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

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in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

Gold

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 ...

— Athletics, Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase * Bernt Johansson — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race *

Hans Jacobson Hans Jacobson (March 17, 1947 – July 9, 1984) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. He originally won a ...

, Carl von Essen, Rolf Edling,

Göran Flodström Göran Flodström (born 27 January 1953) is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. Flodström represented Djurgårdens IF Djurg� ...

, and

Leif Högström Leif Nils Oskar Högström (born 4 July 1955) is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. Högström represented Djurgårdens IF ...

— Fencing, Men's Team Épée *

John Albrechtson John Albrechtson (22 July 1936 – 27 August 1985) was a Swedish sailboat racing, sailor. Between 1968 and 1978 he won one Olympic gold medal and three gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the world championships. Biography Albrechtson sta ...

and

Ingvar Hansson Ingvar Hansson (born 19 February 1947) is a Swedish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he received a gold medal in the Tempest class, together with John Albrechtson John Albrechtson ( ...

— Sailing, Tempest Class

Silver

* Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's Platform

Archery

Three of Sweden's archers from 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. ...

returned in 1976.

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 ...

improved her score by 155 points, moving up 23 places in the rankings.

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 ...

also competed again, shooting 26 points and 5 places higher than four years before. Defending

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list Gunnar Jervill, however, fell to 14th place. Women's Individual Competition: *

– 2340 points (11th place) * Lena Sjöholm – 2322 points (13th place) Men's Individual Competition: *

– 2412 points (11th place) * Gunnar Jervill – 2406 points (14th place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres * Ake Svensson :* Heat — 1:48.86 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Göran Bengtsson — 2:17:39 (→ 14th place) Men's High Jump * Rune Almen :* Qualification — 2.16m :* Final — 2.18m (→ 10th place) Men's Discus Throw *

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 ...

:* Qualification — 58.06m (→ did not advance) Men's 20 km Race Walk * Bengt Simonsen — 1:35:31 (→ 26th place)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1976. ; Individual road race * Bernt Johansson — 4:46:52 (→ Gold Medal) *

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 ...

— 4:49:01 (→ 29th 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) *

Alf Segersäll Alf Ove Segersäll (born 16 March 1956) is a Swedish former racing cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His sporting career began with IF Saab Linköping. Major results ;1973 : 1st Road race, N ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

* Tord Filipsson * Bernt Johansson *

* Tommy Prim

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1976. ; Men's foil * Göran Malkar ; Men's épée * Rolf Edling *

; Men's team épée * Carl von Essen,

, Rolf Edling,

; Women's foil * Kerstin Palm

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1976. ;Individual * Hans Lager * Bengt Lager * Gunnar Jacobson ;Team * Hans Lager * Bengt Lager * Gunnar Jacobson

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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