Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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.

Sweden at the
1908 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in London
Competitors168 in 14 sports
Flag bearerErik Granfelt
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
11
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldFrithiof MårtenssonWrestling (Greco-Roman)Men's middleweight
 GoldSwedish men's teamGymnasticsMen's team
 GoldHjalmar JohanssonDivingMen's 10 m platform
 GoldUlrich SalchowFigure skatingMen's singles
 GoldOscar SwahnShootingMen's single-shot running deer
 GoldArvid Knöppel
Ernst Rosell
Alfred Swahn
Oscar Swahn
ShootingMen's team single-shot running deer
 GoldEric LemmingAthleticsMen's javelin throw
 GoldEric LemmingAthleticsMen's freestyle javelin
 SilverMauritz AnderssonWrestling (Greco-Roman)Men's middleweight
 SilverKarl MalmströmDivingMen's 10 m platform
 SilverRichard JohanssonFigure skatingMen's singles
 SilverCarl Hellström
Edmund Thormählen
Erik Wallerius
Eric Sandberg
Harald Wallin
SailingMen's 8 metre class
 SilverPer-Olof Arvidsson
Janne Gustafsson
Axel Jansson
Gustaf Adolf Jonsson
Claës Rundberg
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg
ShootingMen's team free rifle
 SilverEric Carlberg
Vilhelm Carlberg
Johan Hübner von Holst
Franz-Albert Schartau
ShootingMen's team small-bore rifle
 BronzeRobert Andersson
Erik Bergvall
Pontus Hanson
Harald Julin
Torsten Kumfeldt
Axel Runström
Gunnar Wennerström
Water poloMen's competitionGD
 BronzeMärtha AdlerstråhleTennisWomen's indoor singles
 BronzeWollmar Boström
Gunnar Setterwall
TennisMen's indoor doubles
 BronzeHarald JulinSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle
 BronzePontus HansonSwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke
 BronzeArvid SpångbergDivingMen's 10 m platform
 BronzePer ThorénFigure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeOscar SwahnShootingMen's double-shot running deer
 BronzeOtto NilssonAthleticsMen's freestyle javelin
 BronzeBruno SöderströmAthleticsMen's pole vault
 BronzeJohn SvanbergAthleticsMen's 5 miles

