title: Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics
text: # Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics
  
  Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  Gold medals were not given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for first place, and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.
  
  ### Gold
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Ernst Fast | Athletics | Men's marathon | 19 July |
  
  Also three Swedish athletes, August Nilsson, Gustaf Söderström and Karl Gustaf Staaf, were part of a mixed team with three Danish athletes that won the Tug of War competition.
  
  ## Results by event
  
  ### Aquatics
  
  **Swimming**
  
  Sweden was represented by one swimmer in its first Olympic swimming appearance. Erickson advanced to the final in two of his three events, but won no medals.
  
  | Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Erik Erickson | Men's 200 metre freestyle | 3:05.8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Erik Erickson | Men's 1000 metre freestyle | 17:41.2 | 3 q | 17:50.0 | 9 |
  | Erik Erickson | Men's 200 metre backstroke | 4:05.4 | 4 q | 3:56.4 | 8 |
  
  ### Athletics
  
  8 Swedish athletes competed in 11 events, winning a bronze medal in the marathon.
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Isaac Westergren | Men's 60 metres | Unknown | 4–5 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Isaac Westergren | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ernst Fast | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:37:14.0 | |
  | Johan Nyström | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | – |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Tore Blom | Long jump | 5.770 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eric Lemming | Long jump | 5.500 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eric Lemming | Men's triple jump | — | — | Unknown | 7–13 |
  | Karl Staaf | Men's triple jump | — | — | Unknown | 7–13 |
  | Tore Blom | Men's high jump | — | — | 1.50 | 8 |
  | Eric Lemming | Men's high jump | — | — | 1.70 | 4 |
  | Eric Lemming | Men's pole vault | — | — | 3.10 | 4 |
  | August Nilsson | Men's pole vault | — | — | 2.60 | 8 |
  | Karl Staaf | Men's pole vault | — | — | 2.80 | 7 |
  | Karl Staaf | Men's standing triple jump | — | — | Unknown | 5–10 |
  | August Nilsson | Men's shot put | 10.86 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gustaf Söderström | Men's shot put | 11.18 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eric Lemming | Men's discus throw | 32.50 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gustaf Söderström | Men's discus throw | 33.07 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eric Lemming | Men's hammer throw | — | — | Unknown | 4 |
  | Karl Staaf | Men's hammer throw | — | — | Unknown | 5 |
  
  ### Fencing
  
  Sweden first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer.
  
  | Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Emil Fick | Men's foil | Not advanced | Not advanced | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Tug of war
  
  Sweden contributed 3 of the 6 members of the gold medal-winning team in the inaugural tug of war competition.
  
  | Athletes | Event | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Edgar Aabye (DEN)August NilssonEugen Schmidt (DEN)Gustaf SöderströmKarl Gustaf StaafCharles Winckler (DEN) | Tug of war | France W 2–0 | |
  