Sweden (SWE)

Overview

NOC	Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté
Flagbearers	99

Participants

Olympic Games	3983
Intercalated Games	39
Youth Olympic Games	191
Other competitors with SWE nationality	29

Description

With the exception of the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, Sweden has competed at every Olympic Games and every Olympic Winter Games. Sweden has been one of the more successful competing nations at the Olympics, placing second in the medal rankings of 1912, 1920, and 1948.

In total, the Swedes have won a total of 679 medals, 212 of them gold. Swedish athletes have excelled in many sports, particularly cross-country skiing (84 medals, 32 gold), wrestling (86 medals, 28 gold), and athletics (84 medals, 20 gold). However, the most successful Swede at the Olympics was a canoeist: Gert Fredriksson collected six golds, one silver and one bronze between 1948 and 1960. Three Swedish athletes have won nine medals overall, but with less golds than Fredriksson: cross-country skiers Sixten Jernberg and Charlotte Kalla (four and three golds, respectively) and sport shooter Alf Swahn (three golds).

The Swedes are one of the top countries at the Winter Games, with 176 medals and 65 gold medals coming at the Winter Olympics. As aforementioned, Sweden’s best Winter sport/discipline has been, by far, cross-country skiing. They have also excelled in speedskating, Alpine skiing, biathlon, and have always had one of the top ice hockey teams.

Stockholm, Sweden hosted the Games of the Vth Olympiad in 1912. Stockholm also hosted the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad in 1956 when Australia was unable to hold the equestrian events in Melbourne because of the country’s strict quarantine laws. Sweden also bid to host the 2004 Olympics (Stockholm), and the Winter Olympics of 1984 (Göteborg), 1988 (Falun), 1992 (Falun), 1994 (Östersund), 1998 (Östersund) and 2002 (Östersund), but these bids all failed.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition	As	Men	Women	Total
1896 Summer Olympics	Sweden	1	0	1	Results
1900 Summer Olympics	Sweden	10	0	10	Results
1908 Summer Olympics	Sweden	165	3	168	Results
1912 Summer Olympics	Sweden	422	23	445	Results
1920 Summer Olympics	Sweden	247	13	260	Results
1924 Summer Olympics	Sweden	146	13	159	Results
1924 Winter Olympics	Sweden	31	0	31	Results
1928 Summer Olympics	Sweden	87	13	100	Results
1928 Winter Olympics	Sweden	24	0	24	Results
1932 Summer Olympics	Sweden	78	3	81	Results
1932 Winter Olympics	Sweden	11	1	12	Results
1936 Summer Olympics	Sweden	163	8	171	Results
1936 Winter Olympics	Sweden	31	1	32	Results
1948 Summer Olympics	Sweden	162	19	181	Results
1948 Winter Olympics	Sweden	42	1	43	Results
1952 Summer Olympics	Sweden	183	23	206	Results
1952 Winter Olympics	Sweden	56	9	65	Results
1956 Summer Olympics	Sweden	74	14	88	Results
1956 Winter Olympics	Sweden	50	8	58	Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics	Sweden	9	0	9	Results
1960 Summer Olympics	Sweden	115	19	134	Results
1960 Winter Olympics	Sweden	41	6	47	Results
1964 Summer Olympics	Sweden	76	18	94	Results
1964 Winter Olympics	Sweden	49	8	57	Results
1968 Summer Olympics	Sweden	86	14	100	Results
1968 Winter Olympics	Sweden	59	9	68	Results
1972 Summer Olympics	Sweden	104	27	131	Results
1972 Winter Olympics	Sweden	49	9	58	Results
1976 Summer Olympics	Sweden	99	17	116	Results
1976 Winter Olympics	Sweden	30	9	39	Results
1980 Summer Olympics	Sweden	122	23	145	Results
1980 Winter Olympics	Sweden	49	12	61	Results
1984 Summer Olympics	Sweden	131	43	174	Results
1984 Winter Olympics	Sweden	51	9	60	Results
1988 Summer Olympics	Sweden	147	37	184	Results
1988 Winter Olympics	Sweden	54	13	67	Results
1992 Summer Olympics	Sweden	143	44	187	Results
1992 Winter Olympics	Sweden	56	17	73	Results
1994 Winter Olympics	Sweden	64	20	84	Results
1996 Summer Olympics	Sweden	111	66	177	Results
1998 Winter Olympics	Sweden	53	46	99	Results
2000 Summer Olympics	Sweden	98	52	150	Results
2002 Winter Olympics	Sweden	56	46	102	Results
2004 Summer Olympics	Sweden	62	53	115	Results
2006 Winter Olympics	Sweden	63	43	106	Results
2008 Summer Olympics	Sweden	50	73	123	Results
2010 Winter Olympics	Sweden	57	44	101	Results
2012 Summer Olympics	Sweden	55	78	133	Results
2014 Winter Olympics	Sweden	56	43	99	Results
2016 Summer Olympics	Sweden	64	86	150	Results
2018 Winter Olympics	Sweden	58	50	108	Results
2020 Summer Olympics	Sweden	55	78	133	Results
2022 Winter Olympics	Sweden	58	51	109	Results

