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Sweden At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 187 competitors, 143 men and 44 women, took part in 121 events in 22 sports. Medalists , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery The Swedish women, despite not having a spectacular showing in the individual round, nearly knocked off the heavily favored Korean squad in the team round quarterfinals. The Swedes tied the Koreans at 240 in the 27-arrow match, forcing a shootout that the Koreans won to eliminate the Swedes from medal contention. No other team came within 12 points of the Koreans, and the Korean team's average margin against the three other nations it faced was nearly 20 points. Women's Individual Competition: * Jenny Sjöwall — Round of 32, 18th place (0-1) * Liselotte Djerf — Round of 32, 28th place (0-1) * Kristina Persson-Nordlander — Ranking round, 34th place (0-0) Wom ... [...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] |
Wrestling At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 Kg
The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... as part of the wrestling program were held at the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya from July 27 to July 29. The wrestlers are divided into 2 groups. The winner of each group decided by a double-elimination system. Results Elimination A Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Summary Elimination B Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Summary Finals Final standing References External linksOfficial Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Greco-Roman 99kg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Bäckegren
Per Anders Bäckegren (born 25 July 1968 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... He was a member of the Swedish handball team which won the silver medal. In 1992, he played two matches and scored one goal. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Backegren, Anders 1968 births Living people Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Redbergslids IK players Handball players from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Andersson (handballer)
Robert Andersson (born 24 November 1969) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ystad Ystad (; older da, Ysted) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, a .... In 1992 he was a member of the Swedish handball team won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six match and scored six goals. Four years later he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again. He played two matches and scored one goal. External linksprofile 1969 births Living people Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in handball People from Yst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Andersson (handballer)
Per Magnus Andersson (born 17 May 1966) is a Swedish handball manager and former player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... He was voted as the best Swedish handballer on four occasions. In 1992, he was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament, playing all seven matches and scoring 18 goals. Four years later, he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again, playing six matches and scoring 16 goals. At the 2000 Games, he won his third silver medal with the Swedish team, playing all eight matches and scoring ten goals. Andersson is the manager of Portuguese side FC Porto since 2018. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 Metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women) in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20-year absence, since the ... program. The official report did not make clear on the third repechage, two semifinals, and final which events were the men's K-2 1000 m event and the men's K-4 1000 m event and would thus create confusion to the average reader. Medalists Results Heats 27 crews entered in four heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. One crew did not finish while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages. Repechages The top three crews in each of the three repechages and the fastest fourth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top four finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Sundqvist
Karl-Axel "Kalle" Sundqvist (born 29 November 1962) is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992. Sundqvist also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1985), two silvers (K-2 10000 m: 1993, K-4 1000 m: 1987), and seven bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1985, 1989; K-2 500 m: 1987, K-2 1000 m: 1993, K-2 10000 m: 1983, K-4 500 m: 1985, K-4 10000 m: 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...). References * * * 1962 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Olsson (canoeist)
Gunnar Olsson (born April 26, 1960) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992. Olsson also won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event in Copenhagen at the 1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and two bronze medals in the K-4 10000 m event in Poznan 1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and in the K-2 1000 m event in Copenhagen 1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark for the third time. The Danish city had hosted the event previously in 1950 and 1970. The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1960 births Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 Metres
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats 18 crews entered in three heats. These rounds were used for seeding in the semifinals. Semifinals The top four finishers in each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 7. References1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5.pp. 147–8. *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Pairs 500 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 493. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres Women's K-2 500 Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1992 Summer Olympics ...
The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women) in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20-year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games. Slalom events took place at La Seu d'Urgell while the sprint events took place at Castelldefels. Medal table Medal summary Slalom Sprint Men's events Women's events References1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5.pp. 134–52. * {{Canoeing and kayaking at the Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics events 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Gunnarsson
Susanne Gunnarsson (née Wiberg; born 8 September 1963 in Katrineholm) is a Swedish sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one gold (1996: K-2 500 m) and two silvers (1984: K-4 500 m, 1992: K-2 500 m). Gunnarsson also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 1993), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 200 m: 1998), and five bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1983, 1995; K-2 1000 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1981). She was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1996, jointly with Agneta Andersson Agneta Monica Andersson (born 25 April 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro County) is a former Sweden, Swedish canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with .... References * * External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Andersson
Agneta Monica Andersson (born 25 April 1961 in Karlskoga, Örebro County) is a former Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold (K-1 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1984, 1996), two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1984, K-2 500 m: 1992), and two bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1992, 1996). Andersson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1996, jointly with Susanne Gunnarsson. She also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1993), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1982, K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 500 m: 1993), and seven bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1981, 1985, 1987; K-2 500 m: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...). References Source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
