Sweden competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 174 competitors, 131 men and 43 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports.
| Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 174 (131 men and 43 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hans Svensson |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Agneta Andersson | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 metres | 10 August |
| Gold | Agneta Andersson Anna Olsson | Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 metres | 10 August |
| Silver | Ragnar Skanåker | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | 29 July |
| Silver | Svante Rasmuson | Modern pentathlon | Men's individual | 1 August |
| Silver | Kent-Olle Johansson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg | 1 August |
| Silver | Roger Tallroth | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | 2 August |
| Silver | Björne Väggö | Fencing | Men's épée | 8 August |
| Silver | Lars-Erik Moberg | Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres | 10 August |
| Silver | Per-Inge Bengtsson Lars-Erik Moberg | Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 metres | 10 August |
| Silver | Agneta Andersson Eva Karlsson Anna Olsson Susanne Wiberg | Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 metres | 11 August |
| Silver | Per-Inge Bengtsson Tommy Karls Lars-Erik Moberg Thomas Ohlsson | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres | 11 August |
| Silver | Bo Gustafsson | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | 11 August |
| Silver | Patrik Sjöberg | Athletics | Men's high jump | 11 August |
| Bronze | Per Johansson | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | 31 July |
| Bronze | Frank Andersson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg | 1 August |
| Bronze | Bengt Baron Per Johansson Thomas Lejdström Mikael Örn | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 2 August |
| Bronze | Sören Claeson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg | 3 August |
| Bronze | Kenth Eldebrink | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 5 August |
| Bronze | Ingamay Bylund Ulla Håkansson Louise Nathhorst | Equestrian | Team dressage | 9 August |
Archery
Göran Bjerendal, a veteran of the 1980 Summer Olympics, became the second Swedish archer to place in the top eight and the first since 1972.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Liselotte Andersson – 2468 points (→ 14th place)
- Ylva Iversson – 2420 points (→ 26th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Göran Bjerendal – 2522 points (→ 6th place)
- Gert Bjerendal – 2481 points (→ 19th place)
- Tommy Quick – 2447 points (→ 27th place)
Athletics
- Men's Competition
Men's 400 metres
- Tommy Johansson
- Heat — 47.77 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Mats Erixon
- Heat — 13:44.45
- Semifinals — 13:29.72
- Final — 13:41.64 (→ 12th place)
Men's Marathon
- Tommy Persson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Kjell-Erik Ståhl — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Bo Gustafsson
- Final — 3:53:19 (→ Silver Medal)
- Bengt Simonsen
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
- Roland Nilsson
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
- Patrik Sjöberg
- Qualification — 2.24m
- Final — 2.33m (→ Silver Medal)
- Thomas Eriksson
- Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Thomas Eriksson
- Qualification — 15.97m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Kenth Eldebrink
- Qualification — 81.06m
- Final — 83.72m (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Shot Put
- Sören Tallhem
- Qualifying Round — 19.94 m
- Final — 19.81 m (→ 7th place)
- Yngve Wahlander
- Qualifying Round — 18.28 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Stefan Fernholm
- Final — 63.22m (→ 8th place)
Men's Pole Vault
- Miro Zalar
- Qualifying Round — no mark (→ did not advance)
- Women's Competition
Women's 1,500 metres
- Jill McCabe
- Heat — 4:16.48 (→ did not advance)
Women's 3,000 metres
- Eva Ernström
- Heat — 9.06.54 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Ann-Louise Skoglund
- Heat — 55.75
- Semifinal — 55.17
- Final — 55.43 (→ 5th place)
Women's Marathon
- Midde Hamrin
- Final — 2:36:41 (→ 18th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Annette Tånnander
- Qualification — 6.16 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Kristine Tånnander
- Final Result — 5985 points (→ 12th place)
- Annette Tånnander
- Final Result — 5908 points (→ 14th place)
Boxing
Men's Lightweight
- Shadrach Odhiambo
Men's Light-Welterweight
- Stefan Sjöstrand
Men's Welterweight
- Vesa Koskela
Men's Light-Middleweight
- Lotfi Ayed
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Christer Corpi
Men's Heavyweight
- Håkan Brock
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, seven men and four women, represented Sweden in 1984.
- Men's individual road race
- Per Christiansson
- Lars Wahlqvist
- Kjell Nilsson
- Stefan Brykt
- Team time trial
- Bengt Asplund
- Per Christiansson
- Magnus Knutsson
- Håkan Larsson
- Women's individual road race
- Kristina Ranudd — 15th place
- Tuulikki Jahre — 16th place
- Marianne Berglund — 25th place
- Paula Westher — 35th place
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1984.
- Men's épée
- Björne Väggö
- Jerri Bergström
- Greger Forslöw
- Men's team épée
- Jerri Bergström, Greger Forslöw, Kent Hjerpe, Jonas Rosén, Björne Väggö
- Women's foil
- Kerstin Palm
Gymnastics
Handball
- Summary
Key:
- ET: After extra time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | South Korea W 36–23 | United States W 21–18 | West Germany L 17–18 | Denmark L 19–26 | Spain W 26–25 | 3 Q | Iceland W 26–24 | 5 |
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated South Korea (36:23)
- Defeated United States (21:18)
- Lost to West Germany (17:18)
- Lost to Denmark (19:26)
- Defeated Spain (26:25)
- Classification Match
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Iceland (26:24) → 5th place
- Team Roster
- Göran Bengtsson
- Per Carlsén
- Lennart Ebbinge
- Lars-Erik Hansson
- Claes Hellgren
- Rolf Hertzberg
- Björn Jilsén
- Per Jilsén
- Mats Lindau
- Christer Magnusson
- Per Öberg
- Peter Olofsson
- Mats Olsson
- Sten Sjögren
- Danny Sjöberg-Augustsson
Judo
- Extra Lightweight, Men
- Anders Hellqvist (=18th)
- Half Lightweight, Men
- Jörgen Häggqvist (11th)
- Half Middleweight, Men
- Per Kjellin (=14th)
- Middleweight, Men
- Michel Grant (=12th)
Modern pentathlon
Three male modern pentathletes represented Sweden in 1984. Svante Rasmuson won a silver medal in the individual event.
- Individual
- Svante Rasmuson – 5456 points (→ Silver Medal)
- Martin Lamprecht – 4803 points (→ 30th place)
- Roderick Martin – 4205 points (→ 47th place)
- Team
- Svante Rasmuson, Martin Lamprecht, Roderick Martin
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
- Men's Competition
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Per Johansson
- Heat — 50.57
- Final — 50.31 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Thomas Lejdström
- Heat — 51.19
- B-Final — 51.64 (→ 13th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Anders Holmertz
- Heat — 1:51.70
- B-Final — 1:52.44 (→ 12th place)
- Thomas Lejdström
- Heat — 1:51.76
- B-Final — 1:53.63 (→ 16th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Anders Grillhammar
- Heat — 4:00.26 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Anders Holmertz
- Heat — 4:03.07 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Anders Holmertz
- Heat — 16:11.38 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Bengt Baron
- Heat — 57.66
- Final — 57.34 (→ 6th place)
- Hans Fredin
- Heat — 58.39
- B-Final — 58.31 (→ 13th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Michael Söderlund
- Heat — 2:05.85
- B-Final — 2:05.02 (→ 11th place)
- Hans Fredin
- Heat — 2:06.50 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Peter Berggren
- Heat — 1:04.95
- B-Final — 1:05.66 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Bengt Baron
- Heat — 54.67
- Final — 55.14 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Thomas Lejdström
- Heat — 2:03.81 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Mikael Örn
- Heat — 2:07.56
- B-Final — 2:11.79 (→ 16th place)
- Anders Peterson
- Heat — 2:08.35 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Anders Peterson
- Heat — 4:32.93
- B-Final — 4:27.95 (→ 9th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Richard Milton, Michael Söderlund, Mikael Örn, and Per Johansson
- Heat — 3:23.86
- Thomas Lejdström, Bengt Baron, Mikael Örn, and Per Johansson
- Final — 3:22.69 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Michael Söderlund, Tommy Werner, Mikael Örn, and Anders Holmertz
- Heat — 7:28.60
- Michael Söderlund, Tommy Werner, Anders Holmertz, and Thomas Lejdström
- Final — 7:26.53 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Michael Söderlund, Peter Berggren, Bengt Baron, and Per Johansson
- Heat — 3:49.76
- Bengt Baron, Peter Berggren, Thomas Lejdström, and Per Johansson
- Final — 3:47.13 (→ 5th place)
- Women's Competition
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Agneta Eriksson
- Heat — 58.43
- B-Final — 58.08 (→ 15th place)
- Maria Kardum
- Heat — 58.22
- B-Final — 58.12 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Ann Linder
- Heat — 2:04.60
- B-Final — 2:03.85 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Maria Kardum
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Ann Linder
- Heat — 4:18.28
- B-Final — 4:17.55 (→ 11th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Ann Linder
- Heat — 8:50.80 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Maria Kardum, Agneta Eriksson, Petra Hilder, and Malin Rundgren
- Heat — 3:52.27
- Maria Kardum, Agneta Eriksson, Petra Hilder, and Karin Furuhed
- Final — 3:51.24 (→ 7th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Anna-Karin Eriksson, Eva-Marie Håkansson, Agneta Eriksson, and Maria Kardum
- Heat — 4:17.65
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Anna-Karin Eriksson
- Heat — 1:06.09 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Sofia Kraft
- Heat — 2:19.73
- B-Final — 2:19.37 (→ 15th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Anette Philipsson
- Heat — 2:21.70
- B-Final — 2:21.54 (→ 12th place)
- Maria Kardum
- Heat — 2:22.87 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Sofia Kraft
- Heat — 4:55.10
- B-Final — 4:53.25 (→ 10th place)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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