Intercalated Games

Edition	As	Men	Women	Total
1906 Intercalated Games	Sweden	39	0	39	Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition	As	Men	Women	Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics	Sweden	6	9	15	Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics	Sweden	10	25	35	Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Sweden	9	24	33	Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics	Sweden	10	29	39	Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics	Sweden	8	10	18	Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics	Sweden	17	34	51	Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport)	Men	Women	Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing)	45	40	85	Results
Archery	12	13	25	Results
Art Competitions	47	3	50	Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	96	29	125	Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics)	0	1	1	Results
Athletics	472	73	545	Results
Badminton	10	9	19	Results
Basketball (Basketball)	12	0	12	Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball)	4	0	4	Results
Biathlon	45	20	65	Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh)	39	2	41	Results
Boxing	69	2	71	Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)	16	0	16	Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing)	2	0	2	Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)	65	20	85	Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing)	111	62	173	Results
Curling	21	18	39	Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling)	3	3	6	Results
Cycling Road (Cycling)	80	13	93	Results
Cycling Track (Cycling)	12	0	12	Results
Diving (Aquatics)	49	34	83	Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian)	29	15	44	Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)	44	12	56	Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian)	47	6	53	Results
Equestrian Vaulting (Equestrian)	5	0	5	Results
Fencing	90	10	100	Results
Figure Skating (Skating)	13	15	28	Results
Football (Football)	134	74	208	Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing)	32	13	45	Results
Golf	4	3	7	Results
Handball	93	43	136	Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey)	307	89	396	Results
Judo	16	7	23	Results
Luge	16	6	22	Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics)	0	1	1	Results
Modern Pentathlon	52	1	53	Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing)	15	0	15	Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	0	1	1	Results
Rowing	91	9	100	Results
Sailing	222	22	244	Results
Shooting	183	12	195	Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating)	1	0	1	Results
Skateboarding (Roller Sports)	1	0	1	Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing)	45	1	46	Results
Snowboarding (Skiing)	20	10	30	Results
Speed Skating (Skating)	65	10	75	Results
Swimming (Aquatics)	143	118	261	Results
Table Tennis	12	8	20	Results
Taekwondo	3	4	7	Results
Tennis	31	15	46	Results
Triathlon	1	1	2	Results
Tug-Of-War	19	0	19	Results
Volleyball (Volleyball)	11	0	11	Results
Water Polo (Aquatics)	50	0	50	Results
Weightlifting	51	2	53	Results
Wrestling	160	6	166	Results

Intercalated Games

Discipline (Sport)	Men	Total
Athletics	13	13	Results
Cycling Road (Cycling)	1	1	Results
Cycling Track (Cycling)	1	1	Results
Diving (Aquatics)	11	11	Results
Fencing	2	2	Results
Shooting	3	3	Results
Swimming (Aquatics)	6	6	Results
Tug-Of-War	8	8	Results
Weightlifting	1	1	Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport)	Men	Women	Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey)	1	1	2	Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing)	5	5	10	Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	2	2	4	Results
Athletics	2	3	5	Results
Badminton	1	1	2	Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball)	2	0	2	Results
Biathlon	7	7	14	Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh)	1	0	1	Results
Boxing	0	1	1	Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing)	5	5	10	Results
Curling	6	6	12	Results
Diving (Aquatics)	0	1	1	Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian)	1	0	1	Results
Fencing	1	1	2	Results
Figure Skating (Skating)	1	1	2	Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing)	7	6	13	Results
Golf	2	2	4	Results
Handball	0	14	14	Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey)	0	51	51	Results
Judo	0	1	1	Results
Luge	1	1	2	Results
Mixed Sports	4	6	10	Results
Rowing	0	2	2	Results
Sailing	1	0	1	Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh)	0	4	4	Results
Snowboarding (Skiing)	2	0	2	Results
Speed Skating (Skating)	1	1	2	Results
Swimming (Aquatics)	6	9	15	Results
Table Tennis	3	0	3	Results
Taekwondo	0	3	3	Results
Tennis	1	0	1	Results
Triathlon	1	1	2	Results
Wrestling	0	2	2	Results

