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Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Sweden at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Sweden |
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| IOC code: | SWE | |||
| NOC: | Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté external link (Swedish) |
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| 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||
| Medals Rank: 6 |
Gold 8 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 19 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Contents |
- Gert Fredriksson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Gert Fredriksson — Canoeing, Men's K1 10.000m Kayak Singles
- Petrus Kastenman — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- Henri Saint Cyr — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Adolf Boltenstern Jr., Gehnäll Persson, and Henri Saint Cyr — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Lars Hall — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Hjalmar Karlsson, Sture Stork, and Lars Thörn — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
- Leif Wikström, Folke Bohlin, and Bengt Palmquist — Sailing, Men's Dragon Class
- Karin Lindberg, Ann-Sofi Pettersson, Eva Rönström, Evy Berggren, Doris Hedberg, and Maud Karlén — Gymnastics, Women's Team Exercise with portable Apparatus
- Sven Gunnarsson, Olle Larsson, Ivar Aronsson, Gösta Eriksson, and Bertil Göransson — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Olof Sköldberg — Shooting, Men's Running Deer, Single & Double Shot
- Edvin Vesterby — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
- William Thoresson — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- John Ljunggren — Athletics, Men's 50km Walk
- Ann-Sofi Pettersson — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
- John Sundberg — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Per Gunnar Berlin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
- Rune Jansson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
- Karl-Erik Nilsson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
| Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Afghanistan • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Belgium • Bermuda • Brazil • British Guiana • Bulgaria • Burma • Cambodia* • Canada • Ceylon • Chile • Republic of China • Colombia • Cuba • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Egypt* • Ethiopia • Fiji • Finland • France • United Team of Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Kenya • South Korea • Liberia • Luxembourg • Malaya • Mexico • Netherlands* • New Zealand • Nigeria • North Borneo • Norway • Pakistan • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • Singapore • South Africa • Soviet Union • Spain* • Sweden • Sweden • Switzerland* • Thailand • Trinidad • Turkey • Uganda • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yugoslavia *competed in Stockholm only |