1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Sweden)
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Sweden took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with a delegation of 88 athletes (74 men and fourteen women) in 74 competitions in fourteen sports. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the fencer Per Carleson .
In addition, Sweden hosted the equestrian games that were held in Stockholm five months earlier . Nine (male) Swedish riders took part, who won gold medals in three competitions. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was Gösta Boltenstern .
Participants by sport
Boxing
Men
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Törner Åhsman
- Heavyweight: quarter-finals
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Lennart Risberg
- Light Heavyweight: 1st round
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Stig Sjölin
- Middleweight: 1st round
fencing
Men
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Per Carleson
- Epee, singles: 7th place
- Epee, team: preliminary round
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Carl Forssell
- Epee, singles: semi-finals
- Epee, team: preliminary round
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Bengt Ljungquist
- Epee, team: preliminary round
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Berndt-Otto Rehbinder
- Epee, singles: semi-finals
- Epee, team: preliminary round
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John Sandwall
- Epee, team: preliminary round
Weightlifting
Men
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Ingemar Franzén
- Middleweight: DNF
canoe
Men
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Gert Fredriksson
- Kayak single, 1000 meters: gold
- Kayak single, 10,000 meters: gold
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Ragnar Heurlin & Carl-Åke Ljung
- Kayak twos, 1000 meters: prelims
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Carl-Gunnar Sundin & Hans Wetterström
- Two kayaks, 10,000 meters: 4th place
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Werner Wettersten
- Canoe single, 1000 meters: 6th place
- Canadian single, 10,000 meters: 6th place
athletics
Men
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Women
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Modern pentathlon
Men
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Bertil Haase
- Individual: 17th place
- Team: DNF
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Lars Hall
- Single: gold
- Team: DNF
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Bjorn Thofelt
- Single: DNF
- Team: DNF
Cycling
Men
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Karl-Ivar Andersson
- Road race, individual: 17th place
- Road race, team: 5th place
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Gunnar Göransson
- Road race, individual: 31st place
- Road race, team: 5th place
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Lars Nordwall
- Road race, individual: 10th place
- Road race, team: 5th place
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Roland Ströhm
- Road race, individual: 20th place
- Road race, team: 5th place
horse riding
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Johan Asker
- Eventing, individual: DNF
- Eventing, team: DNF
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Hans von Blixen-Finecke junior
- Eventing, individual: 24th place
- Eventing, team: DNF
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Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern junior
- Dressage, individual: 7th place
- Dressage, team: gold
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Burman Gate
- Jumping, singles: 45th place
- Jumping, team: DNF
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Anders Gernandt
- Jumping, singles: 32nd place
- Jumping, team: DNF
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Petrus Kastenman
- Eventing, individual: gold
- Eventing, team: DNF
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Gehnäll Persson
- Dressage, individual: 4th place
- Dressage, team: gold
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Henri Saint Cyr
- Dressage, individual: gold
- Dressage, team: gold
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Douglas Wijkander
- Jumping, singles: DNF
- Jumping, team: DNF
Wrestling
Men
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Olle Anderberg
- Lightweight, Greco-Roman: withdrawal before the 2nd round
- Lightweight, freestyle: retreat before 3rd round
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Bertil Antonsson
- Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place
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Per Berlin
- Greterweight, Greco-Roman: bronze
- Welterweight, freestyle: 4th place
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Gunnar Håkansson
- Featherweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place
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Jansson rune
- Middleweight, Greco-Roman: bronze
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Bengt Johansson
- Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 3rd round
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Bengt Lindblad
- Middleweight, freestyle: 4th round
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Karl-Erik Nilsson
- Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: Bronze
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Viking palm
- Light heavyweight, freestyle: 3rd round
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Edvin Vesterby
- Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: silver
rowing
Men
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Ivar Aronsson , Gösta Eriksson , Bertil Göransson , Evert Gunnarsson & Olle Larsson
- Four with helmsman: silver
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Lennart Andersson , Rune Andersson , Ivar Aronsson , Gösta Eriksson , Bertil Göransson , Evert Gunnarsson , Kjell Hansson , Lennart Hansson & Olle Larsson
- Eighth: 4th place
shoot
Men
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Benets Austrin
- Running target: 7th place
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Knut Holmqvist
- Trap: 7th place
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Kvissberg is different
- Free rifle, three-position fight: 7th place
- Small bore, three position fight: 8th place
- Small bore, lying: 14th place
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Hans Liljedahl
- Trap: 8th place
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Åke Lindblom
- Free pistol: 7th place
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Olof Skoldberg
- Running disc: silver
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John Sundberg
- Free rifle, three-position fight: 6th place
- Small caliber, three-position battle: bronze
- Small bore, lying: 12th place
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Torsten Ullman
- Free pistol: 6th place
swim
Men
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Women
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sailing
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Rickard Sarby
- Finn dinghy: 5th place
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Folke Bohlin , Bengt Palmquist & Leif Wikström
- Dragons: gold
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Hjalmar Karlsson , Sture Stork & Lars Thörn
- 5.5 meter class: gold
do gymnastics
Men
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Women
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Diving
Women
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Birte Christoffersen-Hanson
- Art jumping: 9th place
- Diving: 8th place
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Anna-Stina Wahlberg-Baidinger
- Art jumping: 12th place
Web links
- Swedish Olympic team from 1956 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Squad of the equestrian games