Medals by Games

Edition	Competition Type	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1912 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	23	25	17	65
1920 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	19	20	25	64
1948 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	17	11	18	46
1952 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	12	13	10	35
1932 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	10	5	9	24
1908 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	8	6	11	25
2022 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	8	5	5	18
1928 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	7	6	12	25
2018 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	7	6	1	14
2006 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	7	2	5	14
1936 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	6	5	10	21
2020 Winter Youth Olympics	Youth Olympic Games	6	4	7	17
1956 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	5	5	6	16
2010 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	5	2	4	11
1924 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	4	13	12	29
1972 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	4	6	6	16
2000 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	4	5	3	12
1948 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	4	3	3	10
1984 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	4	2	2	8
2004 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	4	2	1	7
1976 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	4	1	0	5
1988 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	4	0	2	6
2020 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	3	6	0	9
1980 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	3	3	6	12
1964 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	3	3	1	7
1968 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	3	2	3	8
1960 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	3	2	2	7
2018 Summer Youth Olympics	Youth Olympic Games	3	2	1	6
2016 Winter Youth Olympics	Youth Olympic Games	3	2	0	5
1980 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	3	0	1	4
1956 Equestrian Olympics	Olympic Games	3	0	0	3
1984 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	2	11	6	19
2014 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	2	7	6	15
2016 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	2	6	3	11
1906 Intercalated Games	Intercalated Games	2	5	7	14
1956 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	2	4	4	10
1996 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	2	4	2	8
1964 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	2	2	4	8
1936 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	2	2	3	7
1928 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	2	2	1	5
2012 Winter Youth Olympics	Youth Olympic Games	2	2	0	4
1968 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	2	1	1	4
1994 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	2	1	0	3
2010 Summer Youth Olympics	Youth Olympic Games	2	0	3	5
1992 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	1	7	4	12
2012 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	1	4	3	8
1960 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	1	2	3	6
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Youth Olympic Games	1	2	3	6
1932 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	1	2	0	3
1972 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	1	1	2	4
1924 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	1	1	0	2
1992 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	1	0	3	4
1988 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	0	4	7	11
2008 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	0	4	1	5
2002 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	0	2	5	7
1998 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	0	2	1	3
1952 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	0	0	4	4
1976 Winter Olympics	Olympic Games	0	0	2	2
1900 Summer Olympics	Olympic Games	0	0	1	1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Cross Country Skiing	32	27	25	84
Wrestling	28	27	31	86
Athletics	20	23	41	84
Shooting	15	24	18	57
Canoe Sprint	11	9	3	23
Sailing	10	14	13	37
Swimming	9	16	14	39
Modern Pentathlon	9	7	5	21
Speed Skating	9	4	5	18
Alpine Skiing	8	2	9	19
Equestrian Dressage	7	5	7	19
Equestrian Eventing	7	4	3	14
Diving	6	8	7	21
Biathlon	6	6	6	18
Figure Skating	5	3	2	10
Artistic Gymnastics	5	2	1	8
Equestrian Jumping	4	4	3	11
Curling	4	3	4	11
Canoe Marathon	4	2	1	7
Cycling Road	3	5	8	16
Ice Hockey	2	4	5	11
Fencing	2	3	2	7
Freestyle Skiing	2	1	3	6
Art Competitions	2	0	2	4
Football	1	2	2	5
Table Tennis	1	1	1	3
Cycling Mountain Bike	1	0	0	1
Tug-Of-War	1	0	0	1
Boxing	0	5	6	11
Handball	0	4	0	4
Tennis	0	3	5	8
Archery	0	2	0	2
Rowing	0	2	0	2
Water Polo	0	1	2	3
Nordic Combined	0	1	1	2
Ski Jumping	0	1	1	2
Golf	0	1	0	1
Snowboarding	0	1	0	1
Triathlon	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	0	4	4
Equestrian Vaulting	0	0	1	1

Intercalated Games

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	2	4	5	11
Shooting	0	1	1	2
Tug-Of-War	0	0	1	1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Cross Country Skiing	4	4	3	11
Alpine Skiing	4	2	1	7
Ice Hockey	2	1	0	3
Athletics	2	0	1	3
Freestyle Skiing	1	1	2	4
Swimming	1	1	1	3
Golf	1	1	0	2
Beach Volleyball	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	1	0	0	1
Fencing	0	1	1	2
Rowing	0	1	0	1
Artistic Gymnastics	0	0	1	1
Biathlon	0	0	1	1
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Handball	0	0	1	1
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Gert Fredriksson	SWE	6	1	1	8
Sixten Jernberg	SWE	4	3	2	9
Gunde Svan	SWE	4	1	1	6
Henri Saint Cyr	SWE	4	0	0	4
Thomas Wassberg	SWE	4	0	0	4
Charlotte Kalla	SWE	3	6	0	9
Vilhelm Carlberg	SWE	3	4	0	7
Alf Swahn	SWE	3	3	3	9
Agneta Andersson	SWE	3	2	2	7
Oscar Swahn	SWE	3	1	2	6