Athletics

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
EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metresHeatsKnut Lindberg11.2 seconds
2nd, heat 8
Did not advance
Knut Stenborg11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 7
Karl FryksdalUnknown
3rd, heat 12
Men's 200 metresSemi-
finalist
Sven Låftman23.8 seconds
1st, heat 6
Did not start
—, semifinal 2
Did not advance
HeatsKnut StenborgUnknown
4th, heat 2
Did not advance
Knut LindbergUnknown
4th, heat 11
Men's 400 metresHeatsSven LåftmanUnknown
3rd, heat 4
Did not advance
Arvid RingstrandUnknown
3rd, heat 14
Men's 800 metresSemi-
finalist
Kristian HellströmNone heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 8
Did not advance
Evert BjörnUnknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Edward DahlDid not finish
—, semifinal 5
Frank DanielsonDid not finish
—, semifinal 6
Men's 1500 metresSemi-
finalist
Edward DahlNone heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 8
Did not advance
Axel AnderssonUnknown
6th, semifinal 8
Evert BjörnDid not finish
—, semifinal 3
Men's 110 metre hurdlesOscar LemmingDid not finish
—, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's medley relaySemi-
finalist
Sven Laftman
Knut Lindberg
Knut Stenborg
Evert Björn
None heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 3 mile team raceSemi-
finalist
John SvanbergNone held14:57.0
6 points, team=21
Did not advance
Georg Peterson15:14.4
7 points, team=21
Edward Dahl15:21.0
8 points, team=21
No placeAxel Wiegandt15:33.0
No score, team=21
Seth Landqvist15:46.4
No score, team=21
Men's 5 miles3rdJohn SvanbergNone held25:46.2
1st, semifinal 1
25:37.2
9thSeth Landqvist27:00.2
1st, semifinal 3
Unknown
HeatsGeorg PetersonUnknown
3rd, semifinal 4
Did not advance
Edward DahlDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's marathon8thJohn SvanbergNone held3:07:50.8
21stGustaf Törnros3:30:20.8
Seth LandqvistDid not finish
Johan LindqvistDid not finish
J. T. BergvallDid not start
J. G. A. LundbergDid not start
Georg PetersonDid not start
Men's 3500 metre walk7thEinar RothmanNone held17:40.2
3rd, semifinal 2
17:50.0
Men's 10 mile walkEinar RothmanNone heldDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Jumping
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's high jump8thAxel Hedenlund1.80 metres
16thFolke Hellstedt1.67 metres
Men's long jump10thGunnar Rönström6.66 metres
20thCarl Silfverstrand6.34 metres
21-32Arvid RingstrandUnknown
Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's triple jump7thKarl Fryksdal13.65 metres
Men's pole vault3rdBruno Söderström3.58 metres
10thCarl Silfverstrand3.20 metres
Men's standing high jump14thAllan Bengtsson1.40 metres
Karl Fryksdahl1.40 metres
Men's standing long jump5thRagnar Ekberg3.19 metres
Throwing
EventPlaceAthleteDistance
Men's shot put9-25Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's discus throw12-42Folke FleetwoodUnknown
Eric LemmingUnknown
Theodor NeijströmUnknown
Otto NilssonUnknown
Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's hammer throw8thEric Lemming43.06 metres
10-19Robert OlssonUnknown
Men's javelin throw1stEric Lemming51.92 metres
3rdOtto Nilsson47.11 metres
8-16Hugo WieslanderUnknown
Men's Greek discus11-23Folke FleetwoodUnknown
Eric LemmingUnknown
Men's freestyle javelin1stEric Lemming54.44 metres
5thHugo Wieslander47.56 metres
10-33Knut LindbergUnknown
Otto NilssonUnknown

Cycling

EventPlaceCyclistHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 660 yardsHeatsAndrew HansenUnknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 20 kilometres5-9Andrew HansenNone held34:53.6
1st, semifinal 5
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
Gustaf Westerberg33:41.4
3rd, semifinal 6
Did not advance
Men's 100 kilometres9-17Andrew HansenNone held2:50:21.4
1st, semifinal 1
Did not finish
Gustaf WesterbergUnknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not finish
Men's sprintHeatsAndrew HansenUnknown
2nd, heat 3
Did not advance

Diving

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.

EventPlaceDiverPreliminary
groups
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's 10 metre platform1stHjalmar Johansson78.40 points
1st, group 2
80.75 points
1st, semifinal 2
83.75 points
2ndKarl Malmström73.95 points
2nd, group 2
67.00 points
2nd, semifinal 1
78.73 points
3rdArvid Spangberg79.20 points
1st, group 4
72.30 points
1st, semifinal 1
74.00 points
4thRobert Andersson73.55 points
1st, group 5
66.75 points
2nd, semifinal 2
68.30 points
8thHilmer Löfberg68.90 points
1st, group 3
59.18 points
4th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
9thHarald Arbin76.80 points
2nd, group 4
52.81 points
5th, semifinal 1
11thErik Adlerz74.10 points
3rd, group 1
Did not advance
15thGunnar Vingqvist65.70 points
4th, group 4
17thSigfrid Larsson64.80 points
3rd, group 3
20thAxel Runström57.60 points
4th, group 5
Men's 3 metre springboard14thKarl Malmström70.30 points
4th, group 3
Did not advance
20thSigfrid Larsson64.50 points
5th, group 4

Fencing

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épéeSemi-
finalist
Gustaf Lindblom5-3 (2nd in I)3-1 (1st in 5)4-5 (6th in 2)Did not advance
First
round
Eric Carlberg3-3 (4th in A)Did not advance
Henry Peyron3-3 (4th in F)
Birger Cnattingius1-4 (4th in L)
Pontus von Rosen3-4 (5th in A)
Georg Branting0-4 (5th in K)
Gösta Olson1-5 (6th in L)
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée6thEric Carlberg
Gustaf Lindblom
Henry Peyron
Pontus von Rosen
ByeLost to Belgium
11-6
Out
6th place
Did not advanceNot relegated

Figure skating

The Swedish men swept the medals, while the only female Swedish skater took 4th.

