Sweden at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
| Sweden at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Squaw Valley | |
| Competitors | 47 (41 men, 6 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Einar Granath, ice hockey |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Klas Lestander | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
| Gold | Sixten Jernberg | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km |
| Gold | Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3 x 5 km relay |
 Silver | Sixten Jernberg | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Silver | Rolf Rämgård | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km |
 Bronze | Rolf Rämgård | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Bronze | Kjell Bäckman | Speed skating | Men's 10 000 m |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Missed targets | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Adolf Wiklund | 1'30:07.8 | 12 | 1'54:07.8 | 19 |
| Sven Agge | 1'30:21.7 | 9 | 1'48:21.7 | 16 | |
| Tage Lundin | 1'33:56.3 | 6 | 1'45:56.3 | 12 | |
| Klas Lestander | 1'33:21.6 | 0 | 1'33:21.6 | |
- 1 Two minutes added per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Per-Erik Larsson | 53:49.8 | 17 |
| Rolf Rämgård | 52:47.3 | 8 | |
| Janne Stefansson | 52:41.0 | 7 | |
| Sixten Jernberg | 51:58.6 | | |
| 30 km | Allan Andersson | 1'57:09.9 | 13 |
| Lennart Larsson | 1'53:53.2 | 5 | |
| Rolf Rämgård | 1'51:16.9 | | |
| Sixten Jernberg | 1'51:03.9 | | |
| 50 km | Assar Rönnlund | 3'09:46.6 | 12 |
| Sixten Jernberg | 3'05:18.0 | 5 | |
| Lennart Larsson | 3'03:27.9 | 4 | |
| Rolf Rämgård | 3'02:46.7 | | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Lars Olsson Janne Stefansson Lennart Larsson Sixten Jernberg |
2'21:31.8 | 4 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Britt Strandberg | 42:06.8 | 10 |
| Irma Johansson | 41:08.3 | 8 | |
| Barbro Martinsson | 41:06.2 | 7 | |
| Sonja Ruthström-Edström | 40:35.5 | 5 | |
- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström |
1'04:21.4 | |
Ice hockey
- Summary
| Team | Event | First round | Final round / Consolation round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CanadaL 2–5 |
 JapanW 19–0 |
2 Q FR | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United StatesL 3–6 |
 Soviet UnionT 2–2 |
 CzechoslovakiaL 1–3 |
Canada L 5–6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} GermanyW 8–2 |
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Group A
Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
- Canada 5–2 Sweden
- Sweden 19–0 Japan
Final round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 | Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 | Sweden |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
- USA 6–3 Sweden
- USSR 2–2 Sweden
- Czechoslovakia 3–1 Sweden
- Canada 6–5 Sweden
- Sweden 8–2 Germany (UTG)
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Lars Lundvall |
7 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 7th | Nisse Nilsson |
7 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 12th | Ronald Pettersson |
7 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (three jumps, best two counted and shown here)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lars Dahlqvist | Individual | 59.5 | 63.5 | 201.5 | 20 | 59:46.0 | 235.032 | 7 | 436.532 | 8 |
| Bengt Eriksson | 63.5 | 64.0 | 213.0 | 8 | 1'03:27.9 | 220.710 | 19 | 433.710 | 10 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Inge Lindqvist | Normal hill | 79.5 | 90.4 | 36 | 79.0 | 99.7 | 26 | 190.1 | 29 |
| Kjell Sjöberg | 78.5 | 94.1 | 31 | 46.0 fall | 33.8 | 45 | 127.9 | 45 | |
| Bengt Eriksson | 83.5 | 99.6 | 23 | 78.0 | 102.4 | 18 | 202.0 | 19 | |
| Rolf Strandberg | 86.5 | 100.0 | 20 | 81.0 | 104.8 | 11 | 204.8 | 18 | |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Gunnar Sjölin | 43.4 | 33 |
| Olle Dahlberg | 43.1 | 30 | |
| Per-Olof Brogren | 42.7 | 26 | |
| Hans Wilhelmsson | 40.5 | 4 | |
| 1500 m | Bo Karenus | 2:21.1 | 28 |
| Olle Dahlberg | 2:18.3 | 18 | |
| Gunnar Sjölin | 2:16.5 | 15 | |
| Per-Olof Brogren | 2:13.1 | 5 | |
| 5000 m | Olle Dahlberg | 8:17.0 | 13 |
| Kjell Bäckman | 8:16.0 | 12 | |
| Ivar Nilsson | 8:09.1 | 7 | |
| 10,000 m | Olle Dahlberg | 16:34.6 | 7 |
| Ivar Nilsson | 16:26.0 | 4 | |
| Kjell Bäckman | 16:14.2 | | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Elsa Einarsson | DNF | – |
| Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 48.7 | 15 | |
| 1000 m | Elsa Einarsson | 1:38.0 | 12 |
| Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 1:37.5 | 11 | |
| 1500 m | Elsa Einarsson | 2:32.9 | 9 |
| Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 2:31.5 | 7 | |
| 3000 m | Elsa Einarsson | 5:32.2 | 11 |
| Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 5:25.5 | 5 | |
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