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
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
in
Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sweden at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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Alpine skiing
;Men
Men's combined
;Women
Biathlon
;Men
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
: 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
: 2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
;Summary
Group A
Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
*Sweden 13-2 France
*Sweden 1-1 Poland
*Sweden 4-2 Switzerland
*Finland 3-3 Sweden
*Canada 2-2 Sweden
Medal round
The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.
* Sweden 6-2 Czechoslovakia
* Soviet Union 7-1 Sweden
* Sweden 3-2 West Germany
Leading scorers
*Team roster
:* Peter Lindmark
:* Peter Ã…slin
:* Peter Andersson
:* Anders Eldebrink
:* Thomas Eriksson
:*Lars Ivarsson
Lars-Göran Ivarsson (born October 21, 1963) is an ice hockey player who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (f ...
:*Mats Kihlström
Mats Bernhard Kihlström (born January 3, 1964 in Ludvika) is an ice hockey player who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic W ...
:* Lars Karlsson
:*Tommy Samuelsson
Tommy Alf Samuelsson (born January 12, 1960 in Degerfors, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and a retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of HV71 of HockeyAllsvenskan.
Playing career
Samuelson spent the majori ...
:* Mikael Andersson
:*Jonas Bergqvist
Jonas Pär Bergqvist (born 26 September 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career.
Playing career
Bergqvist played for Rögle BK and Leksands IF between 1981 and 1989. He played ...
:*Bo Berglund
Bo Berglund (born 6 April 1955) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. After his active career he has also worked as an ice hockey color commentator for Sweden's TV4 Sweden.
Playing career
After having played for Modo Hockey and Dj ...
:*Thom Eklund
Thom Lennart Eklund (born October 28, 1958) is an ice hockey player who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. He played for the clubs Södertälje SK, IF Björklöven, VIK Västerà ...
:* Peter Eriksson
:* Michael Hjälm
:* Mikael Johansson
:* Lars Molin
:* Lars-Gunnar Pettersson
:* Thomas Rundqvist
:* Ulf Sandström
:*Håkan Södergren
Karl Håkan Södergren (born 14 June 1959 in Rosersberg, Sweden) is a retired professional ice hockey player, often a recurring color commentator in Viasat's ice hockey broadcast productions.
Playing career
Södergren played for ...
:*Jens Öhling
Jens Erik Öhling (born 3 April 1962) is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey player. He played for Djurgårdens IF during most of his professional career. He made his debut in Elitserien in 1979 against Västra Frölunda. Öhling was the te ...
*Head coach: Tommy Sandlin
Tommy Sandlin (31 March 194427 December 2006) was a Swedish professional ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It bel ...
Luge
;Men
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hill
: 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
External links
Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com
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Nations at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988
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Winter Olympics