1992 Summer Olympics / Participant (Sweden)

SWE

1	7th	4th

Sweden participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with a delegation of 187 athletes, including 143 men and 44 women.

Flag bearer

Tennis player Stefan Edberg carried the flag of Sweden during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Jan-Ove Waldner	Table tennis	Men, singles

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Magnus Andersson , Robert Andersson , Anders Bäckegren , Per Carlén , Magnus Cato , Erik Hajas , Robert Hedin , Patrik Liljestrand , Ola Lindgren , Mats Olsson , Staffan Olsson , Axel Sjöblad , Tommy Suoraniemi , Tomas Svensson , Pierre Thorsson and Magnus Wislander	Handball	Men's tournament
Gunnar Olsson & Karl Sundqvist	canoe	Men, kayak twos, 1000 meters
Agneta Andersson & Susanne Gunnarsson-Wiberg	canoe	Women, kayak twos, 500 meters
Patrik Sjöberg	athletics	Men, high jump
Tomas Johansson	Wrestling	Men, super heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Not so Holmertz	swim	Men, 200 meters freestyle
Lars Frölander , Anders Holmertz , Christer Wallin & Tommy Werner	swim	Men, 4 × 200 meter freestyle

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Agneta Andersson , Maria Haglund , Anna Olsson & Susanne Rosenqvist	canoe	Women, kayak foursome, 500 meters
Torbjörn Kornbakk	Wrestling	Men, welterweight, Greco-Roman
Ragnar Skanåker	shoot	Men, free pistol, 50 yards
Not so Holmertz	swim	Men, 400 meters freestyle

Participants by sport

badminton

• Jan-Eric Antonsson

  Men, doubles: 1st round

• Peter Axelsson

  Men, singles: 2nd round

  Men, doubles: 1st round

• Catrine Bengtsson

  Women, singles: 2nd round

  Women, doubles: quarter-finals

• Maria Bengtsson

  Women, doubles: quarter-finals

• Par-Gunnar Jönsson

  Men, doubles: 1st round

• Christine Magnusson

  Women, singles: 2nd round

• Jens Olsson

  Men, singles: 2nd round

• Stellan Österberg

  Men, doubles: 1st round

Archery

• Lise-Lotte Djerf

  Women, singles: 28th place

  Women, team: 5th place

• Kristina Persson-Nordlander

  Women, singles: 34th place

  Women, team: 5th place

• Jenny Sjöwall

  Women, singles: 18th place

  Women, team: 5th place

Boxing

• Soeren Antman

  Men, Welterweight: Quarter Finals

• John Pettersson

  Men, heavyweight: 1st round

• Wasesa Sabuni

  Men, featherweight: 1st round

fencing

• Mats Ahlgren

  Men, sword, team: 8th place

• Jerri Bergström

  Men, sword, team: 8th place

• Ola Kajbjer

  Men, foil, singles: 12th place

• Thomas Lundblad

  Men, swords, singles: 28th place

  Men, sword, team: 8th place

• Ulf Sandegren

  Men, swords, singles: 46th place

  Men, sword, team: 8th place

• Péter Vánky

  Men, swords, singles: 10th place

  Men, sword, team: 8th place

Soccer

• Men's tournament

  6th place (quarter-finals)

