| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 206 competitors, 183 men and 23 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | John Mikaelsson | Athletics | Men's 10 km Walk |
| Gold | Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K1 1000 m |
| Gold | Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr | Equestrian | Three-Day Event |
| Gold | Folke Frölén Olof Stahre Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr | Equestrian | Three-Day Team Event |
| Gold | Henri Saint Cyr | Equestrian | Dressage Individual |
| Gold | Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Gehnäll Persson Henri Saint Cyr | Equestrian | Dressage Team |
| Gold | William Thoresson | Gymnastics | Men's Floor |
| Gold | Gun Röring Ingrid Sandahl Hjördis Nordin Ann-Sofi Pettersson Göta Pettersson Evy Berggren Vanja Blomberg Karin Lindberg | Gymnastics | Women's Team Portable Apparatus |
| Gold | Lars Hall | Modern pentathlon | Men's Individual |
| Gold | Axel Grönberg | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Middleweight |
| Gold | Olle Anderberg | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Lightweight |
| Gold | Viking Palm | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight |
 Silver | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver | Lars Glassér Ingemar Hedberg | Canoeing | Men's K2 1000 m |
| Silver | Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K1 10000 m |
| Silver | Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström | Canoeing | Men's K2 10000 m |
| Silver | Bengt Ljungquist Lennart Magnusson Berndt-Otto Rehbinder Per Hjalmar Carleson Sven Fahlman Carl Forssell | Fencing | Men's Épée Team |
| Silver | Claes Egnell Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist | Modern pentathlon | Men's Team |
| Silver | Knut Holmqvist | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Silver | Olof Sköldberg | Shooting | Men's Running Deer, Single & Double Shot |
| Silver | Gustav Freij | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Lightweight |
| Silver | Gösta Andersson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Welterweight |
| Silver | Per Gunnar Berlin | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Welterweight |
| Silver | Bertil Antonsson | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Heavyweight |
| Silver | Erland Almkvist Sidney Boldt-Christmas Per Gedda | Sailing | Men's Dragon |
 Bronze | Gustaf Jansson | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Bronze | Ragnar Lundberg | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
| Bronze | Stig Sjölin | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze | National football team | Football | Men's Team Competition |
| Bronze | Hans Liljedahl | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Bronze | Göran Larsson | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Per Olof Östrand | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Rickard Sarby | Sailing | Men's Finn |
| Bronze | Magnus Wassén Carl-Erik Ohlson Folke Wassén | Sailing | Men's 5½ m Class |
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Yngve Lundh — 5:12:15.2 (→ 16th place)
- Stig Mårtensson — 5:13:00.0 (→ 18th place)
- Allan Carlsson — 5:16:19.1 (→ 21st place)
- Lars Nordwall — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Frank Landqvist
- Preliminary Round — 60.11 points (→ 23rd place)
- Gunnar Johansson
- Preliminary Round — 59.11 points (→ 27th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
- Men's foil
- Bo Eriksson
- Nils Rydström
- Rolf Magnusson
- Men's team foil
- Rolf Magnusson, Sven Fahlman, Nils Rydström, Bo Eriksson
- Men's épée
- Per Carleson
- Carl Forssell
- Sven Fahlman
- Men's team épée
- Per Carleson, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Sven Fahlman, Lennart Magnusson
- Men's sabre
- Henry Nordin
- Bo Eriksson
Football
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1952. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event and all three pentathletes won silver in the team event.
- Individual
- Lars Hall
- Thorsten Lindqvist
- Claes Egnell
- Team
- Lars Hall
- Thorsten Lindqvist
- Claes Egnell
Rowing
Sweden had 16 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Men's double sculls
- Tore Johansson
- Curt Brunnqvist
- Men's coxless pair
- Bernt Torberntsson
- Evert Gunnarsson
- Men's coxed pair
- Ove Nilsson
- Ingemar Svensson
- Lars-Erik Larsson
- Men's eight
- Lennart Andersson
- Frank Olsson
- John Niklasson
- Gösta Adamsson
- Ivan Simonsson
- Ragnar Ek
- Thore Börjesson
- Rune Andersson
- Sture Baatz
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
- 25 m pistol
- Gösta Pihl
- Torsten Ullman
- 50 m pistol
- Torsten Ullman
- Hugo Lundkvist
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Holger Erbén
- Walther Fröstell
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Uno Berg
- Walther Fröstell
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Walther Fröstell
- Uno Berg
- 100m running deer
- Olof Sköldberg
- Thorleif Kockgård
- Trap
- Knut Holmqvist
- Hans Liljedahl
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Sweden at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.