Sweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors
Flag bearer	Lars Frölander, Aquatics
Medals Rank: 19	Gold 4	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 7
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Sweden competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Gold

• Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump

• Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump

• Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon

• Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m

Silver

• Ara Abrahamian — Wrestling (Greco-Roman), Men's 74–84 kg

• Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Malin Baryard, Peter Eriksson, and Peter Fredericson — Equestrian, Team Jumping

Bronze

• Therese Torgersson and Vendela Zachrisson — Sailing, Women's 470 Class

Results by event

Archery

Men's individual competition:

• Magnus Petersson – 23rd place
• Jonas Andersson – 25th place
• Mattias Eriksson – 39th place

Men's team competition:

• Jonas Andersson, Mattias Eriksson, and Magnus Petersson – 9th place

Athletics (track and field)

Men's 110 m hurdles:

• Robert Kronberg – Semifinal, 13.42 s (did not advance)

Women's 100 m hurdles:

• Susanna Kallur – Semifinal, 12.67 s (did not advance)
• Jenny Kallur – Round 1, 13.11 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 m:

• Johan Wissman – Round 2, 20.74 s (did not advance)

Men's 3000 m Steeplechase:

• Mustafa Mohamed – Final, 8:18.05 (13th place)

Women's Heptathlon:

• Carolina Klüft – 6952 points (gold medal)

Women's Long Jump:

• Carolina Klüft – Round 1: 6.73 m, Final: 6.63 m (11th place)

Men's Triple Jump:

• Christian Olsson – Final, 17.79 m (NR, gold medal)

Men's High Jump:

• Stefan Holm – Final, 2.36 m (gold medal)
• Staffan Strand – Round 1, 2.25 m (did not advance)
• Linus Thornblad – Round 1, 2.20 m (did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault:

• Patrik Kristiansson – Round 1, 5.60 m (did not advance)

Women's Discus:

• Anna Söderberg – Round 1: 55.49 m

Badminton

Women's Singles:

• Marina Andrievskaia – defeated in round of 32

Mixed Doubles:

• Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson – defeated in quarterfinals

Boxing

• Patrick Bogere, 64 kg, lost first round

Canoeing

• Markus Oscarsson, Henrik Nilsson, K2, 1000 m, 1st place (gold medal)
• Anders Gustafsson, K1, 500 m/1000 m
• Anna Karlsson, Sofia Paldanius, K2 500 m

Cycling

• Madeleine Lindberg, road, 49th
• Susanne Ljungskog, road (33rd) and track
• Camilla Larsson, road, (did not finish)
• Magnus Bäckstedt, road (did not finish) and track
• Thomas Lövkvist, line, (did not finish)
• Marcus Ljungqvist, road, 14th
• Gustav Larsson, road, 72nd
• Maria Östergren, mountain bike
• Fredrik Kessiakoff, mountain bike.

Diving

Women's 3 m Springboard:

• Anna Lindberg – Prelim: 255.63 (19th place)

Equestrian

Dressage:

• Jan Brink, (Briar), individual and team
• Louise Nathhorst (Guinness), team
• Tinne Wilhelmsson (Just Mickey), team
• Minna Telde (Sacks), team

Jumping:

• Malin Baryard, (Butterfly Flip),ind/team (silver medal)
• Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (Mac Kinley), team (silver medal)
• Peter Eriksson (Cardento), team (silver medal)
• Peder Fredricsson (Magic Bengtsson), team (silver medal)

Eventing:

• Linda Algotsson, ind
• Magnus Gällerdal, team, ind
• Sara Algotsson, team, ind

Football (soccer)

Women's team competition

• Preliminary round: 1-0-1
• Quarterfinal: defeated Australia, 2-1
• Semifinal: lost to Brazil, 1-0
• Bronze medal match: lost to Germany, 1-0 (→ Fourth place)

Goal keeper:

• Caroline Jönsson, Malmö FF, Hedvig Lindahl.

