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

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 10m Platform * Ragnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol * Gunnar Larsson — Swimming, Men's 200m Individual Medley * Gunnar Larsson — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley

Silver

* Gunnar Jervill — Archery, Men's Individual Competition * Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard * Rolf Peterson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m * Jan Karlsson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight *

Pelle Pettersson Pelle Helmer Petterson (born 31 July 1932) is a Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson and Norwegian-born Borgny Petterson (born Holm), and studied design at the leading Pratt Institute in New York from 1955 thro ...

and

Stellan Westerdahl Stellan Westerdahl (10 November 1935 – 27 August 2018) was a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the ''Star (sailboat), star class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics with Pelle Pettersson. References External links

* 1935 birt ...

— Sailing, Men's Star Class *

Bo Knape Bo Knape (born 16 August 1949) is a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the '' Soling class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

, Stefan Krook,

Lennart Roslund Lennart Roslund (born 15 February 1946) is a Swedish sailor. He won a silver medal in the '' Soling class'' at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...

and Stig Wennerström — Sailing, Men's Soling Class

Bronze

Rickard Bruch Björn Rickard "Ricky" Bruch (; 2 July 1946 – 30 May 2011) was a Swedish discus thrower, poet and actor. Career Bruch was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, grew up in Skåne, and was later a long-time resident of Malmö. His main discipline was th ...

— Athletics, Men's Discus Throw *

Hasse Thomsén Hasse Evert Thomsén (27 February 1942 – 26 April 2004) was a heavyweight boxer from Sweden who won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals he was defeated by Romania's eventual silver medalist Ion Alexe Ion Alexe ...

— Boxing, Men's Heavyweight *

Jan Jönsson Jan Jönsson (born 24 May 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former player. Career Playing career He spent most of his playing career with Halmstads BK. Coaching career Between 1993 and 1994 he was the Sanfrecce Hiroshima assistant coac ...

— Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual competition *

Ulla Håkanson Ulla Håkanson (also Håkansson, born 9 November 1937) is a Swedish equestrian. She won a bronze medal in dressage at the 1972 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Lo ...

, Ninna Swaab and Maud von Rosen — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition * Hans Bettembourg — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight * Jan Karlsson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Sweden entered three men and two women. Gunnar Jervill won a silver medal in the men's competition. Men's Individual Competition: * Gunnar Jervill – 2481 points (→ Silver Medal) *

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, Let ...

– 2386 points (→ 16th place) *

Olov Bostroem Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/ Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: * Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 * Per-Olov ...

– 2347 points (→ 27th place) Women's Individual Competition: *

Maj-Britt Johansson Maj-Britt Johansson (14 November 1928 – 31 May 2015) was a Swedish archer who represented Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclo ...

– 2283 points (→ 19th place) *

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 rec ...

– 2185 points (→ 34th place)

Athletics

Men's 1500 metres *

Gunnar Ekman Nils Gunnar Ekman (born 18 June 1943) is a Swedish middle-distance runner. He reached semifinals of the 1500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly k ...

:* Heat — 3:40.4 :* Semifinals — 3:39.4 (→ did not advance) * Ulf Hogberg :* Heat — 3:41.5 :* Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres *

Anders Gärderud Sven Anders Gärderud (born 28 August 1946) is a Swedish former track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Gärderud was born to an orienteering competitor, and was an accomplished ...

:* Heat — 13:57.2 (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump *

Jan Dahlgren Jan Erik Fredrik Dahlgren (born 19 February 1947) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He competed at the 1966, 1969 and 1971 European championships and at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and finished in 10–14th place; he also placed fourth at the 197 ...

:* Qualifying Round — 2.15m :* Final — 2.15m (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) *

→ Bronze Medal :* First Round — Defeated

Jean Bassomben Jean Bassomben (born 11 April 1943) is a Cameroonian boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

(CMR), 4:1 :* Quarterfinals — Defeated

Carroll Morgan Carroll Morgan may refer to: * Carroll Morgan (boxer) * Carroll Morgan (computer scientist) Charles ''Carroll'' Morgan (born 1952) is an American computer scientist who moved to Australia in his early teens. He completed his education there (hi ...

(CAN), KO-3 :* Semifinals — Lost to

Ion Alexe Ion Alexe (born 25 July 1946) is a retired heavyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972, losing to Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (29 March 1952 – 11 June 2012) wa ...

(ROM), TKO-2

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Sweden in 1972. ; Individual road race * Lennart Fagerlund — 42nd place *

Sven-Åke Nilsson Sven-Åke Nilsson (born 13 September 1951) is a Swedish retired road racing cyclist. His sporting career began with CK Ringen Malmö. He was a professional cyclist from 1977 until his retirement in 1984. For half a decade early in his career h ...