EventPlaceSkaterScore
Men's individual1stUlrich Salchow377.3
2ndRichard Johansson365.2
3rdPer Thorén357.4
Women's individual4thElna Montgomery170.3

Football

Summary

Key:

Team Event First round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament  Great Britain
L 1–12
Did not advance  Netherlands
L 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

EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team1stGösta Åsbrink, Carl Bertilsson, Andreas Cervin, Hjalmar Cederkrona, Rudolf Degermark, Carl Folcker, Sven Forssman, Erik Granfelt, Carl Hårleman, Nils Hellsten, Gunnar Höjer, Arvid Holmberg, Carl Holmberg, Osvald Holmberg, Hugo Jahnke, John Jarlén, Gustaf Johnsson, Rolf Johnsson, Nils Kantzow, Sven Landberg, Olle Lanner, Axel Jung, Osvald Moberg, Carl Martin Norberg, Erik Norberg, Thor Norberg, Axel Norling, Daniel Norling, Gösta Olsson, Leonard Peterson, Sven Rosén, Gustav Rosenqvist, Axel Sjöblom, Birger Sörvik, Haakon Sörvik, Karl Johan Svensson, Gustav Vinqvist, Nils Widforss438

Sailing

ClassPlaceBoatSailors
6 metre5thFrejaKarl-Einar Sjögren, Birger Gustafsson, Jonas Jonsson
8 metre2ndVingaCarl Hellström, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius,
Eric Sandberg, Harald Wallin
5thSagaJohn Carlsson, Edvin Hagberg, Hjalmar Lönnroth,
Karl Ljungberg, August Olsson

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 1000 yard free rifle34thOssian Jörgensen77
43rdErik Ohlsson54
44thFredrik Mossberg48
46thErnst Rosell27
Men's 300 metre free rifle4thGustav-Adolf Sjöberg874
5thJanne Gustafsson872
7thAxel Jansson843
12thPer-Olof Arvidsson823
15thGustaf Adolf Jonsson812
23rdFredrik Mossberg761
28thErik Ohlsson751
50thOssian Jörgensen420
Men's team free rifle2ndGustaf Adolf Jonsson
Per-Olof Arvidsson
Axel Jansson
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg
Claës Rundberg
Janne Gustafsson
4711
Men's team military rifle5thClaës Rundberg
Ossian Jörgensen
Janne Gustafsson
Per-Olof Arvidsson
Axel Jansson
Gustaf Adolf Jonsson
2213
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle10thVilhelm Carlberg370
18thJohan Hübner von Holst349
Men's moving target small-bore rifle8thOtto von Rosen18
15thEric Carlberg9
Vilhelm Carlberg9
Johan Hübner von Holst9
Frans-Albert SchartauDid not finish
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle7thVilhelm Carlberg45
9thEric Carlberg42
Otto von Rosen42
Frans-Albert Schartau42
15thJohan Hübner von Holst39
Men's team small-bore rifle2ndVilhelm Carlberg
Frans-Albert Schartau
Johan Hübner von Holst
Eric Carlberg
737
Men's single-shot running deer1stOscar Swahn25
11thErnst Rosell17
Men's double-shot running deer3rdOscar Swahn38
8thErnst Rosell27
Men's team single-shot running deer1stAlfred Swahn
G. Arvid Knöppel
Oscar Swahn
Ernst Rosell
86
Men's individual pistol18thFrans-Albert Schartau436
20thVilhelm Carlberg432
27thJohan Hübner von Holst408
33rdEric Carlberg396
35thOtto von Rosen386
Men's team pistol5thVilhelm Carlberg
Eric Carlberg
Johan Hübner von Holst
Frans-Albert Schartau
1732
Men's individual trap shooting25thAlfred Swahn22
27thEdward Benedicks19

