1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (Sweden)

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Sweden took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Japanese Nagano with a delegation of 101 athletes in ten disciplines in part, including 55 men and 46 women. With two silver medals and one bronze medal, Sweden placed 17th in the medal table.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the cross-country skier Torgny Mogren .

Participants by sport

biathlon

Men

• Jonas Eriksson

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 25: 25.7 h)

• Fredrik Kuoppa

  10 km sprint: 21st place (29: 22.0 min)

  20 km individual: 39th place (1: 01: 59.2 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 25: 25.7 h)

• Mikael Löfgren

  10 km sprint: 25th place (29: 31.6 min)

  20 km individual: 20th place (1:00 a.m., 3 p.m.)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 25: 25.7 h)

• Tord Wiksten

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 25: 25.7 h)

Women

• Kristina Brounéus

  7.5 km sprint: 50th place (26: 05.3 min)

  15 km individual: 64th place (1: 09: 51.1 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 50.8 h)

• Magdalena Forsberg

  7.5 km sprint: 17th place (24: 19.5 min)

  15 km individual: 14th place (57: 16.9 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 50.8 h)

• Maria Schylander

  7.5 km sprint: 60th place (27: 46.9 min)

  15 km individual: 49th place (1: 02: 35.0 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 50.8 h)

• Eva-Karin Westin

  7.5 km sprint: 51st place (26: 07.8 min)

  15 km individual: 52nd place (1: 03: 00.5 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 10th place (1: 44: 50.8 h)

Curling

Men

• Peja Lindholm (Skip), Tomas Nordin , Magnus Swartling , Peter Narup , Marcus Feldt

  6th place

Women

• Elisabet Gustafson (Skip), Katarina Nyberg , Louise Marmont , Elisabeth Persson , Margaretha Lindahl

  bronze

ice Hockey

Men

Tommy Salo Johan Hedberg Tommy Soderstrom Mattias Norström Nicklas Lidström Calle Johansson Mattias Öhlund Ulf Samuelsson Marcus Ragnarsson Tommy Albelin Niklas Sundström Daniel Alfredsson

Mikael Andersson Peter Forsberg Mats Sundin Mikael Renberg Ulf Dahlén Patric Kjellberg Mats Lindgren Michael Nylander Tomas Sandström Jörgen Jönsson Andreas Johansson

• 5th place

Women

Annica Åhlén Lotta Almblad Gunilla Andersson Kristina mountain beach Pernilla Burholm Susanne Ceder Ann-Louise Edstrand Joa Elfsberg Åsa Elfving Anne Ferm

Lotta Göthesson Linda Gustafsson Malin Gustafsson Erika Holst Åsa Lidström Ylva Lindberg Tina Månsson Pia Morelius Maria Rooth Therése Sjölander

• 5th place

figure skating

Women

• Helena Grundberg

  26th place (not qualified for the freestyle)

Freestyle skiing

Men

• Roger Hållander

  Moguls: 22nd place (eliminated in qualification)

• Kurre Lansburgh

  Mogul slope: 9th place (24.71)

• Jesper Rönnbäck

  Mogul slope: 6th place (25.32)

• Patrik Sundberg

  Mogul slope: 14th place (23.00)

Women

• Jenny Eidolf

  Mogul slope: 21st place (eliminated in qualification)

• Marja Elfman

  Mogul slope: 12th place (22.58)

• Liselotte Johansson

  Jumping: 18th place (eliminated in qualification)

• Sara Kjellin

  Mogul slope: 14th place (21.52)

Luge

Men, single-seaters

• Mikael Holm

  11th place (3: 20.798 min)

• Söderberg is different

  21st place (3: 23.029 min)

• Bengt Walden

  19th place (3: 22.552 min)

Men, two-seaters

• Not so Söderberg & Bengt Walden

  12th place (1: 42.862 min)

Short track

Men

• Martin Johansson

  500 m: 20th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

  1000 m: 12th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)

