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Sweden At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. 145 competitors, 122 men and 23 women, took part in 102 events in 18 sports. Medalists Gold *Johan Harmenberg — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual *Bengt Baron — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Backstroke *Pär Arvidsson — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Butterfly Silver * Per Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle *Lars-Göran Carlsson — Shooting, men's Skeet Shooting * Agneta Eriksson, Tina Gustafsson, Carina Ljungdahl and Agneta Mårtensson — Swimming, Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay Bronze * Per Johansson — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle * Sven Johansson — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions * Benni Ljungbeck — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight * Lars-Erik Skiöld — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight * Göran Marström and Jörgen Ragnarsson — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition *George Horvath, Svante Rasmuson and Lennart Pettersson — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Olympic Committee
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) ( sv, Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (SOK)) is the Swedish National Olympic Committee (NOC). The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run the "Elitprogrammet". Members of the committee are 45 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and twelve members. History The Swedish Olympic Committee was founded on 27 April 1913 and recognized by International Olympic Committee the same year. Presidents The Swedish Olympic Committee has had the following presidents: Notable names of the International Olympic Committee Executive committee The committee of the SOC is represented by: * President: Mats Årjes * Vice Presidents: Per Palmström, Maria Damgren-Nilsson * Secretary General: Gunilla Lindberg * IOC members: Gunilla Lindberg, Stefan Holm * Members: Katarina Henriksson, Malin Eggertz Forsmark, Olle Dahlin, Anders Larsson, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Johansson (sport Shooter)
Sven Johansson (born 1 January 1945) is a retired Swedish rifle shooter. He competed in two-three individual events at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions 50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing ... in 1980. Johansson also won one bronze medal at the world (1970) and two at European championships (1969 and 1977). issf-sports.org References 1945 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Persson
Lars Tommy Persson (born 23 December 1954 in Östra Grevie, Skåne) is a retired long-distance runner from Sweden. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984) in the men's marathon, finishing in 30th place in Moscow. Persson, nicknamed "Tomis", won the 1985 Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race. At the 2009 Stockholm Marathon more t .... Achievements References 1954 births Living people Swedish male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell-Erik Ståhl
Kjell-Erik Bertil Ståhl (born 17 February 1946 in Killeberg, Skåne) is a retired long-distance runner from Sweden. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984) in the men's marathon, finishing in 19th place in Moscow. Ståhl twice won the Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race. At the 2009 Stockholm Marathon more t .... He holds the Swedish marathon record with 2:10:38 set in 1983. He holds the Single Age World Record in the marathon for men who are 49 years of age, at 2:19:47, set on 10 June 1995 in Stockholm (source: Association of Road Racing Statisticians, updated 1 Nov 2019). In 2007 the German issue of Runners World featured an article about him. In one 12-month period, between August 1981 and August 1982, he ran 14 marathons with an average finishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Bjerendal
Göran Bjerendal (born 21 October 1951) is a Swedish archer. He competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988 and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1951 births Living people Swedish male archers Olympic archers for Sweden Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Svensson
Rolf Svensson (born 29 June 1935) is a Swedish archer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1935 births Living people Swedish male archers Olympic archers for Sweden Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Lisa Berglund
Anna-Lisa Berglund (18 January 1935 – 3 June 2019) was a Swedish archer who competed at three Olympic Games in archery for Sweden. Career Berglund held two world records at the 30m distance. In 1971 she became the 23rd Swedish archer to receive a Storr Grabb award. She participated in the women's individual event at the 1972, 1976 and the 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ... Olympic Games finishing 34th, 11th and 16th respectively. References External links Profile on worldarchery.org 1935 births 2019 deaths Swedish female archers Olympic archers for Sweden Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Pettersson (pentathlete)
Brigadier General Ingvar ''Lennart'' Pettersson (born 1 February 1951) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer and former modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the team event. Early life Pettersson was born on 1 February 1951 in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of Ingvar Pettersson and his wife May (née Svanberg). He grew up in Knivsta in Uppland. During his school days, Pettersson got the opportunity to do a work life orientation at Uppland Wing (F 16) in Uppsala after the father of one of his friends worked at the wing and arranged a place for him. Pettersson was good at most sports, but his physical education teacher encouraged him to focus on modern pentathlon. Thanks to the modern pentathlon, Pettersson started riding as a 14-year-old. It was at the Royal Norrland Dragoons (K 4) in Umeå, at that time there were still cavalry left there. Pettersson eventually moved to Uppsala where he continued to ride once a week as part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svante Rasmuson
Svante Rasmuson (born 18 November 1955) is a Swedish modern pentathlete and fencer. He won a bronze medal in the modern pentathlon event with his team at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References 1955 births Living people Sportspeople from Uppsala Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Swedish male modern pentathletes Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Horvath
George Horvath (14 March 1960 – 3 May 2022) was a Swedish modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc .... He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the team event. References External links * 1960 births 2022 deaths Swedish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon People from Danderyd Municipality Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörgen Ragnarsson
Jörgen Ragnarsson (born 19 May 1954) is a former Swedish sailor who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ..., where he won a bronze medal in the Tornado class together with Göran Marström. References Swedish male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Tornado Olympic sailors for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing 1954 births Living people Linköpings Jolleseglarklubb sailors Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
