title: Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics
text: # Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics
  
  Sweden competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Erik Bladström Sven Johansson | Canoeing | Men's F2 10000 m |
  | Gold | Torsten Ullman | Shooting | Men's free pistol |
  | Gold | Rudolf Svedberg | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's welterweight |
  | Gold | Ivar Johansson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's middleweight |
  | Gold | Axel Cadier | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's light-heavyweight |
  | Gold | Knut Fridell | Wrestling (freestyle) | Men's light-Heavyweight |
  | Silver | Gösta Almgren Birger Cederin Hans Drakenberg Gustaf Dyrssen Hans Granfelt Sven Thofelt | Fencing | Men's team épée |
  | Silver | Egon Svensson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's bantamweight |
  | Silver | John Nyman | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's heavyweight |
  | Silver | Thure Andersson | Wrestling (freestyle) | Men's welterweight |
  | Silver | Arvid Laurin Uno Wallentin | Sailing | Men's star class |
  | Bronze | Henry Jonsson | Athletics | Men's 5000 m |
  | Bronze | Fred Warngård | Athletics | Men's Hammer throw |
  | Bronze | Erik Ågren | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
  | Bronze | Tage Fahlborg Helge Larsson | Canoeing | Men's K2 10000 m |
  | Bronze | Gregor Adlercreutz Sven Colliander Folke Sandström | Equestrian | Team dressage |
  | Bronze | Torsten Ullman | Shooting | Men's rapid-fire pistol |
  | Bronze | Einar Karlsson | Wrestling (Greco-Roman) | Men's featherweight |
  | Bronze | Gösta Jönsson | Wrestling (freestyle) | Men's featherweight |
  | Bronze | Lennart Ekdahl Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Dagmar Salén Sven Salén | Sailing | Men's 6 metre class |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Five cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1936.
  
  ### Individual road race
  
  * Arne Berg
  * Berndt Carlsson
  * Ingvar Ericsson
  * Sven Johansson
  
  ### Team road race
  
  * Arne Berg
  * Berndt Carlsson
  * Ingvar Ericsson
  * Sven Johansson
  
  ### Time trial
  
  * Jonas Persson
  
  ## Fencing
  
  13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Sweden in 1936.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Bengt Ljungquist
  * Ivar Tingdahl
  * Hubert de Bèsche
  
  ### Men's épée
  
  * Hans Drakenberg
  * Hans Granfelt
  * Gustaf Dyrssen
  
  ### Men's team épée
  
  * Hans Granfelt, Sven Thofelt, Gustav Almgren, Gustaf Dyrssen, Hans Drakenberg, Birger Cederin
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Ivar Tingdahl
  * Hubert de Bèsche
  * Bengt Ljungquist
  
  ### Men's team sabre
  
  * Bengt Ljungquist, Knut Nordholm, Hubert de Bèsche, Ivar Tingdahl, Carl Johan Wachtmeister
  
  ### Women's foil
  
  * Berit Granquist
  * Ebba Gripenstedt
  
  ## Football
  
  ### Summary
  
  Key:
  
  * W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
  * A.E.T – After extra time.
  * RP – Game replayed
  
  | Team | Event | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Japan L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.
  
  * Sven Thofelt
  * Georg von Boisman
  * Ebbe Gyllenstierna
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Sweden had five rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.
  
  ### Men's coxed four
  
  * Erik Johansson
  * Carl Sjöblom
  * Lars Larsson
  * Harry Sköld
  * Sven Tisell (cox)
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Seven shooters represented Sweden in 1936. Torsten Ullman won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.
  
  ### 25 m rapid fire pistol
  
  * Torsten Ullman
  * Helge Meuller
  * Henrik Lönnberg
  
  ### 50 m pistol
  
  * Torsten Ullman
  * Helge Meuller
  * Gustaf Bergström
  
  ### 50 m rifle, prone
  
  * Bertil Rönnmark
  * Erland Koch
  * Karl August Larsson
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Team | Event | First round | First round | First round | First round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Sweden men | Men's tournament | Austria L 1–2 | Iceland W 11–0 | Switzerland W 6–0 | 2 Q | France L 1–2 | Germany L 1–4 | 4 | Great Britain W 4–2 | Netherlands L 3–4 | 7 |
  