Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 168 in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Erik Granfelt |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
[edit]
Athletics
[edit]Sweden was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, and one of only three to earn more than one. Sweden's two gold medals placed the nation third in the standings behind the United States and Great Britain.
- Running
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Knut Lindberg | 11.2 seconds 2nd, heat 8 |
Did not advance | |
| Knut Stenborg | 11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 7 | ||||
| Karl Fryksdal | Unknown 3rd, heat 12 | ||||
| Men's 200 metres | Semi- finalist |
Sven Låftman | 23.8 seconds 1st, heat 6 |
Did not start —, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
| Heats | Knut Stenborg | Unknown 4th, heat 2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Knut Lindberg | Unknown 4th, heat 11 | ||||
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Sven Låftman | Unknown 3rd, heat 4 |
Did not advance | |
| Arvid Ringstrand | Unknown 3rd, heat 14 | ||||
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist |
Kristian Hellström | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 8 |
Did not advance |
| Evert Björn | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 | ||||
| — | Edward Dahl | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 | |||
| Frank Danielson | Did not finish —, semifinal 6 | ||||
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist |
Edward Dahl | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 8 |
Did not advance |
| Axel Andersson | Unknown 6th, semifinal 8 | ||||
| Evert Björn | Did not finish —, semifinal 3 | ||||
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | — | Oscar Lemming | Did not finish —, heat 6 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's medley relay | Semi- finalist |
Sven Laftman Knut Lindberg Knut Stenborg Evert Björn |
None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| Men's 3 mile team race | Semi- finalist |
John Svanberg | None held | 14:57.0 6 points, team=21 |
Did not advance |
| Georg Peterson | 15:14.4 7 points, team=21 | ||||
| Edward Dahl | 15:21.0 8 points, team=21 | ||||
| No place | Axel Wiegandt | 15:33.0 No score, team=21 | |||
| Seth Landqvist | 15:46.4 No score, team=21 | ||||
| Men's 5 miles | 3rd | John Svanberg | None held | 25:46.2 1st, semifinal 1 |
25:37.2 |
| 9th | Seth Landqvist | 27:00.2 1st, semifinal 3 |
Unknown | ||
| Heats | Georg Peterson | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 |
Did not advance | ||
| — | Edward Dahl | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | |||
| Men's marathon | 8th | John Svanberg | None held | 3:07:50.8 | |
| 21st | Gustaf Törnros | 3:30:20.8 | |||
| — | Seth Landqvist | Did not finish | |||
| Johan Lindqvist | Did not finish | ||||
| J. T. Bergvall | Did not start | ||||
| J. G. A. Lundberg | Did not start | ||||
| Georg Peterson | Did not start | ||||
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 7th | Einar Rothman | None held | 17:40.2 3rd, semifinal 2 |
17:50.0 |
| Men's 10 mile walk | — | Einar Rothman | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
- Jumping
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's high jump | 8th | Axel Hedenlund | 1.80 metres |
| 16th | Folke Hellstedt | 1.67 metres | |
| Men's long jump | 10th | Gunnar Rönström | 6.66 metres |
| 20th | Carl Silfverstrand | 6.34 metres | |
| 21-32 | Arvid Ringstrand | Unknown | |
| Hugo Wieslander | Unknown | ||
| Men's triple jump | 7th | Karl Fryksdal | 13.65 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 3rd | Bruno Söderström | 3.58 metres |
| 10th | Carl Silfverstrand | 3.20 metres | |
| Men's standing high jump | 14th | Allan Bengtsson | 1.40 metres |
