Sweden at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 81 competitors, 78 men and 3 women, took part in 51 events in 12 sports.^[2]

Sweden at the 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SWE
NOC	Swedish Olympic Committee
Website	www.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	81 [1] in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Bo Lindman
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 9 Silver 5 Bronze 9 Total 23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games.^[3]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Bertil Rönnmark	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
Gold	Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
Gold	Eric Malmberg	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's lightweight
Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's welterweight
Gold	Rudolf Svensson	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Carl Westergren	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's light heavyweight
Gold	Ivar Johansson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's middleweight
Gold	Johan Richthoff	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Tore Holm Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist	Sailing	Men's 6 metre class
Silver	Erik Svensson	Athletics	Men's triple jump
Silver	Thure Ahlqvist	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Silver	Bo Lindman	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
Silver	Thure Sjöstedt	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's light heavyweight
Silver	Bertil Sandström Thomas Byström Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.	Equestrian	Team dressage
Bronze	Allan Carlsson	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Axel Cadier	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Einar Karlsson	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Gustaf Klarén	Wrestling (freestyle)	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg	Sailing	Men's Star class
Bronze	Clarence von Rosen, Jr.	Equestrian	Individual jumping
Bronze	Clarence von Rosen, Jr.	Equestrian	Individual eventing
Bronze	Bernhard Britz	Cycling	Men's individual time trial
Bronze	Arne Berg Bernhard Britz Sven Höglund	Cycling	Men's team time trial

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1932.

Individual road race

• Bernhard Britz
• Sven Höglund
• Arne Berg
• Folke Nilsson

Team road race

• Bernhard Britz
• Sven Höglund
• Arne Berg

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Ingeborg Sjöqvist	10 m platform	34.52	4

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Three fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1932.

Men's épée

• Stig Lindström
• Bo Lindman
• Sven Thofelt

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1932.

• Johan Oxenstierna
• Bo Lindman
• Sven Thofelt

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Sweden in 1932 with Bertil Rönnmark winning a gold medal.

50 m rifle, prone

• Bertil Rönnmark
• Gustaf Andersson
• Karl August Larsson

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eskil Lundahl	100 m freestyle	1:06.2	19	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:16.4	11	Did not advance
Sigfrid Heyner	200 m breaststroke	3:00.7	15	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics