Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 177 competitors, 111 men and 66 women, took part in 109 events in 22 sports.[1]
| Sweden at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 177 (111 men and 66 women) in 22 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jan-Ove Waldner |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
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Archery
editSwedish men returned to Olympic archery with a silver medal performance by Magnus Petersson. Veteran Göran Bjerendal was defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Jenny Sjöwall → Round of 32, 26th place (1-1)
- Christa Backman → Round of 64, 35th place (0-1)
- Kristina Persson-Nordlander → Round of 64, 43rd place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Magnus Petersson → Final, Silver Medal (5-1)
- Mikael Larsson → Round of 32, 21st place (1-1)
- Göran Bjerendal → Round of 64, 34th place (0-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Sjöwall, Backman, and Persson → Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Petersson, Larsson, and Bjerendal → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)
Athletics
editMen's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 49.54s
- Semi Final — 48.21s
- Final — 47.98s (→ 4th place)
Men's Marathon
- Anders Szalkai — 2:24.27 (→ 64th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 75.24m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 71.02m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.90m (→ did not advance)
Badminton
editJan-Eric Antonsson, Peter Axelsson, Catrine Bengtsson, Maria Bengtsson, Margit Borg, Astrid Crabo, Tomas Johansson, Pär-Gunnar Jönsson, Christine Magnusson, Jens Olsson
Beach Volleyball
edit- Tom Englen and Fredrik Petersson — 17th place overall
Boxing
editMen's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba), referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 5-19
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Shokhrat Kourbanov (Turkmenistan), 7-2
- Second Round — Lost to Antonio Perugino (Italy), 4-18
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Ilkham Kerimov (Azerbaijan), 22-3
- Second Round — Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany), 9-24
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Young-Sam Ko (South Korea), 12-8
- Second Round — Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba), knock-out in first round
Men's Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Jean-François Bergeron (Canada), referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), referee stopped contest in first round
Canoeing
editCycling
editRoad Competition
editMen's Individual Time Trial
- Final — 1:08:52 (→ 18th place)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Individual Road Race
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 25th place)
Mountain Bike
editMen's Cross Country
- Final — 2:37:17 (→ 21st place)
Diving
editMen's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 339.93 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Preliminary Heat — 331.83 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 292.02
- Semi Final — 220.29
- Final — 269.52 (→ 8th place)
Equestrianism
editFencing
editTwo fencers, one man and one woman, represented Sweden in 1996.
Football
edit- Summary
Key:
- W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden women's | Women's tournament |  ChinaL 0–2 |
 United StatesL 1–2 |
 DenmarkW 3–1 |
3 | — | Did not qualify | 6 | |
Women's tournament
editHandball
edit- Summary
Key:
- ET: After extra time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | United States W 23–19 |
 SwitzerlandW 26–19 |
 RussiaW 22–20 |
 KuwaitW 33–18 |
 CroatiaW 27–18 |
1 Q |  SpainW 25–20 |
Croatia L 26–27 |
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Judo
editModern pentathlon
editMen's Individual Competition:
- Per-Olov Danielson — 5375 pts (→ 10th place)
Rowing
editSailing
editShooting
editSwimming
editMen's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 23.47 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 49.91
- Final — scratched
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:48.41
- Final — 1:48.42 (→ 5th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 3:52.27
- Final — 3:50.66 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 54.37 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:20.74
- Final — 3:20.16 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 7:20.61
- Final — 7:17.56 (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — 7:17.56 (→
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 25.84
- Final — 25.63 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 56.56
- B-Final — 55.83 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:01.13
- B-Final — 2:01.37 (→ 11th place)
- Heat — 2:04.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:03.79
- B-Final — 1:04.15 (→ 16th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:10.69
- B-Final — 1:11.41 (→ 16th place)
- Heat — 1:11.58 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:31.65
- B-Final — 2:28.87 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 2:33.44 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:01.01
- B-Final — 1:00.76 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:16.37
- Final — 2:17.25 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:45.39
- Final — 3:44.91 (→ 5th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 8:13.64 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 4:10.88 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Table tennis
editTennis
editMen's Singles Competition
- First round — Defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner (Germany) 7-6 4-6 6-4
- Second round — Defeated Sargis Sargsian (Armenia) 4-6 7-6 6-4
- Third round — Lost to Leander Paes (India) 5-7 6-7
- First round — Defeated Ronald Agénor (Haiti) 6-2 6-4
- Second round — Lost to Greg Rusedski (Great Britain) 7-6 6-7 3-6
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editNotes
edit- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
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References
edit- ^ "Sweden at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.