Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors	171 in 17 sports
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 6	Silver 5	Bronze 9	Total 20
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Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Erik Bladström Sven Johansson	Canoeing	Men's F2 10000 m
1 Gold	Torsten Ullman	Shooting	Men's free pistol
1 Gold	Rudolf Svedberg	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's middleweight
1 Gold	Axel Cadier	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's light-heavyweight
1 Gold	Knut Fridell	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's light-Heavyweight
2 Silver	Gösta Almgren Birger Cederin Hans Drakenberg Gustaf Dyrssen Hans Granfelt Sven Thofelt	Fencing	Men's team épée
2 Silver	Egon Svensson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's bantamweight
2 Silver	John Nyman	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's heavyweight
2 Silver	Thure Andersson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's welterweight
2 Silver	Arvid Laurin Uno Wallentin	Sailing	Men's star class
3 Bronze	Henry Jonsson	Athletics	Men's 5000 m
3 Bronze	Fred Warngård	Athletics	Men's Hammer throw
3 Bronze	Erik Ågren	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Tage Fahlborg Helge Larsson	Canoeing	Men's K2 10000 m
3 Bronze	Gregor Adlercreutz Sven Colliander Folke Sandström	Equestrian	Team dressage
3 Bronze	Torsten Ullman	Shooting	Men's rapid-fire pistol
3 Bronze	Einar Karlsson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Gösta Jönsson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Lennart Ekdahl Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Dagmar Salén Sven Salén	Sailing	Men's 6 metre class

Athletics

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Diving

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Equestrian

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Fencing

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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

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Modern pentathlon

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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Art competitions

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