— 44th place *

Leif Hansson Leif Hansson (born 18 March 1946) is a Swedish former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ente ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) * Bernt Johansson — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

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* Lennart Fagerlund * Tord Filipsson *

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard * Ulrika Knape — 434.19 points (→ Silver Medal) * Agneta Henriksson — 417.48 points (→ 6th place) Women's 10m Platform * Ulrika Knape — 390.00 points (→ Gold Medal)

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1972. ; Men's foil * Per Sundberg ; Men's épée * Rolf Edling *

Orvar Jönsson Orvar Jönsson (born 5 September 1950) is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...

* Carl von Essen ; Men's team épée *

Hans Wieselgren Hans Wieselgren (born 26 March 1952) is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...

, Carl von Essen,

, Rolf Edling, Per Sundberg ; Women's foil * Kerstin Palm

Gymnastics

Handball

;Summary ;Men's Team Competition In a very tight division for the first round, Sweden came out in first place after a tie-breaker with the Soviet Union. Both teams had tied twice (Sweden had tied Poland and the Soviet Union) and won once. Sweden's victory was over Denmark. Both teams advanced to the second round with a 0-0-1 record to start, already behind East Germany which had defeated Czechoslovakia to enter with a 1-0-0 record. Sweden lost its games to those two opponents while the Soviet Union split its pair, dropping the Swedes to fourth place in the division. They played against Hungary for seventh and eighth places, winning 19-18. *Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Sweden – Poland 13-13 (5-7) :* Sweden – Soviet Union 11-11 (4-3) :* Sweden – Denmark 16-10 (8-4) *Second Round (Group A) :* Sweden – Czechoslovakia 12-15 (6-7) :* Sweden – East Germany 11-14 (6-8) *Classification Match :* Sweden – Hungary 19-18 (11-8) → 7th place *Team Roster :*

Björn Andersson Björn Andersson (born 20 July 1951) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for representing Bayern Munich and was part of their European Cup victory in 1975. A full international between 197 ...

:* Bo Andersson :* Dan Eriksson :* Lennart Eriksson :*

Johan Fischerström Johan Fischerström (15 September 1944 – 28 September 2016) was a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was part of the Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a ...

:* Göran Hård af Segerstad :* Bengt Johansson :* Benny Johansson :*

:* Lars Karlsson :* Michael Koch :*

Olle Olsson Olle Olsson (born 1 June 1948 in Lund, Sweden) is a former Swedish handball player and handball coach. In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored two goals. Club ...

:* Sten Olsson :*

Thomas Persson Thomas Persson (Bengt Thomas Persson) (born 14 February 1947 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is ...

Bertil Söderberg Bertil Lennart Söderberg (born 10 June 1947) is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Clubs Born in Gothenburg Bertil Söderberg played handboll in Västra Frölunda IF from 1965-1973. 1970 the club advanced t ...

:* Frank Ström

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: * Björn Ferm – 5283 points (→ 6th place) * Bo Jansson – 4739 points (→ 24th place) *

Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall (born 9 July 1941) is a former Swedish modern pentathlete who caused the disqualification of the Swedish team at the 1968 Summer Olympics for alcohol use. Career Liljenwall was the first athlete to be disqualified at the ...

– 4704 points (→ 25th place) Men's Team Competition: * Ferm, Jansson, and Liljenwall – 14708 points (→ 5th place)

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls * Lennart Baiter :*Heat — 8:12.92 :*Repechage — 8:11.07 (→ did not advance)

Sailing

Shooting

Ten male shooters represented Sweden in 1972. Ragnar Skanåker won gold in the 50 m pistol event. ;

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* Curt Andersson ;

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 ...

* Ragnar Skanåker *

Kjell Jacobsson Kjell Jacobsson (born 30 November 1936) is a Swedish former sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultur ...

; 300 m rifle, three positions * Sven Johansson ; 50 m rifle, three positions *

Christer Jansson Christer Jansson (born 1 October 1946) is a Swedish former sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

* Sven Johansson ; 50 m rifle, prone *

* Sven Johansson ; 50 m running target * Göte Gåård * Karl-Axel Karlsson ;

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Johnny Påhlsson Johnny Påhlsson (13 May 1941 – 21 November 2009) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olymp ...

; Skeet * Lars-Erik Söderberg *

Gert-Åke Bengtsson Gert-Åke Bengtsson (born 13 June 1948) is a Swedish former sports shooter. He competed in the skeet event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Mu ...

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle * Anders Bellbring :* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle *

Bernt Zarnowiecki Bernt Lennart Zarnowiecki (born 26 May 1954) is a Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but the Swedish ...

:* Heat — 2:01.34 (→ did not advance) * Rolf Pettersson :* Heat — 2:00.02 (→ did not advance) * Hans Ljungberg :* Heat — 1:59.42 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Hans Ljungberg,

Bengt Gingsjö Bengt Gingsjö (15 April 1952 – 14 September 2022) was a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also won a bronze m ...

, Anders Bellbring, and Gunnar Larsson :* Heat — 7:57.54 *

, Hans Ljungberg, Anders Bellbring, and Gunnar Larsson :* Final — 7:47.37 (→ 4th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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