Intercalated Games

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Eric Lemming	SWE	1	0	3	4
Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	1	0	0	1
John Svanberg	SWE	0	2	0	2
Bruno Söderström	SWE	0	1	1	2
Hübner von Holst	SWE	0	1	0	1
Knut Lindberg	SWE	0	1	0	1
Erik Granfelt	SWE	0	0	1	1
Oswald Holmberg	SWE	0	0	1	1
Axel Norling	SWE	0	0	1	1
Vilhelm Carlberg	SWE	0	0	1	1
Edward Dahl	SWE	0	0	1	1
Kristian Hellström	SWE	0	0	1	1
Gustaf Grönberger	SWE	0	0	1	1
Anton Gustafsson	SWE	0	0	1	1
Carl Svensson	SWE	0	0	1	1
Ture Wersäll	SWE	0	0	1	1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Adam Hofstedt	SWE	2	0	1	3
Märta Rosenberg	SWE	1	1	1	3
Edvin Anger	SWE	1	1	0	2
Marcus Kinhult	SWE	1	1	0	2
Johanna Hagström	SWE	1	1	0	2
Angelica Bengtsson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Lina Bäcklin	SWE	1	0	0	1
Khaddi Sagnia	SWE	1	0	0	1
Emmy Alasalmi	SWE	1	0	0	1
Sabina Küller	SWE	1	0	0	1
Maja Nylén-Persson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Emma Sahlin	SWE	1	0	0	1
Erik Wahlberg	SWE	1	0	0	1
Maria Furberg	SWE	1	0	0	1
Linnea Ström	SWE	1	0	0	1
Filip Ågren	SWE	1	0	0	1
Magdalena Fjällström	SWE	1	0	0	1
Kristin Andersson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Matildah Andersson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Sara Besseling	SWE	1	0	0	1
Johanna Eidensten	SWE	1	0	0	1
Wilma Ekström	SWE	1	0	0	1
Rebecca Höglund	SWE	1	0	0	1
Anna Johansson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Anna Kjellbin	SWE	1	0	0	1
Cajsa Lillbäck	SWE	1	0	0	1
Amanda Lindberg	SWE	1	0	0	1
Linn Peterson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Jessica Wahlström Hjorth	SWE	1	0	0	1
Malin Wong	SWE	1	0	0	1
Moa Lundgren	SWE	1	0	0	1
Anna Amholt	SWE	1	0	0	1
Josefin Bouveng	SWE	1	0	0	1
Fanny Brolin	SWE	1	0	0	1
Jennifer Carlsson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Wilma Carlsson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Julia Gustafsson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Therese Järnkrok	SWE	1	0	0	1
Lina Ljungblom	SWE	1	0	0	1
Sofie Lundin	SWE	1	0	0	1
Ronja Mogren	SWE	1	0	0	1
Linnéa Sjölund	SWE	1	0	0	1
Madelene Strömgren	SWE	1	0	0	1
Mina Waxin	SWE	1	0	0	1
Madelen Westerlund	SWE	1	0	0	1
Agnes Wilhelmsson	SWE	1	0	0	1
Ethel Wilhelmsson	SWE	1	0	0	1
David Åhman	SWE	1	0	0	1
Jonatan Hellvig	SWE	1	0	0	1
Ashwathi Pillai	SWE	1	0	0	1
Sara Junevik	SWE	1	0	0	1
Jonna Malmgren	SWE	1	0	0	1

IOC Members

Viktor Gustaf Balck	1894—1921
Clarence, Greve von Rosen	1900—1948
Sigfrid Edström	1921—1952
Clarence, Greve von Rosen	1948—1955
Bo Ekelund	1948—1965
Sigfrid Edström	1952—1964
Gustaf Dyrssen	1952—1970
Bo Ekelund	1965—1983
Gunnar Ericsson	1965—2013
Gustaf Dyrssen	1970—1981
Sven Thofelt	1970—1976
Sven Thofelt	1976—1993
Matts Carlgren	1976—1993
Matts Carlgren	1993—1999
Arne Ljungqvist	1994—2012
Gunnar Ericsson	1996—2013
Gunilla Lindberg	1996—
Pernilla Wiberg	2002—2010
Göran Petersson	2009—2012
Arne Ljungqvist	2012—
Stefan Holm	2013—
Frida Hansdotter	2022—
Petra Sörling	2023—