Defenders:

• Kristin Bengtsson, DIF/Älvsjö,
• Sara Larsson, Malmö FF,
• Hanna Marklund, Umeå IK,
• Jane Törnqvist, DIF/Älvsjö,
• Karolina Westberg, Malmö FF,
• Frida Östberg, Umeå IK.

Midfielders:

• Malin Andersson, Malmö FF,
• Linda Fagerström, DIF/Älvsjö,
• Malin Moström, Umeå IK,
• Sara Johansson, DIF/Älvsjö,
• Therese Sjögran, Malmö FF,
• Anna Sjöström, Umeå IK.

Forwards:

• Hanna Ljungberg, Umeå IK,
• Salina Olsson, HIF,
• Victoria Svensson, DIF/Älvsjö,
• Josefine Öqvist, Bälinge.

Gymnastics

Women's artistic:

• Veronica Wagner – did not advance in any exercise

Judo

Women's 52 kg:

• Sanna Askelöf – defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 16

Modern Pentathlon

Men's:

• Erik Johansson – 23rd place

Rowing

• Frida Svensson, single-sculler

Sailing

• Fredrik Lööf, star,
• Anders Ekström, star,
• Johan Molund, Martin Andersson, 470, 19th place
• Karl Suneson, laser,
• Martin Strandberg, tornado,
• Kristian Mattsson, tornado,
• Therese Torgersson, Vendela Zachrisson, 470, 3rd place
• Daniel Birgmark, finn.

Shooting

• Emil Andersson, 10 m Running Target 4th
• Håkan Dahlby, Double Trap 5th
• Pia Hansen, Trap 9th, Double Trap 9th
• Niklas Bergström, 10 m Running Target 12th
• Sven Haglund, 50 m Rifle 3 Positions, 10 m Air Rifle 29th
• Roger Hansson, 50 m Rifle 3 Positions, 50 m Rifle Prone 32nd
• Jonas Edman, 50 m Rifle Prone 32nd
• Marcus Åkerholm, 10 m Air Rifle 33rd

Swimming

• Women, relay, (4x100 free/4x100 medl/4x200 free),
• Therese Alshammar, 50 m free/4x100 m free,
• Anna-Karin Kammerling, 100 m butterfly/4x100 m free,
• Josefin Lillhage, 200 m free/4x100 free/4x200 free,
• Johanna Sjöberg, 4x100 m free/4x200 m free,
• Ida Mattson, 4x200 m,
• Lotta Wänberg, 4x200 m,
• Cathrin Carlzon, 4x100 m,
• Maria Östling, 100 m breast,
• Malin Svahnström, relay.

• Men, relay(4x100 m free),
• Martin Gustavsson, 100 m breast/200 m breast,
• Stefan Nystrand, 50 m free/4x100 m free,
• Mattias Ohlin, 4x100 m,
• Lars Frölander, 4x100 m,
• Erik Andersson, 4x100 m,
• Eric la Fleur, 4x100 m.

Table tennis

• Peter Karlsson, single, lost third round
• Jörgen Persson, single, lost round of 16
• Jan-Ove Waldner, single, fourth
• Jörgen Persson & Jan-Ove Waldner, Double, lost quarter finals

Tennis

• Jonas Björkman, single/double,
• Joachim Johansson, double/single,
• Robin Söderling, single,
• Thomas Enqvist, single.

Volleyball

Men's beach:

• Björn Berg and Simon Dahl
  • Prelims: 1-2
  • Round of 16: Defeated 2-0 by Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera, Spain

Wrestling

• Sara Eriksson, 63 kg,
• Ida-Theres Karlsson, 55 kg,
• Jimmy Samuelsson, 66 kg,
• Ara Abrahamian, 84 kg, 2:nd place in Final against Alexej Misjin,
• Martin Lidberg, 96 kg,
• Mohammad Babulfath, 74 kg,
• Eddy Bengtsson, 120 kg.

Officials

• President: Stefan Lindeberg
• Secretary General: Gunilla Lindberg

References

• sports-reference