Sven Landberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSven Axel Richard•Landberg
Used nameSven•Landberg
Born6 December 1888 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Died11 April 1962 (aged 73 years 4 months 5 days) in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
AffiliationsStockholms GF, Täby (SWE)
NOC Sweden
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

Sven Landberg was one of the six members of the Swedish team who won gold in London in 1908 and in Stockholm in 1912 in the gymnastics team event. He was also an excellent football player playing forward for IFK Stockholm and occasionally for Vikingarnas FK. In 1910, he won his only cap in a friendly in Kristiania (Oslo) against Norway, as Sweden won 4-0. One year later, he supported the team of Djurgårdens IF in a match against the English Wanderers.

After completing his studies, Landberg became a clerk for Skandinaviska Kreditaktiebolaget. He entered the bank’s service in 1912. He was married to Margit Eva Elisabet Thunell.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) SWE Sven Landberg
Team, Men (Olympic) Sweden 1 Gold
1912 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) SWE Sven Landberg
Team, Men (Olympic) Sweden 1 Gold