title: Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics
text: # Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  
  Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | John Ljunggren | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | 31 July |
  | Gold | Arne Åhman | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 3 August |
  | Gold | William Grut | Modern pentathlon | Men's individual | 4 August |
  | Gold | Tore Sjöstrand | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 5 August |
  | Gold | Henry Eriksson | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 6 August |
  | Gold | Kurt Pettersén | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 6 August |
  | Gold | Gustav Freij | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | 6 August |
  | Gold | Gösta Andersson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman welterweight | 6 August |
  | Gold | Axel Grönberg | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 6 August |
  | Gold | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 6 August |
  | Gold | John Mikaelsson | Athletics | Men's 10 kilometres walk | 7 August |
  | Gold | Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K-1 10000 metres | 11 August |
  | Gold | Hans Berglund Lennart Klingström | Canoeing | Men's K-2 10000 metres | 11 August |
  | Gold | Gert Fredriksson | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 12 August |
  | Gold | Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 metres | 12 August |
  | Gold | Sweden national football teamSune AnderssonPär BengtssonHenry CarlssonRune EmanuelssonGunnar GrenEgon JönssonBörje LeanderNils LiedholmTorsten LindbergErik NilssonStellan NilssonBertil NordahlGunnar NordahlKnut NordahlStig NyströmKjell RosénBirger RosengrenKalle Svensson | Football | Men's tournament | 13 August |
  | Silver | Ivar Sjölin | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 July |
  | Silver | Gösta Frändfors | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 31 July |
  | Silver | Bertil Antonsson | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | 31 July |
  | Silver | Erik Elmsäter | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 5 August |
  | Silver | Lennart Strand | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 6 August |
  | Silver | Olle Anderberg | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 August |
  | Silver | Tor Nilsson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | 6 August |
  | Silver | Ingemar Johansson | Athletics | Men's 10 kilometres walk | 7 August |
  | Silver | Folke Bohlin Gösta Brodin Hugo Johnson | Sailing | Dragon | 12 August |
  | Silver | Gunnar Nilsson | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | 13 August |
  | Silver | Robert Selfelt Olof Stahre Sigurd Svensson | Equestrian | Team eventing | 13 August |
  | Bronze | Bertil Albertsson | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 30 July |
  | Bronze | Rune Larsson | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles | 31 July |
  | Bronze | Thure Johansson | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight | 31 July |
  | Bronze | Erik Lindén | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 31 July |
  | Bronze | Bengt Fahlqvist | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light heavyweight | 31 July |
  | Bronze | Torsten Ullman | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | 2 August |
  | Bronze | Jonas Jonsson | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle, prone position | 3 August |
  | Bronze | Ann-Britt Leyman | Athletics | Women's long jump | 4 August |
  | Bronze | Gösta Gärdin | Modern pentathlon | Men's individual | 4 August |
  | Bronze | Sven Lundquist | Shooting | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 4 August |
  | Bronze | Göte Hagström | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 5 August |
  | Bronze | Per Hjalmar Carleson Frank Cervell Carl Forssell Bengt Ljungquist Sven Thofelt Arne Tollbom | Fencing | Men's team épée | 6 August |
  | Bronze | Folke Alnevik Rune Larsson Kurt Lundquist Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 7 August |
  | Bronze | Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August |
  | Bronze | Gösta Magnusson | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg | 11 August |
  | Bronze | Carl Robert Ameln Martin Hindorff Tore Holm Torsten Lord Gösta Salén | Sailing | Men's 6 metre class | 12 August |
  | Bronze | Robert Selfelt | Equestrian | Individual eventing | 13 August |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Men's 110 metres hurdles
  
  * Håkan Lidman
  * Börje Rendin
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.
  
  ### Individual road race
  
  * Nils Johansson
  * Harry Snell
  * Åke Olivestedt
  * Olle Wänlund
  
  ### Team road race
  
  * Nils Johansson
  * Harry Snell
  * Åke Olivestedt
  * Olle Wänlund
  
  ## Fencing
  
  Eight fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Bo Eriksson
  * Nils Rydström
  
  ### Men's épée
  
  * Bengt Ljungquist
  * Frank Cervell
  * Carl Forssell
  
  ### Men's team épée
  
  * Sven Thofelt, Per Carleson, Frank Cervell, Carl Forssell, Bengt Ljungquist, Arne Tollbom
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Bo Eriksson
  
  ## Football
  
  ### Summary
  
  Key:
  
  * W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
  * A.E.T – After extra time.
  * RP – Game replayed
  
  | Team | Event | Primary round | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Bye | Austria W 3–0 | South Korea W 12–0 | Denmark W 4–2 | Yugoslavia W 3–1 | |
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1948.
  
  * Willie Grut
  * Gösta Gärdin
  * Sune Wehlin
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Sweden had three male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.
  
  ### Men's single sculls
  
  * Curt Brunnqvist
  
  ### Men's coxless pair
  
  * Evert Gunnarsson
  * Bernt Torberntsson
  
  ## Sailing
  
  Thirteen Swedish sailor participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
  
  Sweden had three reserves that did not participate in any events; Carl-Erik Ohlson, Charles Eriksson and Sven Rinman.
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Eleven shooters represented Sweden in 1948.
  
  ### 25 metre pistol
  
  * Sven Lundquist
  * Torsten Ullman
  * Claes Egnell
  
  ### 50 metre pistol
  
  * Torsten Ullman
  * Sture Nordlund
  * Lars Berg
  
  ### 300 metre rifle
  
  * Kurt Johansson
  * Holger Erbén
  * Walther Fröstell
  
  ### 50 metre rifle
  
  * Jonas Jonsson
  * Uno Berg
  * Erland Koch
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Team | Event | Round one | Round one | Round one | Round two | Round two | Round two | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Sweden men | Men's tournament | Switzerland W 6–1 | Spain W 4–1 | 1 Q | Belgium D 1–1 | United States W 7–0 | 1 Q | Netherlands L 3–5 | — | 3 | Egypt W 3–2 | France D 1–1 | 5 |
  