Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
competed at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
in Berlin, Germany. 171 competitors, 163 men and 8 women, took part in 84 events in 17 sports.
Ivar Tingdahl
Ivar Tingdahl (21 December 1893 – 9 February 1962) was a Swedish male foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...
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Hubert de Bèsche
Hubert Wathier August de Bèsche (7 July 1911 – 11 March 1997) was a Swedish foil and sabre fencer. He competed in three events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the Swedish Am ...
Hans Drakenberg
Hans Drakenberg (4 February 1901 – 1 November 1982) was a Swedish épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-cent ...
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Hans Granfelt
Hans Granfelt (26 October 1897 – 5 September 1963) was a Swedish fencer and discus thrower. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he competed in the discus throw and served as the Swedish flag bearer.Gustaf Dyrssen
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Hans Granfelt
Hans Granfelt (26 October 1897 – 5 September 1963) was a Swedish fencer and discus thrower. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he competed in the discus throw and served as the Swedish flag bearer.Sven Thofelt
Sven Alfred Thofelt (19 May 1904 – 1 February 1993) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed at the 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Thofelt was born on 19 May 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of m ...
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Gustav Almgren
Gustav Almgren (6 November 1906 – 31 August 1936) was a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known ...
Hans Drakenberg
Hans Drakenberg (4 February 1901 – 1 November 1982) was a Swedish épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-cent ...
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Birger Cederin
Birger Cederin (20 April 1895 – 22 March 1942) was a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as ...
Ivar Tingdahl
Ivar Tingdahl (21 December 1893 – 9 February 1962) was a Swedish male foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...
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Hubert de Bèsche
Hubert Wathier August de Bèsche (7 July 1911 – 11 March 1997) was a Swedish foil and sabre fencer. He competed in three events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the Swedish Am ...
Hubert de Bèsche
Hubert Wathier August de Bèsche (7 July 1911 – 11 March 1997) was a Swedish foil and sabre fencer. He competed in three events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the Swedish Am ...
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Ivar Tingdahl
Ivar Tingdahl (21 December 1893 – 9 February 1962) was a Swedish male foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...
Berit Granquist
Berit Granquist (21 May 1909 – 12 December 2001) was a Swedish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill mach ...
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1936.
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Sven Thofelt
Sven Alfred Thofelt (19 May 1904 – 1 February 1993) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed at the 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Thofelt was born on 19 May 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of m ...
Torsten Ullman
Torsten Ullman (27 July 1908 – 11 May 1993) was a Swedish pistol shooter and entrepreneur, most famous for his gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where the Germans were favourites in the free pistol competition but Ullman won by a mar ...
won a gold medal in 50 m pistol and a bronze in the 25 m pistol.
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25 m rapid fire pistol
25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after which ...
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Torsten Ullman
Torsten Ullman (27 July 1908 – 11 May 1993) was a Swedish pistol shooter and entrepreneur, most famous for his gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where the Germans were favourites in the free pistol competition but Ullman won by a mar ...
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Helge Meuller
Helge Meuller (15 March 1909 – 22 April 1988) was a Swedish sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of ...
50 m pistol
The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...
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Torsten Ullman
Torsten Ullman (27 July 1908 – 11 May 1993) was a Swedish pistol shooter and entrepreneur, most famous for his gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where the Germans were favourites in the free pistol competition but Ullman won by a mar ...
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Helge Meuller
Helge Meuller (15 March 1909 – 22 April 1988) was a Swedish sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of ...
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Gustaf Bergström
John Laurentius Gustaf Adolf Bergström (4 July 1884 – 9 February 1938), known as Gustaf Bergström, was a Swedish football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 tournament, he was a part of the Swedish football team th ...
Erland Koch
Erland Koch (3 January 1867 – 29 April 1945) was a German Empire, German shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He won the bronze medal in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team clay pigeo ...
1936
Events
January–February
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