Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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 .
Medalists
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
Event
Place
Athlete
Heats
Semifinals
Final
Men's 100 metres
Heats
Knut Lindberg
11.2 seconds 2nd, heat 8
Did not advance
Knut Stenborg
11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 7
Karl Fryksdal
Unknown 3rd, heat 12
Men's 200 metres
Semi- finalist
Sven Låftman
23.8 seconds 1st, heat 6
Did not start —, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Heats
Knut Stenborg
Unknown 4th, heat 2
Did not advance
Knut Lindberg
Unknown 4th, heat 11
Men's 400 metres
Heats
Sven Låftman
Unknown 3rd, heat 4
Did not advance
Arvid Ringstrand
Unknown 3rd, heat 14
Men's 800 metres
Semi- finalist
Kristian Hellström
None held
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 8
Did not advance
Evert Björn
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1
—
Edward Dahl
Did not finish —, semifinal 5
Frank Danielson
Did not finish —, semifinal 6
Men's 1500 metres
Semi- finalist
Edward Dahl
None held
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 8
Did not advance
Axel Andersson
Unknown 6th, semifinal 8
Evert Björn
Did not finish —, semifinal 3
Men's 110 metre hurdles
—
Oscar Lemming
Did not finish —, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's medley relay
Semi- finalist
Sven Laftman Knut Lindberg Knut Stenborg Evert Björn
None held
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 3 mile team race
Semi- finalist
John Svanberg
None held
14:57.0 6 points, team=21
Did not advance
Georg Peterson
15:14.4 7 points, team=21
Edward Dahl
15:21.0 8 points, team=21
No place
Axel Wiegandt
15:33.0 No score, team=21
Seth Landqvist
15:46.4 No score, team=21
Men's 5 miles
3rd
John Svanberg
None held
25:46.2 1st, semifinal 1
25:37.2
9th
Seth Landqvist
27:00.2 1st, semifinal 3
Unknown
Heats
Georg Peterson
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4
Did not advance
—
Edward Dahl
Did not finish —, semifinal 2
Men's marathon
8th
John Svanberg
None held
3:07:50.8
21st
Gustaf Törnros
3:30:20.8
—
Seth Landqvist
Did not finish
Johan Lindqvist
Did not finish
J. T. Bergvall
Did not start
J. G. A. Lundberg
Did not start
Georg Peterson
Did not start
Men's 3500 metre walk
7th
Einar Rothman
None held
17:40.2 3rd, semifinal 2
17:50.0
Men's 10 mile walk
—
Einar Rothman
None held
Did not finish —, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Jumping
Throwing
Cycling
Event
Place
Cyclist
Heats
Semifinals
Final
Men's 660 yards
Heats
Andrew Hansen
Unknown 3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 20 kilometres
5-9
Andrew Hansen
None held
34:53.6 1st, semifinal 5
Unknown
Semi- finalist
Gustaf Westerberg
33:41.4 3rd, semifinal 6
Did not advance
Men's 100 kilometres
9-17
Andrew Hansen
None held
2:50:21.4 1st, semifinal 1
Did not finish
Gustaf Westerberg
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2
Did not finish
Men's sprint
Heats
Andrew Hansen
Unknown 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.
Event
Place
Diver
Preliminary groups
Semi- finals
Final
Men's 10 metre platform
1st
Hjalmar Johansson
78.40 points 1st, group 2
80.75 points 1st, semifinal 2
83.75 points
2nd
Karl Malmström
73.95 points 2nd, group 2
67.00 points 2nd, semifinal 1
78.73 points
3rd
Arvid Spangberg
79.20 points 1st, group 4
72.30 points 1st, semifinal 1
74.00 points
4th
Robert Andersson
73.55 points 1st, group 5
66.75 points 2nd, semifinal 2
68.30 points
8th
Hilmer Löfberg
68.90 points 1st, group 3
59.18 points 4th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
9th
Harald Arbin
76.80 points 2nd, group 4
52.81 points 5th, semifinal 1
11th
Erik Adlerz
74.10 points 3rd, group 1
Did not advance
15th
Gunnar Vingqvist
65.70 points 4th, group 4
17th
Sigfrid Larsson
64.80 points 3rd, group 3
20th
Axel Runström
57.60 points 4th, group 5
Men's 3 metre springboard
14th
Karl Malmström
70.30 points 4th, group 3
Did not advance
20th
Sigfrid Larsson
64.50 points 5th, group 4
Fencing
Event
Place
Fencers
Play-in match
First round
Semi- finals
Final
Repechage
Silver medal match
Men's team épée
6th
Eric Carlberg Gustaf Lindblom Henry Peyron Pontus von Rosen
Bye
Lost to Belgium 11-6 Out 6th place
Did not advance
Not relegated
The Swedish men swept the medals, while the only female Swedish skater took 4th.
Summary
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
Event
Place
Gymnast
Score
Men's team
1st
Gösta 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 Widforss
438
Sailing
Class
Place
Boat
Sailors
6 metre
5th
Freja
Karl-Einar Sjögren , Birger Gustafsson , Jonas Jonsson
8 metre
2nd
Vinga
Carl Hellström , Edmund Thormählen , Erik Wallerius , Eric Sandberg , Harald Wallin
5th
Saga
John Carlsson , Edvin Hagberg , Hjalmar Lönnroth , Karl Ljungberg , August Olsson
Shooting
Swimming
Event
Place
Swimmer
Heats
Semifinals
Final
Men's 100 metre freestyle
3rd
Harald Julin
1:12.0 1st, heat 4
1:10.2 2nd, semifinal 1
1:08.0
Heats
Robert Andersson
Unknown 3-5, heat 3
Did not advance
Men's 400 metre freestyle
Heats
Robert Andersson
6:28.0 2nd, heat 2
Did not advance
Vilhelm Andersson
Unknown 4th, heat 1
Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Heats
Gunnar Wennerström
27:15.4 2nd, heat 1
Did not advance
Gustaf Wretman
28:40.8 3rd, heat 6
Vilhelm Andersson
27:34.4 4th, heat 2
Men's 100 metre backstroke
Heats
Gustaf Wretman
Unknown 3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke
3rd
Pontus Hanson
3:15.0 2nd, heat 4
3:13.0 2nd, semifinal 2
3:14.6
Semi- finalist
Wilhelm Persson
3:17.6 1st, heat 2
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Heats
Hjalmar Johansson
3:21.2 2nd, heat 3
Did not advance
Per Fjästad
3:31.4 2nd, heat 5
Torsten Kumfeldt
3:24.6 2nd, heat 6
Max Gumpel
Unknown 3rd, heat 1
Adolf Andersson
Unknown 3rd, heat 7
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay
Semi- finalist
Gustaf Wretman Gunnar Wennerström Harald Julin Adolf Andersson
None held
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Tennis
Sweden was Great Britain's only competitor in the indoor tennis events, taking two bronze medals.
Opponent nation
Wins
Losses
Percent
Great Britain
3
5
.375
Total international
3
5
.375
Sweden
1
1
.500
Total
4
6
.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.
Water polo
Summary
Wrestling
Sources