• Squad
  • goal

  1 Jan Ekholm

  12 Håkan Svensson (not used)

  • Defense

  2 Magnus Johansson

  3 Joachim Björklund

  4 Filip Apelstav

  7 Patrik Andersson (captain)

  14 Jörgen Moberg (without assignment)

  15 Bjorn Lilius

  16 Henrik Nilsson (without assignment)

  • midfield

  5 Niclas Alexandersson

  6 Håkan Mild

  8 Stefan Landberg

  9 Christer Fursth

  13 Jesper Jansson

  17 Anders Andersson (without assignment)

  • striker

  10 Jonny Rödlund

  11 Tomas Brolin

  18 Pascal Simpson

  19 Niklas Gudmundsson

  20 Jonas Axeldal

• Trainer

  Nisse Andersson

Weightlifting

• Bergström is different

  Men, super heavyweight: 13th place

• Mats Lindqvist

  Men, middleweight: 24th place

• Lindsjö is different

  Men, II. Heavyweight: DNF

• Rickard Nilsson

  Men, super heavyweight: 16th place

• Bijan Rezaei

  Men, I. Heavyweight: 10th place

Handball

• Men's tournament

  silver

• Squad

  Magnus Andersson

  Robert Andersson

  Bäckegren is different

  Per Carlén

  Magnus Cato

  Erik Hajas

  Robert Hedin

  Patrik Liljestrand

  Ola Lindgren

  Mats Olsson

  Staffan Olsson

  Axel Sjöblad

  Tommy Suoraniemi

  Tomas Svensson

  Pierre Thorsson

  Magnus Wislander

Judo

• Lars Adolfsson

  Men, light middleweight: 5th place

• Dahlin is different

  Men, lightweight: 34th place

• Jörgen Häggqvist

  Men, half light weight: 36th place

• Katarina Håkansson

  Women, light heavyweight: 7th place

• Ursula Myrén

  Women, lightweight: 9th place

• Eva Wikström

  Women, half light weight: 16th place

canoe

• Agneta Andersson

  Women, kayak twos, 500 meters: silver

  Women, kayak foursome, 500 meters: bronze

• Jonas Fager

  Men, kayak foursome, 1000 meters: 7th place

• Pablo Grate

  Men, kayak foursome, 1000 meters: 7th place

• Maria Haglund

  Women, kayak foursome, 500 meters: bronze

• Peter Liljedahl

  Men, canoe singles, 500 meters: semi-finals

  Men, canoe singles, 1000 meters: semi-finals

• Pär Lindén

  Men, kayak single, 1000 meters: hope run

• Ohlsén is different

  Men, kayak foursome, 1000 meters: 7th place

• Anna Olsson

  Women, kayak foursome, 500 meters: bronze

• Gunnar Olsson

  Men, kayak twos, 500 meters: 5th place

  Men, kayak twos, 1000 meters: silver

• Hans Olsson

  Men, kayak foursome, 1000 meters: 7th place

• Susanne Rosenqvist

  Women, kayak foursome, 500 meters: bronze

• Karl Sundqvist

  Men, kayak single, 500 meters: semi-finals

  Men, kayak twos, 500 meters: 5th place

  Men, kayak twos, 1000 meters: silver

• Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson

  Women, kayak single, 500 meters: 9th place

  Women, kayak twos, 500 meters: silver

athletics

• Maria Akraka

  Women, 1500 meters: semi-finals

• Patrik Bodén

  Men, javelin throw: 16th place in qualification

• Peter Borglund

  Men, javelin: 22nd place in qualification

• Jonny Danielson

  Men, 5000 meters: heats

• Sten Ekberg

  Men, decathlon: 9th place

• Torbjörn Eriksson

  Men, 200 meters: semi-finals

• Tore Gustafsson

  Men, hammer throw: 15th place in qualification

• Tord Henriksson

  Men, triple jump: 37th place in qualification

• Frida Johansson

  Women, 400 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Stefan Johansson

  Men, 20 kilometers walking: 15th place

  Men, 50 kilometers walking: 11th place

• Kent Larsson

  Men, shot put: 18th place in qualification

• Sven Nylander

  Men, 400 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Patrik Sjöberg

  Men, high jump: silver

• Madelein Svensson

  Women, walking 10 kilometers: 6th place

• Soeren Tallhem

  Men, shot put: 12th place

• Niklas Wallenlind

  Men, 400 meter hurdles: 5th place

• Dag Wennlund

  Men, javelin throw: 15th place in qualification

• Monica Westén

  Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims

• Peter Widén

  Men, pole vault: 21st place in qualification

Modern pentathlon

• Per-Olov Danielsson

  Men, singles: 40th place

  Men, team: 8th place

• Håkan Norebrink

  Men, singles: 6th place

  Men, team: 8th place

• Per Nyqvist

  Men, singles: 28th place

  Men, team: 8th place

Cycling

• Michael Andersson

  Men, road racing: 67th place

  Men, 100 kilometers team time trial: DNF

• Johan Fagrell

  Men, 100 kilometers team time trial: DNF

• Marie Höljer

  Women, road races: 9th place

• Bjorn Johansson

  Men, 100 kilometers team time trial: DNF

• Jan Karlsson

  Men, 100 kilometers team time trial: DNF

• Michel Lafis

  Men, road races: 12th place

• Madeleine Lindberg

  Women, road races: 38th place

• Glenn Magnusson

  Men, road racing: 77th place

• Elisabeth Westman

  Women, road races: 27th place

horse riding

• Ann Behrenfors

  Dressage, individual: 20th place

  Dressage, team: 4th place

• Erik Duvander

  Eventing, individual: 57th place

  Eventing, team: 11th place

• Peter Eriksson

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: 8th place

• Peder Fredricson

  Eventing, individual: 14th place

  Eventing, team: 11th place

• Maria Gretzer

  Jumping, singles: 6th place

  Jumping, team: 8th place

• Ulrika Hedin

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: 8th place

• Anna Hermann

  Eventing, individual: 43rd place

  Eventing, team: 11th place

• Henrik Lannér

  Jumping, singles: 66th place in qualification

  Jumping, team: 8th place

• Staffan Lidbeck

  Eventing, individual: DNF

  Eventing, team: 11th place

• Eva Karin Oscarsson-Göthberg

  Dressage, individual: 35th place

  Dressage, team: 4th place

• Annica Westerberg

  Dressage, individual: 24th place

  Dressage, team: 4th place

• Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén

  Dressage, individual: 18th place

  Dressage, team: 4th place

Wrestling

• Usama Aziz

  Men, featherweight, Greco-Roman: group stage

• Fariborz Besarati

  Men, light flyweight, freestyle: group stage

• Magnus Fredriksson

  Men, middleweight, Greco-Roman: 4th place

• Tomas Johansson

  Men, super heavyweight, Greco-Roman: silver

• Marthin Kornbakk

  Men, lightweight, Greco-Roman: group stage

• Torbjörn Kornbakk

  Men, welterweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Mikael Ljungberg

