| Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 206 (183 men and 23 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bo Eriksson |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 206 competitors, 183 men and 23 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports. [1]
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Gunnar Johansson | 3 m springboard | 59.11 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Frank Landqvist | 60.11 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Toivo Öhman | 10 m platform | 65.37 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Anna-Stina Wahlberg | 3 m springboard | 48.47 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Ten fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1952.
Key:
| Team | Event | Primary round | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Bye |  Norway W 4–1 |  Austria W 3–1 |  Hungary L 0–6 |  West Germany W 2–0 |  |
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1952. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event and all three pentathletes won silver in the team event.
Sweden had 16 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1952. [2]
Ten shooters represented Sweden in 1952. Sweden won silver and bronze in the trap event and silver in the 100m running deer.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olle Johansson | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.5 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
| Göran Larsson | 57.5 | 1 Q | 57.8 | 2 Q | 58.2 | | |
| Lars Svantesson | 1:01.4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Per-Olof Östrand | 400 m freestyle | 4:38.6 | 1 Q | 4:33.6 | 2 Q | 4:35.2 | |
| Bengt Rask | 200 m breaststroke | 2:45.3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Lars Svantesson Göran Larsson Per-Olof Östrand Olle Johansson Rolf Olander | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:52.3 | 2 | N/a | 8:46.8 | 4 | |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maud Berglund | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Ingegärd Fredin | 1:08.0 | 4 Q | 1:08.7 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Marianne Lundquist | 1:10.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ingegärd Fredin | 400 m freestyle | 5:28.7 | 4 Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| Marianne Lundquist | 5:34.4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Margareta Westeson | 100 m backstroke | 1:22.7 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Ulla-Britt Eklund | 200 m breaststroke | 3:01.2 | 3 Q | 2:59.6 | 4 Q | 3:01.8 | 7 |
| Marianne Lundquist Anita Andersson Maud Berglund Ingegerd Fredin | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:38.1 | 3 Q | N/a | 4:39.0 | 6 | |
| Team | Event | Elimination round | First round | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Sweden men | Men's tournament |  United States W 5–1 | Bye |  Netherlands L 1–7 |  Argentina W 7–2 |  Yugoslavia L 1–9 | 3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||||||