| Karl Fryksdahl | 1.40 metres | ||
| Men's standing long jump | 5th | Ragnar Ekberg | 3.19 metres |
- Throwing
| Event | Place | Athlete | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | Hugo Wieslander | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Folke Fleetwood | Unknown |
| Eric Lemming | Unknown | ||
| Theodor Neijström | Unknown | ||
| Otto Nilsson | Unknown | ||
| Hugo Wieslander | Unknown | ||
| Men's hammer throw | 8th | Eric Lemming | 43.06 metres |
| 10-19 | Robert Olsson | Unknown | |
| Men's javelin throw | 1st | Eric Lemming | 51.92 metres |
| 3rd | Otto Nilsson | 47.11 metres | |
| 8-16 | Hugo Wieslander | Unknown | |
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Folke Fleetwood | Unknown |
| Eric Lemming | Unknown | ||
| Men's freestyle javelin | 1st | Eric Lemming | 54.44 metres |
| 5th | Hugo Wieslander | 47.56 metres | |
| 10-33 | Knut Lindberg | Unknown | |
| Otto Nilsson | Unknown | ||
Cycling
[edit]| Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | Andrew Hansen | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 20 kilometres | 5-9 | Andrew Hansen | None held | 34:53.6 1st, semifinal 5 |
Unknown |
| Semi- finalist |
Gustaf Westerberg | 33:41.4 3rd, semifinal 6 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 100 kilometres | 9-17 | Andrew Hansen | None held | 2:50:21.4 1st, semifinal 1 |
Did not finish |
| Gustaf Westerberg | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 |
Did not finish | |||
| Men's sprint | Heats | Andrew Hansen | Unknown 2nd, heat 3 |
Did not advance | |
Diving
[edit]Sweden dominated the platform diving in 1908, taking the top four spots in the event. In addition to the men's competitions, Ebba Gisico participated in a women's diving exhibition along with Valborg Florström of Finland.
| Event | Place | Diver | Preliminary groups |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 metre platform | 1st | Hjalmar Johansson | 78.40 points 1st, group 2 |
80.75 points 1st, semifinal 2 |
83.75 points |
| 2nd | Karl Malmström | 73.95 points 2nd, group 2 |
67.00 points 2nd, semifinal 1 |
78.73 points | |
| 3rd | Arvid Spangberg | 79.20 points 1st, group 4 |
72.30 points 1st, semifinal 1 |
74.00 points | |
| 4th | Robert Andersson | 73.55 points 1st, group 5 |
66.75 points 2nd, semifinal 2 |
68.30 points | |
| 8th | Hilmer Löfberg | 68.90 points 1st, group 3 |
59.18 points 4th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | |
| 9th | Harald Arbin | 76.80 points 2nd, group 4 |
52.81 points 5th, semifinal 1 | ||
| 11th | Erik Adlerz | 74.10 points 3rd, group 1 |
Did not advance | ||
| 15th | Gunnar Vingqvist | 65.70 points 4th, group 4 | |||
| 17th | Sigfrid Larsson | 64.80 points 3rd, group 3 | |||
| 20th | Axel Runström | 57.60 points 4th, group 5 | |||
| Men's 3 metre springboard | 14th | Karl Malmström | 70.30 points 4th, group 3 |
Did not advance | |
| 20th | Sigfrid Larsson | 64.50 points 5th, group 4 | |||
Fencing
[edit]| Event | Place | Fencer | First round |
Second round |
Semi- final |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's épée | Semi- finalist |
Gustaf Lindblom | 5-3 (2nd in I) | 3-1 (1st in 5) | 4-5 (6th in 2) | Did not advance |
| First round |
Eric Carlberg | 3-3 (4th in A) | Did not advance | |||
| Henry Peyron | 3-3 (4th in F) | |||||
| Birger Cnattingius | 1-4 (4th in L) | |||||
| Pontus von Rosen | 3-4 (5th in A) | |||||
| Georg Branting | 0-4 (5th in K) | |||||
| Gösta Olson | 1-5 (6th in L) | |||||
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match |
First round |
Semi- finals |
Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team épée | 6th | Eric Carlberg Gustaf Lindblom Henry Peyron Pontus von Rosen |
Bye | Lost to Belgium 11-6 Out 6th place |
Did not advance | Not relegated | ||
Figure skating
[edit]The Swedish men swept the medals, while the only female Swedish skater took 4th.
| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | 1st | Ulrich Salchow | 377.3 |
| 2nd | Richard Johansson | 365.2 | |
| 3rd | Per Thorén | 357.4 | |
| Women's individual | 4th | Elna Montgomery | 170.3 |
Football
[edit]- Summary
Key:
- W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- RP – Game replayed
| Team | Event | First round | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  Great BritainL 1–12 |
Did not advance |  NetherlandsL 0–2 |
4 |
| Players |
|---|
| Sune Almkvist, Nils Andersson, Karl Ansén, Oskar Bengtsson, Gustaf Bergström, Arvid Fagrell, Åke Fjästad, Karl Gustafsson, Valter Lidén, Hans Lindman (captain), Teodor Malm, Sven Ohlsson, Olle Olsson, Sven Olsson |
Gymnastics
[edit]Sailing
[edit]| Class | Place | Boat | Sailors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 metre | 5th | Freja | Karl-Einar Sjögren, Birger Gustafsson, Jonas Jonsson |
| 8 metre | 2nd | Vinga | Carl Hellström, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Eric Sandberg, Harald Wallin |
| 5th | Saga | John Carlsson, Edvin Hagberg, Hjalmar Lönnroth, Karl Ljungberg, August Olsson | |
Shooting
[edit]| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 34th | Ossian Jörgensen | 77 |
| 43rd | Erik Ohlsson | 54 | |
| 44th | Fredrik Mossberg | 48 | |
| 46th | Ernst Rosell | 27 | |
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 4th | Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg | 874 |
| 5th | Janne Gustafsson | 872 | |
| 7th | Axel Jansson | 843 | |
| 12th | Per-Olof Arvidsson | 823 | |
| 15th | Gustaf Adolf Jonsson | 812 | |
| 23rd | Fredrik Mossberg | 761 | |
| 28th | Erik Ohlsson | 751 | |
| 50th | Ossian Jörgensen | 420 | |
| Men's team free rifle | 2nd | Gustaf Adolf Jonsson Per-Olof Arvidsson Axel Jansson Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg Claës Rundberg Janne Gustafsson |
4711 |
| Men's team military rifle | 5th | Claës Rundberg Ossian Jörgensen Janne Gustafsson Per-Olof Arvidsson Axel Jansson Gustaf Adolf Jonsson |
2213 |
| Men's stationary target small-bore rifle | 10th | Vilhelm Carlberg | 370 |
| 18th | Johan Hübner von Holst | 349 | |
| Men's moving target small-bore rifle | 8th | Otto von Rosen | 18 |
| 15th | Eric Carlberg | 9 | |
| Vilhelm Carlberg | 9 | ||
| Johan Hübner von Holst | 9 | ||
| — | Frans-Albert Schartau | Did not finish | |
| Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle | 7th | Vilhelm Carlberg | 45 |
| 9th | Eric Carlberg | 42 | |
| Otto von Rosen | 42 | ||
| Frans-Albert Schartau | 42 | ||
| 15th | Johan Hübner von Holst | 39 | |
| Men's team small-bore rifle | 2nd | Vilhelm Carlberg Frans-Albert Schartau Johan Hübner von Holst Eric Carlberg |
737 |
| Men's single-shot running deer | 1st | Oscar Swahn | 25 |
| 11th | Ernst Rosell | 17 | |
| Men's double-shot running deer | 3rd | Oscar Swahn | 38 |
| 8th | Ernst Rosell | 27 | |
| Men's team single-shot running deer | 1st | Alfred Swahn G. Arvid Knöppel Oscar Swahn Ernst Rosell |
86 |
| Men's individual pistol | 18th | Frans-Albert Schartau | 436 |
| 20th | Vilhelm Carlberg | 432 | |
| 27th | Johan Hübner von Holst | 408 | |
| 33rd | Eric Carlberg | 396 | |
| 35th | Otto von Rosen | 386 | |
| Men's team pistol | 5th | Vilhelm Carlberg Eric Carlberg Johan Hübner von Holst Frans-Albert Schartau |
1732 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 25th | Alfred Swahn | 22 |
| 27th | Edward Benedicks | 19 | |
Swimming
[edit]| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | 3rd | Harald Julin | 1:12.0 1st, heat 4 |
1:10.2 2nd, semifinal 1 |
1:08.0 |
| Heats | Robert Andersson | Unknown 3-5, heat 3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Heats | Robert Andersson | 6:28.0 2nd, heat 2 |
Did not advance | |
| Vilhelm Andersson | Unknown 4th, heat 1 | ||||
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | Heats | Gunnar Wennerström | 27:15.4 2nd, heat 1 |
Did not advance | |
| Gustaf Wretman | 28:40.8 3rd, heat 6 | ||||
| Vilhelm Andersson | 27:34.4 4th, heat 2 | ||||
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | Heats | Gustaf Wretman | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 3rd | Pontus Hanson | 3:15.0 2nd, heat 4 |
3:13.0 2nd, semifinal 2 |
3:14.6 |
| Semi- finalist |
Wilhelm Persson | 3:17.6 1st, heat 2 |
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance | |
| Heats | Hjalmar Johansson | 3:21.2 2nd, heat 3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Per Fjästad | 3:31.4 2nd, heat 5 | ||||
| Torsten Kumfeldt | 3:24.6 2nd, heat 6 | ||||
| Max Gumpel | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | ||||
| Adolf Andersson | Unknown 3rd, heat 7 | ||||
| Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay | Semi- finalist |
Gustaf Wretman Gunnar Wennerström Harald Julin Adolf Andersson |
None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
Tennis
[edit]Sweden was Great Britain's only competitor in the indoor tennis events, taking two bronze medals.
