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Sweden At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 177 competitors, 111 men and 66 women, took part in 109 events in 22 sports. Medalists Archery Swedish men returned to Olympic archery with a silver medal performance by Magnus Petersson. Veteran Göran Bjerendal was defeated in the first round. Women's Individual Competition: * Jenny Sjöwall → Round of 32, 26th place (1-1) * Christa Backman → Round of 64, 35th place (0-1) * Kristina Persson-Nordlander → Round of 64, 43rd place (0-1) Men's Individual Competition: * Magnus Petersson → Final, Silver Medal (5-1) * Mikael Larsson → Round of 32, 21st place (1-1) * Göran Bjerendal → Round of 64, 34th place (0-1) Women's Team Competition: * Sjöwall, Backman, and Persson → Quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1) Men's Team Competition: * Petersson, Larsson, and Bjerendal → Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1) Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles *Sven Nylander :*Heat — 49.54s :*Semi Final — 48.21s ... [...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] |
Sailing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Star
The Star Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 22 July to 2 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later t ..., United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled. Ten were sailed. Each team had two discards. Results Daily standings Conditions at the Star course areas Notes References * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Star Star Star (keelboat) competitions Unisex sailing at the Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Frändesjö
Lars Gunnar Martin Frändesjö (born 18 July 1971) is a Swedish handball player who competed 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 born in Gothenburg. In 1996 he was part of the Swedish handball team and won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played one match and scored six goals. Four years later he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again. He played five matches and scored 25 goals. External linksprofile {{DEFAULTSORT:Frandesjo, Martin 1971 births Living people Handball players from Gothenburg Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Carlén
Per Carlén (born 19 November 1960, in Karlstad) is a former handball player and current coach. He is the father of Swedish national handball player Oscar Carlén and Swedish national football player Hilda Carlén. His most recent coaching job was with the defending German champion HSV Hamburg, who sacked him on 29 December 2011. Player career Along with, among others, , , |
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] |
Swimming At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). Final References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 by 200 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1996 Summer Olympics
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. There were 762 competitors from 117 countries. This was the last Olympics where swimming B-finals were held. At the time of the games, the facility had a temporary 50m warm-up pool located behind the locker rooms and entry concourse (on the ground); as well as a temporary roof, and open walls (there were wall-like structures/curtains at the diving well and turning end of the pool). The open walls allowed for temporary seating to be in place during the games. A wall and new roof have since been placed on the facility. A total of 4 world records and 13 Olympic records were set during the competition Medal table Medal summary Men's events * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women's events * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Olympic and world records broken Note: Any world record is also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christer Wallin
Bengt Christer Wallin (born 17 June 1969 in Timrå, Västernorrland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Tommy Werner, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander. Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ... hosted the Summer Olympics, Wallin was on the team that once again captured the silver medal, this time alongside Frölander, Holmertz, and Anders Lyrbring. Wallin competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. Clubs * Umeå SS * Mölndals ASS References databaseOlympics* External links * 1969 births Living people People from Timrå Municipality Swimmers at the 1988 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Lyrbring
Anders Christer Lyrbring (born 21 March 1978 in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics together with Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974) is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012). Biography Frölander was born in Boden. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality. .... Clubs * Simavdelningen 1902 References databaseOlympics* 1978 births Living people Swimmers from Gothenburg Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Swedish male freestyle swimmers Simavdelningen 1902 swimmers Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Holmertz
Anders Holmertz (born 1 December 1968) is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle (200 and 400 meters) races in the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle. He is the brother of another Swedish swimmer, Mikael Holmertz. His first appearance at Olympic Games is in 1984 at Los Angeles, at the age of sixteen. Holmertz missed the final of 200 m freestyle, with the time of 1:51.70. He scored his first international medal at the European Championships of Sofia one year later, arriving 3rd in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. at Sports Reference Homertz's achieved his main success at the next edition of European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Frölander
Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974) is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012). Biography Frölander was born in Boden. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality. In the 1992 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay along with Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Tommy Werner. The Swedish team finished second behind the Unified Team. In the 1996 Summer Olympics, Frölander again finished second in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with the Swedish team. The team consisted of Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz, Frölander, Anders Lyrbring. This time the United States was the winning team. Frölander also competed in the 100 metre freestyle, where he finished ninth in the heats but scratched the B-final, and in the 100 metre butterfly event, where he finished 19th. The highlight of his career was when he won the gold in the 100 metre butterfly event at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