  Men, light heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 4th place

• Jörgen Olsson

  Men, heavyweight, Greco-Roman: group stage

rowing

• Maria Brandin

  Women, one: 5th place

• Per Andersson & Mattias Lindgren

  Men, double sculls: 17th place

• Per-Olof Claesson , Fredrik Hultén , Tommy Österlund & David Svensson

  Men, double fours: 15th place

shoot

• Britt-Marie Ellis

  Women, air pistol: 12th place

  Women, sport pistol: 32nd place

• Peter Gabrielsson

  Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 7th place

  Men, small bore, lying: 7th place

• Cris Kajd

  Women, air pistol: 5th place

  Women, sport pistol: 21st place

• Thomas Knutsson

  Trap: 39th place

• Benny Östlund

  Men, air pistol: 26th place

  Men, Free Pistol: 15th place

• Ragnar Skanåker

  Men, air pistol: 26th place

  Men, Free Pistol: Bronze

• Bjorn Thorwaldsson

  Skeet: 51st place

swim

• Jan Bidrman

  Men, 200 meter medley: disqualified in the preliminary run

  Men, 400 meter medley: 15th place

• Rudi Dollmayer

  Men, 100 meters back: 37th place

  Men, 100 meters butterfly: 47th place

• Lars Frölander

  Men, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: silver

• Not so Holmertz

  Men, 200 meters freestyle: silver

  Men, 400 meters freestyle: bronze

  Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 5th place

  Men, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: silver

• Håkan Karlsson

  Men, 100 meters freestyle: 18th place

  Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 5th place

• Louise Karlsson

  Women, 50 meters freestyle: 23rd place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 7th place

  Women, 200 meter medley: 18th place

• Fredrik Letzler

  Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 5th place

• Par Lindström

  Men, 50 meters freestyle: 11th place

• Therese Lundin

  Women, 100 meter butterfly: 12th place

• Malin Nilsson

  Women, 200 meters freestyle: 12th place

  Women, 400 meters freestyle: 7th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 7th place

• Eva Nyberg

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: 19th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 7th place

• Linda Olofsson

  Women, 50 meters freestyle: 15th place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 7th place

• Malin Strömberg

  Women, 100 meters butterfly: 24th place

• Ellenor Svensson

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: 23rd place

  Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 7th place

• Goran Titus

  Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 5th place

• Christer Wallin

  Men, 400 meters freestyle: 36th place

  Men, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: silver

• Tommy Werner

  Men, 100 meters freestyle: 6th place

  Men, 200 meters freestyle: 18th place

  Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 5th place

  Men, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: silver

sailing

• Helena Brodin

  Women, Europe: 11th place

• Lisa Gullberg

  Women, windsurfing: 16th place

• Fredrik Lööf

  Men, Finn dinghy: 5th place

• Magnus Torell

  Men, windsurfing: 13th place

• Urban Lagnéus & Johan Lindell

  Men, 470s: 10th place

• Bobby Lohse & Hans Wallén

  Star: 5th place

• Göran Marström & Stefan Rahm

  Tornado: 18th place

• Magnus Lundgren & Mats Nyberg

  Flying Dutchman: 6th place

• Björn Alm , Johan Barne & Magnus Holmberg

  Soling: 5th place

tennis

• Stefan Edberg

  Men, singles: 1st round

  Men, doubles: 1st round

• Magnus Gustafsson

  Men, singles: 2nd round

• Järryd is different

  Men, doubles: 1st round

• Magnus Larsson

  Men, Singles: Round of 16

• Catarina Lindqvist-Ryan

  Women, singles: 1st round

  Women, doubles: 1st round

• Maria Lindström

  Women, doubles: 1st round

Table tennis

• Mikael Appelgren

  Men, individual: group stage

  Men, doubles: group stage

• Lotta Erlman

  Women, individual: group stage

  Women, doubles: group stage

• Erik Lindh

  Men, doubles: group stage

• Jörgen Persson

  Men, Singles: Quarter Finals

  Men, doubles: group stage

• Marie Svensson

  Women, doubles: group stage

• Jan-Ove Waldner

  Men, singles: gold

  Men, doubles: group stage

do gymnastics

• Johan Jonasson

  Men, individual all-around: 52nd place in qualification

  Men, floor: 50th place in qualification

  Men, horse jump: 53rd place in qualification

  Men, parallel bars: 65th place in qualification

  Men, horizontal bar: 62nd place in qualification

  Men, Rings: 53rd place in qualification

  Men, pommel horse: 46th place in qualification

Diving

• Joakim Andersson

  Men, jumping: 9th place

Web links

• Swedish Olympic team from 1992 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )