Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  SWE
NOC Swedish Olympic Committee
Website www.sok.se (Swedish) (English)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 138 in 20 sports
Medals Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Sweden is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Swedish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Competitors

Athletics

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Swedish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2] The team will select its athletes with a specific qualifying standard based on the results at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2013 IAAF World Championships and the 2015 IAAF World Championships to ensure that the athlete can reach a top eight position.[3] Athletes who have not reached the Swedish Olympic Committee's qualification standard are marked with an asterisk (*).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Perseus Karlström 20 km walk N/A
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Daniel Ståhl Discus throw
Melker Svärd Jacobsson Pole vault
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Meraf Bahta 5000 m N/A
Sarah Lahti 10000 m N/A
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Angelica Bengtsson Pole vault
Michaela Meijer
Khaddi Sagnia Long jump

Badminton

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Sweden has qualified one badminton player for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Henri Hurskainen had claimed his Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[4]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Henri Hurskainen Men's singles

Boxing

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Sweden has qualified one boxer to compete in the women's middleweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympian Anna Laurell Nash had claimed her Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.[5]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Anna Laurell Nash Middleweight

Canoeing

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Sprint

Sweden has qualified a single boat in men's K-1 200 m for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[6] Meanwhile, two additional boats (women's K-1 200 m and women's K-2 500 m) were awarded to the Swedish squad by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany.[7]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Petter Menning Men's K-1 200 m
Linnea Stensils Women's K-1 200 m
Karin Johansson
Sofia Paldanius
Women's K-2 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

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Road

Swedish riders qualified for the following two quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 national finish in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
 
Emilia Fahlin Women's road race
Emma Johansson Women's road race
Women's time trial
Sara Mustonen Women's road race

Mountain biking

Swedish mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's nineteenth-place finish for men and sixteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's cross-country
Jenny Rissveds Women's cross-country

Equestrian

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Swedish equestrians have qualified a full squad in all three disciplines through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 2015 European Dressage Championships and the 2015 European Eventing Championships.[9][10]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Patrik Kittel Individual
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén


Patrik Kittel
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén


See above Team N/A

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

Individual







See above Team N/A

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

Individual







See above Team N/A

Football

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Men's tournament

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Sweden's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish and progressing to the semifinal match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic.[11]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
18:00*
v
Sweden  Match 6  Colombia

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
18:00*
v
Sweden  Match 9  Nigeria

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:00
v
Japan  Match 22  Sweden

Women's tournament

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The Swedish women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Netherlands.[12]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
13:00
v
Sweden  Match 1  South Africa

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
22:00
v
Brazil  Match 12  Sweden

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
22:00
v
China PR  Match 16  Sweden

Golf

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Swedish Olympic Committee have declared its intention to send golfers Henrik Stenson and Anna Nordqvist to the Olympics based on their results in the IGF World Rankings.[13]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Rank
Henrik Stenson Men's
Anna Nordqvist Women's

Gymnastics

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Artistic

Sweden has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Emma Larsson had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[14]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Emma Larsson

Handball

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Men's tournament

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The Swedish men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Malmö.[15]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Host.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
11:30
v
Sweden  v  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:50
v
Egypt  v  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
19:50
v
Slovenia  v  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
19:50
v
Sweden  v  Poland Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40
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Sweden  v  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Women's tournament

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Sweden's women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Astrakhan, Russia.[16]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
21:50
v
Sweden  v  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
09:30
v
South Korea  v  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
14:40
v
Russia  v  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
11:30
v
Sweden  v  Netherlands Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:30
v
Sweden  v  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Judo

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Sweden has qualified four judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Brothers Robin and Martin Pacek, along with London 2012 Olympian Marcus Nyman, were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Rankings of May 30, 2016, while Mia Hermansson at women's half-middleweight (63 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as Sweden's top-ranked judoka based on World Ranking points.[17][18]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Robin Pacek Men's −81 kg
Marcus Nyman Men's −90 kg
Martin Pacek Men's −100 kg
Mia Hermansson Women's −63 kg N/A

Rowing

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Sweden has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anna Malvina Svennung Women's single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

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Swedish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[19][20][21] In December 2015, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) had announced the names of six crews to be selected to the Rio regatta, including 2012 Olympic champion Max Salminen, while Laser sailor Jesper Stålheim joined the fleet four months later in another Olympic selection.[17][22]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Jesper Stålheim Laser N/A
Max Salminen Finn N/A
Fredrik Bergström
Anton Dahlberg
470 N/A
 
 
49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Josefin Olsson Laser Radial N/A
Lisa Ericson
Hanna Klinga
49erFX

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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Swedish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[23]

On November 14, 2015, skeet shooters Stefan Nilsson and Marcus Svensson were among the initial batch of Swedish athletes to assure their selection to the Olympic team. Initially, Sweden secured a quota place in the women's 10 m air rifle, but the Swedish Olympic Committee chose to exchange it with the men's double trap instead based on performances throughout the qualifying period. The slot was awarded to London 2012 silver medalist Håkan Dahlby.[24]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Håkan Dahlby Men's double trap
Stefan Nilsson Men's skeet
Marcus Svensson

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

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Swedish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[25][26]

On November 14, 2015, five Swedish swimmers had been selected to the Olympic team, including world record holder Sarah Sjöström in the women's 100 m butterfly.[17]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erik Persson 200 m breaststroke
Simon Sjödin 200 m individual medley
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michelle Coleman 100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
Stina Gardell 200 m individual medley
Sophie Hansson 100 m breaststroke
Jennie Johansson
Sarah Sjöström 50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Michelle Coleman
Louise Hansson
Ida Marko Varga
Sarah Sjöström
4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/A
Michelle Coleman
Stina Gardell
Louise Hansson
Ida Marko Varga
Sarah Sjöström
4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/A
Jennie Johansson
Ida Lindborg
Sarah Sjöström


4 × 100 m medley relay N/A
Olympic Qualifying Time
  • Women's 100 m backstroke – 1 quota place (Sarah Sjöström)
  • Women's 100 m butterfly – 1 additional quota place (Louise Hansson)
  • Women's 200 m individual medley – 1 additional quota place (Louise Hansson)

Table tennis

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Sweden has entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Pär Gerell and Li Fen secured one of the ten available Olympic berths each in the men's and women's singles, respectively, while Matilda Ekholm rounded out the Olympic lineup by winning the repechage play-off match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad.[27] Kristian Karlsson was automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players to join Gerell in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[28]

Kristian's brother Mattias Karlsson was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish outside the continental zones in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[29] Anton Källberg has been selected as reserve in the men's team event.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pär Gerell Men's singles
Kristian Karlsson
Pär Gerell
Kristian Karlsson
Mattias Karlsson
Men's team N/A
Matilda Ekholm Women's singles
Li Fen

Taekwondo

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Sweden entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Nikita Glasnović and 2012 Olympian Elin Johansson qualified automatically for in their respective classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[30]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nikita Glasnović Women's −57 kg
Elin Johansson Women's −67 kg

Tennis

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Johanna Larsson Women's singles

Triathlon

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Sweden has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 silver medalist Lisa Nordén was selected as the highest-ranked triathlete from Europe outside the top 40 in the women's event based on the ITU Points List.[31]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Lisa Nordén Women's

Wrestling

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Sweden has qualified a total of seven wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots each in all women's freestyle events (except 48, 63, & 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships.[32] Meanwhile, four further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Swedish roster in separate World Qualification Tournaments; two of them at the initial meet in Ulaanbaatar and two more at the final meet in Istanbul.[33]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zakarias Berg −85 kg
Fredrik Schön −98 kg
Johan Eurén −130 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sofia Mattsson −53 kg
Johanna Mattsson −58 kg
Henna Johansson −63 kg
Jenny Fransson −69 kg

See also

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