| Sweden at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 145 (122 men and 23 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stig Pettersson |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. 145 competitors, 122 men and 23 women, took part in 102 events in 18 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Johan Harmenberg — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Bengt Baron — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Backstroke
- Pär Arvidsson — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Butterfly
Silver
- Per Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle
- Lars-Göran Carlsson — Shooting, men's Skeet Shooting
- Agneta Eriksson, Tina Gustafsson, Carina Ljungdahl and Agneta Mårtensson — Swimming, Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay
Bronze
- Per Johansson — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle
- Sven Johansson — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Benni Ljungbeck — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
- Lars-Erik Skiöld — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
- Göran Marström and Jörgen Ragnarsson — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
- George Horvath, Svante Rasmuson and Lennart Pettersson — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
Archery
Two of the three Swedish archers in 1980 had competed at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Anna-Lisa Berglund and Rolf Svensson were both less successful than they had been in Montreal four years before.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Anna-Lisa Berglund — 2283 points (→ 16th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Goran Bjerendal — 2408 points (→ 12th place)
- Rolf Svensson — 2357 points (→ 20th place)
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Kjell-Erik Ståhl
- Final — 2:17:44 (→ 19th place)
- Tommy Persson
- Final — 2:21:11 (→ 30th place)
- Goran Hagberg
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Christer Gullstrand
- Heat — 50.95
- Semifinals — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Anders Carlson
- Heat — 9:01.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Qualification — 5.40 m
- Final — 5.35 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Kenth Gardenkrans
- Qualification — 62.58 m
- Final — 60.24 m (→ 12th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Alf Brandt
- Final — 1:34:44.0 (→ 13th place)
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Bengt Simonsen
- Final — 3:57:08 (→ 4th place)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat — 11.37
- Quarterfinals — 11.31
- Semifinals — 11.36
- Final — 11.16 (→ 4th place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Helena Pihl
- Heat — 13.46
- Semifinal — 13.68 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Susanne Lorentzon
- Qualification — 1.85 m (→ did not advance)
- Ann-Ewa Karlsson
- Qualification — 1.80 m (→ did not advance)
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Italy (77-92)
- Lost to Cuba (59-71)
- Lost to Australia (55-64)
- Semi Final Round (Group B)
- Defeated Senegal (70-64)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (61-83)
- Defeated India (119-63)
- Defeated Poland (70-67) → 10th place
- Team Roster:
- Peter Andersson
- Thomas Nordgren
- Peter Gunterberg
- Göran Unger
- Torbjörn Taxén
- Joon-Olof Karlsson
- Jan Enjebo
- Bernt Malion
- Roland Rahm
- Sten Feldreich
- Leif Yttergren
- Åke Skyttevall
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Odd Bengtsson
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Kalervo Alanenpää
- First Round — Lost to Omari Golaya (Tanzania) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Shadrach Odhiambo
- First Round — Defeated Bogdan Gajda (Poland) on points (4-1)
- Second Round — Lost to Anthony Willis (Great Britain) on points (0-5)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Anders Eklund
- First Round — Bye
- Quarter Finals — Lost to István Lévai (Hungary) on points (1-4)
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1980.
- Individual road race
- Peter Jonsson
- Bernt Scheler
- Anders Adamson
- Mats Gustafsson
- Team time trial
- Anders Adamson
- Bengt Asplund
- Mats Gustafsson
- Håkan Karlsson
Diving
Fencing
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1980.
- Men's épée
- Johan Harmenberg
- Rolf Edling
- Hans Jacobson
- Men's team épée
- Johan Harmenberg, Rolf Edling, Leif Högström, Göran Malkar, Hans Jacobson
- Women's foil
Gymnastics
Judo
Wolfgang Biedron
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1980. They won the bronze in the team event.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Svante Rasmuson — 5,373 pts → (4th place)
- Lennart Pettersson — 5,243 pts → (7th place)
- George Horvath — 5,229 pts → (9th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Rasmuson, Pettersson, and Horvath — 15,845 pts → ( Bronze Medal)
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heats — 52.01
- Semi-Finals — 51.19
- Final — 50.91 (→
Silver Medal)
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- Heats — 52.11
- Semi-Finals — 51.42
- Final — 51.29 (→
Bronze Medal)
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- Heats — 52.29
- Semi-Finals — 52.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heats — 1:53.04
- Final — 1:52.94 (→ 7th place)
- Per-Ola Quist
- Heats — 1:55.38 (→ did not advance)
- Heats — 1:53.59 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Final — 54.92 (→
Gold Medal)
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Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Final — 2:02.61 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Final — 56.53 (→ Gold Medal)
- Final — 56.53 (→
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Final — 2:04.10 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Peter Berggren
- Final — 2:21.65 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Michael Söderlund, Per Wikström, Per-Alvar Magnusson, and Thomas Lejdström
- Final — 7:30.10 (→ 4th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Final — 57.90 (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Final — 1:02.61 (→ 6th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Final — 2:15.22 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Eva-Marie Håkansson
- Heats — 1:12.26
- Final — 1:11.72 (→ 5th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Ann-Sofi Roos
- Heats — 4:57.13 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Final — 7:30.10 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 7:30.10 (→
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Annika Uvehall, Eva-Marie Håkansson, Agneta Mårtensson, and Tina Gustafsson
- Final — 4:16.91 (→ 4th place)
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Spain (3-7)
- Drew with Italy (4-4)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-12)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Lost to Greece (5-9)
- Lost to Italy (3-8)
- Lost to Romania (3-8)
- Lost to Australia (4-9)
- Defeated Bulgaria (8-6) → 11th place
- Team Roster
- Anders Flodqvist
- Kenth Karlson
- Hans Lundén
- Tommy Danielson
- Sören Carlsson
- Christer Stenberg
- Gunnar Johansson
- Peter Carlström
- Lars Skåål
- Per Arne Andersson
- Arne Claesson
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Sweden at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.