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyle3rdHarald Julin1:12.0
1st, heat 4
1:10.2
2nd, semifinal 1
1:08.0
HeatsRobert AnderssonUnknown
3-5, heat 3
Did not advance
Men's 400 metre freestyleHeatsRobert Andersson6:28.0
2nd, heat 2
Did not advance
Vilhelm AnderssonUnknown
4th, heat 1
Men's 1500 metre freestyleHeatsGunnar Wennerström27:15.4
2nd, heat 1
Did not advance
Gustaf Wretman28:40.8
3rd, heat 6
Vilhelm Andersson27:34.4
4th, heat 2
Men's 100 metre backstrokeHeatsGustaf WretmanUnknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke3rdPontus Hanson3:15.0
2nd, heat 4
3:13.0
2nd, semifinal 2
3:14.6
Semi-
finalist
Wilhelm Persson3:17.6
1st, heat 2
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
HeatsHjalmar Johansson3:21.2
2nd, heat 3
Did not advance
Per Fjästad3:31.4
2nd, heat 5
Torsten Kumfeldt3:24.6
2nd, heat 6
Max GumpelUnknown
3rd, heat 1
Adolf AnderssonUnknown
3rd, heat 7
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relaySemi-
finalist
Gustaf Wretman
Gunnar Wennerström
Harald Julin
Adolf Andersson
None heldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance

Tennis

Sweden was Great Britain's only competitor in the indoor tennis events, taking two bronze medals.

EventPlaceNameRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's indoor singles5thWollmar BoströmByeLost to EavesDid not advance
Gunnar SetterwallDefeated EscombeLost to Caridia
Women's indoor singles3rdMärtha AdlerstråhleNone heldByeLost to GreeneDid not advance
4thElsa WallenbergDefeated ColesLost to Eastlake-Smith
Men's indoor doubles3rdWollmar Boström
Gunnar Setterwall
None heldByeLost to
Caridia/Simond
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain35.375
Total international35.375
Sweden11.500
Total46.400

Tug of war

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.

EventPlaceAthletesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Tug of war4thAlbrekt Almqwist, Frans Fast, Carl-Emil Johansson, Emil Johansson,
Knut Johansson, Karl Krook, Karl-Gustaf Nilsson, Anders Wollgarth
ByeLost to
Great Britain
Liverpool Police
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Team Event First round Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Sweden men Men's tournament Bye  Belgium
L 4–8
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
EventPlaceWater poloistsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Men's water polo3rdRobert Andersson, Erik Bergvall, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin,
Torsten Kumfeldt, Axel Runström, Gunnar Wennerström
ByeLost to Belgium
8-4
Did not advance

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight4thGunnar PerssonByeDefeated
Blount
Defeated
Maróthy
Lost to
Porro
Lost to
Lindén
5thGustaf MalmströmDefeated
McKenzie
Defeated
Bruseker
Lost to
Porro
Did not advance
9thCarl Erik LundByeLost to
Orlov
Did not advance
Greco-Roman middleweight1stFrithiof MårtenssonDefeated
Bechynê
Defeated
Bradshaw
Defeated
Larsson
Defeated
Andersen
Defeated
Andersson
2ndMauritz AnderssonDefeated
S. Bacon
Defeated
Beck
Defeated
Eriksen
Defeated
Jósepsson
Lost to
Mårtensson
5thAxel FrankByeDefeated
Demin
Lost to
Jósepsson
Did not advance
17thHarry ChallstorpLost to
Beck
Did not advance
Greco-Roman light heavyweight5thFritz LarssonDefeated
Christiansen
Defeated
Wijbrands
Lost to
Weckman
Did not advance
EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Freestyle middleweight4thCarl AnderssonByeDefeated
Craige
Lost to
Relwyskow
Lost to
Beck
9thHarry ChallstorpLost to
Relwyskow
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Bohemia101.000
Denmark51.833
Finland02.000
Great Britain54.556
Hungary101.000
Italy02.000
Netherlands201.000
Russia11.500
United States101.000
Total international1610.615
Sweden11.500
Total1711.607

Sources

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