| Event | Place | Name | Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's indoor singles | 5th | Wollmar Boström | Bye | Lost to Eaves | Did not advance | |
| Gunnar Setterwall | Defeated Escombe | Lost to Caridia | ||||
| Women's indoor singles | 3rd | Märtha Adlerstråhle | None held | Bye | Lost to Greene | Did not advance |
| 4th | Elsa Wallenberg | Defeated Coles | Lost to Eastlake-Smith | |||
| Men's indoor doubles | 3rd | Wollmar Boström Gunnar Setterwall |
None held | Bye | Lost to Caridia/Simond |
Did not advance |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Total international | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | .400 |
Tug of war
[edit]Sweden's tug of war team lost in the semifinals (their first match). They did not appear for the bronze medal match, thereby taking 4th place.
| Event | Place | Athletes | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tug of war | 4th | Albrekt Almqwist, Frans Fast, Carl-Emil Johansson, Emil Johansson, Knut Johansson, Karl Krook, Karl-Gustaf Nilsson, Anders Wollgarth |
Bye | Lost to Great Britain Liverpool Police |
Did not advance |
Water polo
[edit]- Summary
| Team | Event | First round | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament | Bye |  BelgiumL 4–8 |
Did not advance | 
|
| Event | Place | Water poloists | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's water polo | 3rd | Robert Andersson, Erik Bergvall, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin, Torsten Kumfeldt, Axel Runström, Gunnar Wennerström |
Bye | Lost to Belgium 8-4 |
Did not advance |
Wrestling
[edit]| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 4th | Gunnar Persson | Bye | Defeated Blount |
Defeated Maróthy |
Lost to Porro |
Lost to Lindén |
| 5th | Gustaf Malmström | Defeated McKenzie |
Defeated Bruseker |
Lost to Porro |
Did not advance | ||
| 9th | Carl Erik Lund | Bye | Lost to Orlov |
Did not advance | |||
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 1st | Frithiof Mårtensson | Defeated Bechynê |
Defeated Bradshaw |
Defeated Larsson |
Defeated Andersen |
Defeated Andersson |
| 2nd | Mauritz Andersson | Defeated S. Bacon |
Defeated Beck |
Defeated Eriksen |
Defeated Jósepsson |
Lost to Mårtensson | |
| 5th | Axel Frank | Bye | Defeated Demin |
Lost to Jósepsson |
Did not advance | ||
| 17th | Harry Challstorp | Lost to Beck |
Did not advance | ||||
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 5th | Fritz Larsson | Defeated Christiansen |
Defeated Wijbrands |
Lost to Weckman |
Did not advance | |
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle middleweight | 4th | Carl Andersson | Bye | Defeated Craige |
Lost to Relwyskow |
Lost to Beck |
| 9th | Harry Challstorp | Lost to Relwyskow |
Did not advance | |||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Finland | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total international | 16 | 10 | .615 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Total | 17 | 11 | .607 |
Sources
[edit]- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2006.
- Reyes, Macario (2001). "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2006.