Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics
# Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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.

## 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 |

## Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.

### Individual road race

* Arne Berg
* Berndt Carlsson
* Ingvar Ericsson
* Sven Johansson

### Team road race

* Arne Berg
* Berndt Carlsson
* Ingvar Ericsson
* Sven Johansson

### Time trial

* Jonas Persson

## Fencing

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

### Men's foil

* Bengt Ljungquist
* Ivar Tingdahl
* Hubert de Bèsche

### Men's épée

* Hans Drakenberg
* Hans Granfelt
* Gustaf Dyrssen

### Men's team épée

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

### Men's sabre

* Ivar Tingdahl
* Hubert de Bèsche
* Bengt Ljungquist

### Men's team sabre

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

### Women's foil

* Berit Granquist
* Ebba Gripenstedt

## 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 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.

* Sven Thofelt
* Georg von Boisman
* Ebbe Gyllenstierna

## Rowing

Sweden had five rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.

### Men's coxed four

* Erik Johansson
* Carl Sjöblom
* Lars Larsson
* Harry Sköld
* Sven Tisell (cox)

## 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

* Torsten Ullman
* Helge Meuller
* Henrik Lönnberg

### 50 m pistol

* Torsten Ullman
* Helge Meuller
* Gustaf Bergström

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Bertil Rönnmark
* Erland Koch
* Karl August Larsson

## Water polo

### Summary

| Team | Event | First round | First round | First round | First round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 |
