in the sport since the 1972 Games.

Sweden has won two medals in the sport. Bengt Eriksson won silver at the individual event in 1956 and Sven Israelsson won bronze in the individual event in 1948.

There are no women's events in the sport.

Games Skiers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1924 Chamonix31/10000
1928 St. Moritz11/10000
1932 Lake Placid21/10000
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen31/10000
1948 St. Moritz31/100112
1952 Oslo21/10000
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo11/101012
1960 Squaw Valley21/10000
1972 Sapporo11/10000
Total011213

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating was introduced to the Olympic programme in 1992. Sweden has participated in the sport 3 times.

The best placement was by Martin Johansson who finished 7th in men's 500 metres in 1994. Sweden has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games Skaters EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1994 Lillehammer12/60000
1998 Nagano12/60000
2002 Salt Lake City13/80000
Total0000

Ski jumping

Ski jumping has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Games. Sweden has participated most times since then.

Sweden has obtained two medals in the sport. Sven Selånger won silver in the event in 1936 and Karl Holmström won bronze in the event in 1952.

Sweden's best placement in a women's event is 16th, by Frida Westman in women's normal hill in 2022.

Games Ski jumpers EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1924 Chamonix41/10000
1928 St. Moritz41/10000
1932 Lake Placid31/10000
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen41/101012
1948 St. Moritz41/10000
1952 Oslo41/100112
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo41/10000
1960 Squaw Valley41/10000
1964 Innsbruck42/20000
1968 Grenoble52/20000
1972 Sapporo22/20000
1976 Innsbruck22/20000
1980 Lake Placid12/20000
1988 Calgary43/30000
1992 Albertville53/30000
1994 Lillehammer53/30000
2022 Beijing11/50000
Total0112=13

Snowboarding

Snowboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 1998. Sweden has participated in the sport in every time it has been included in the Olympic programme.

Sweden has won one medal in the sport so far, Richard Richardsson won silver in men's parallel giant slalom in 2002. The best placement in a women's event was by Maria Danielsson who finished 6th in women's snowboard cross in 2006.

Games Snowboarders EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1998 Nagano104/40000
2002 Salt Lake City114/401014
2006 Turin146/60000
2010 Vancouver11/60000
2014 Sochi21/100000
2018 Pyeongchang22/100000
2022 Beijing22/110000
Total0101=19

Speed skating

Speed skating has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. Sweden has participated in the sport every Winter Olympic Games except for 1998.

The most successful Swedish speed skater is Tomas Gustafson (3 gold, 1 silver). He won gold in men's 5000m in 1984 and 1988 and gold in men's 10000m in 1988 and silver in the same event in 1984.

Sweden's second most successful speed skater is Nils van der Poel who won gold in men's 5000m and men's 10 000m in 2022.

Sweden's remaining four Olympic titles in the sport all came in men's 10 000m. Åke Seyffarth won gold in 1948, Sigvard Ericsson in 1956, Jonny Nilsson in 1964 and Johnny Höglin in 1968.

Sweden's best placement in a women's event is 4th, by Ann-Sofie Järnström in women's 500m in 1980.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was Örjan Sandler who participated in 5 Olympic Games between 1964 and 1980.

Games Skaters EventsGoldSilverBronze Total Ranking
1924 Chamonix24/50000
1928 St. Moritz13/30000
1932 Lake Placid13/70000
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen14/40000
1948 St. Moritz64/411132
1952 Oslo94/40011=4
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo74/411022
1960 Squaw Valley98/80011=6
1964 Innsbruck108/81001=3
1968 Grenoble118/810125
1972 Sapporo118/801126
1976 Innsbruck99/90000
1980 Lake Placid109/90000
1984 Sarajevo69/911024
1988 Calgary78/1020023
1992 Albertville88/100000
1994 Lillehammer55/100000
2002 Salt Lake City12/100000
2006 Turin25/120000
2010 Vancouver33/120000
2014 Sochi12/120000
2018 Pyeongchang11/140000
2022 Beijing12/1420022
Total945187

Medals at subsequently de-recognized competitions

Art competitions held at Summer Olympics between 1912 and 1948, and the 1906 Intercalated Games are no longer recognized as official Olympic medal competitions by the IOC.

Sweden won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals in art competitions, and 2 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals at the Intercalated Games.

See also

References

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