Alpine skiing

Men

• Patrik Jarbyn

  Downhill: 10th place (1: 51.22 min)

  Super-G: 6th place (1: 35.72 min)

  Giant Slalom: 21st place (2: 43.82 min)

  Combination: slalom race not finished

• Martin Hansson

  Giant slalom: race not finished

  Slalom: race not finished

• Fredrik Nyberg

  Super-G: 10th place (1: 36.31 min)

  Giant Slalom: 10th place (2: 40.95 min)

Women

• Pernilla Wiberg

  Downhill: Silver (1: 29.18 min)

  Super-G: 14th place (1: 18.88 min)

  Giant Slalom: 11th place (2: 55.40 min)

  Slalom: race not finished

  Combination: slalom race not finished

• Martina Fortkord

  Giant Slalom: 14th place (2: 56.35 min)

  Slalom: race not finished

• Ylva Nowén

  Giant slalom: race not finished

  Slalom: 12th place (1: 36.33 min)

• Anna Ottosson

  Giant Slalom: 7th place (2: 53.81 min)

  Slalom: 10th place (1: 35.24 min)

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Bergström is different

  30 km classic: 23rd place (1: 40: 30.8 h)

• Per Elofsson

  30 km classic: 10th place (1: 38: 47.0 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (1: 42: 25.2 h)

• Henrik Forsberg

  10 km classic: 56th place (30: 55.7 min)

  15 km pursuit: 31st place (44: 04.9 min)

  30 km classic: 25th place (1: 40: 44.1 h)

  50 km freestyle: race not finished

  4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (1: 42: 25.2 h)

• Mathias Fredriksson

  50 km freestyle: 20th place (2: 14: 05.9 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (1: 42: 25.2 h)

• Niklas Jonsson

  10 km classic: 25th place (29: 04.9 min)

  15 km pursuit: 10th place (41: 01.7 min)

  50 km freestyle: silver (2: 05: 16.3 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (1: 42: 25.2 h)

• Torgny Mogren

  50 km freestyle: 34th place (2: 17: 28.8 h)

Women

• Elin Ek

  5 km classic: 43rd place (19: 19.2 min)

  15 km classic: 35th place (51: 51.0 min)

• Anette Fanqvist

  30 km freestyle: 37th place (1: 33: 10.7 h)

  4 × 5 km relay: 8th place (57: 53.7 min)

• Magdalena Forsberg

  4 × 5 km relay: 8th place (57: 53.7 min)

• Antonina Ordina

  5 km classic: 24th place (18: 50.7 min)

  10 km pursuit: 19th place (30: 35.6 min)

  15 km classic: 19th place (50: 12.6 min)

  30 km freestyle: 11th place (1: 26: 13.8 h)

  4 × 5 km relay: 8th place (57: 53.7 min)

• Karin Säterkvist

  5 km classic: 36th place (19: 12.9 min)

  10 km pursuit: 28th place (31: 49.4 min)

  15 km classic: 25th place (51: 02.6 min)

  30 km freestyle: 45th place (1: 34: 15.1 h)

  4 × 5 km relay: 8th place (57: 53.7 min)

Snowboard

Men

• Ingemar Backman

  Halfpipe: 14th place (not qualified for the final)

• Stephen Copp

  Giant Slalom: 18th place (2: 11.89 min)

• Richard Richardsson

  Giant slalom: race not finished

• Jacob Söderqvist

  Halfpipe: 6th place (77.8)

• Pontus Ståhlkloo

  Halfpipe: 10th place (not qualified for the final)

• Fredrik Sterner

  Halfpipe: 15th place (not qualified for the final)

Women

• Marie Birkl

  Giant Slalom: 10th place (2: 23.91 min)

• Anna Hellman

  Halfpipe: 18th place (not qualified for the final)

• Jenny Jonsson

  Halfpipe: 7th place (65.9)

• Jennie Waara

  Halfpipe: 8th place (62.7)

Web links

• Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )