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Sweden at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Sweden at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors94 (76 men and 18 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer William Hamilton
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan which ran from 11 October 1964 to 24 October 1964. 94 competitors, 76 men and 18 women, took part in 72 events in 13 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Rolf Peterson Canoeing Men's K1 1000 m
 Gold Sven-Olov Sjödelius
Gunnar Utterberg		 Canoeing Men's K2 1000 m
 Silver Per Svensson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's Light Heavyweight
 Silver Arne Karlsson
Sture Stork
Lars Thörn		 Sailing Men's 5½ m Class
 Bronze Ingvar Pettersson Athletics Men's 50 km Walk
 Bronze Sven Hamrin
Erik Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson
Sture Pettersson		 Cycling Men's Team Road Race
 Bronze Bertil Nyström Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's Welterweight
 Bronze Pelle Pettersson
Holger Sundström		 Sailing Men's Star Class

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Sweden in 1964.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Sweden in 1964.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathlete represented Sweden in 1964.

Individual
Team
  • Bo Jansson
  • Rolf Junefelt
  • Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Sweden in 1964.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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