Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Athletics

Sweden was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, and one of only three to earn more than one. Sweden's two gold medals placed the nation third in the standings behind the United States and Great Britain.
;Running
;Jumping

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance

Men's high jump	8th	Axel Hedenlund	1.80 metres
Men's high jump	16th	Folke Hellstedt	1.67 metres

Men's long jump	10th	Gunnar Rönström	6.66 metres
Men's long jump	20th	Carl Silfverstrand	6.34 metres
Men's long jump	21-32	Arvid Ringstrand	Unknown
Men's long jump	21-32	Hugo Wieslander	Unknown

Men's triple jump	7th	Karl Fryksdal	13.65 metres

Men's pole vault	3rd	Bruno Söderström	3.58 metres
Men's pole vault	10th	Carl Silfverstrand	3.20 metres

Men's standing high jump	14th	Allan Bengtsson	1.40 metres
Men's standing high jump	14th	Karl Fryksdahl	1.40 metres

Men's standing long jump	5th	Ragnar Ekberg	3.19 metres

;Throwing

Event	Place	Athlete	Distance

Men's shot put	9-25	Hugo Wieslander	Unknown

Men's discus throw	12-42	Folke Fleetwood	Unknown
Men's discus throw	12-42	Eric Lemming	Unknown
Men's discus throw	12-42	Theodor Neijström	Unknown
Men's discus throw	12-42	Otto Nilsson	Unknown
Men's discus throw	12-42	Hugo Wieslander	Unknown

Men's hammer throw	8th	Eric Lemming	43.06 metres
Men's hammer throw	10-19	Robert Olsson	Unknown

Men's javelin throw	1st	Eric Lemming	51.92 metres
Men's javelin throw	3rd	Otto Nilsson	47.11 metres
Men's javelin throw	8-16	Hugo Wieslander	Unknown

Men's Greek discus	11-23	Folke Fleetwood	Unknown
Men's Greek discus	11-23	Eric Lemming	Unknown

Men's freestyle javelin	1st	Eric Lemming	54.44 metres
Men's freestyle javelin	5th	Hugo Wieslander	47.56 metres
Men's freestyle javelin	10-33	Knut Lindberg	Unknown
Men's freestyle javelin	10-33	Otto Nilsson	Unknown

Cycling

Diving

Sweden dominated the platform diving in 1908, taking the top four spots in the event. In addition to the men's competitions, Ebba Gisico participated in a women's diving exhibition along with Valborg Florström of Finland.

Fencing

Figure skating

The Swedish men swept the medals, while the only female Swedish skater took 4th.

Event	Place	Skater	Score

Men's individual	1st	Ulrich Salchow	377.3
Men's individual	2nd	Richard Johansson	365.2
Men's individual	3rd	Per Thorén	357.4

Women's individual	4th	Elna Montgomery	170.3

Football

Sweden was represented by the Sweden national football team.

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's team	1st	Gösta Åsbrink, Carl Bertilsson, Andreas Cervin, Hjalmar Cederkrona, Rudolf Degermark, Carl Folcker, Sven Forssman, Erik Granfelt, Carl Hårleman, Nils Hellsten, Gunnar Höjer, Arvid Holmberg, Carl Holmberg, Osvald Holmberg, Hugo Jahnke, John Jarlén, Gustaf Johnsson, Rolf Johnsson, Nils Kantzow, Sven Landberg, Olle Lanner, Axel Jung, Osvald Moberg, Carl Martin Norberg, Erik Norberg, Thor Norberg, Axel Norling, Daniel Norling, Gösta Olsson, Leonard Peterson, Sven Rosén, Gustav Rosenqvist, Axel Sjöblom, Birger Sörvik, Haakon Sörvik, Karl Johan Svensson, Gustav Vinqvist, Nils Widforss	438

Sailing

Class	Place	Boat	Sailors

6 metre	5th	Freja	Karl-Einar Sjögren, Birger Gustafsson, Jonas Jonsson

8 metre	2nd	Vinga	Carl Hellström, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Eric Sandberg, Harald Wallin
8 metre	5th	Saga	John Carlsson, Edvin Hagberg, Hjalmar Lönnroth, Karl Ljungberg, August Olsson

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score

Men's 1000 yard free rifle	34th	Ossian Jörgensen	77
Men's 1000 yard free rifle	43rd	Erik Ohlsson	54
Men's 1000 yard free rifle	44th	Fredrik Mossberg	48
Men's 1000 yard free rifle	46th	Ernst Rosell	27

Men's 300 metre free rifle	4th	Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg	874
Men's 300 metre free rifle	5th	Janne Gustafsson	872
Men's 300 metre free rifle	7th	Axel Jansson	843
Men's 300 metre free rifle	12th	Per-Olof Arvidsson	823
Men's 300 metre free rifle	15th	Gustaf Adolf Jonsson	812
Men's 300 metre free rifle	23rd	Fredrik Mossberg	761
Men's 300 metre free rifle	28th	Erik Ohlsson	751
Men's 300 metre free rifle	50th	Ossian Jörgensen	420

Men's team free rifle	2nd	Gustaf Adolf Jonsson Per-Olof Arvidsson Axel Jansson Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg Claës Rundberg Janne Gustafsson	4711

Men's team military rifle	5th	Claës Rundberg Ossian Jörgensen Janne Gustafsson Per-Olof Arvidsson Axel Jansson Gustaf Adolf Jonsson	2213

Men's stationary target small-bore rifle	10th	Vilhelm Carlberg	370
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle	18th	Johan Hübner von Holst	349

Men's moving target small-bore rifle	8th	Otto von Rosen	18
Men's moving target small-bore rifle	15th	Eric Carlberg	9
Men's moving target small-bore rifle	15th	Vilhelm Carlberg	9
Men's moving target small-bore rifle	15th	Johan Hübner von Holst	9
Men's moving target small-bore rifle	—	Frans-Albert Schartau	Did not finish

Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle	7th	Vilhelm Carlberg	45
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle	9th	Eric Carlberg	42
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle	9th	Otto von Rosen	42
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle	9th	Frans-Albert Schartau	42
Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle	15th	Johan Hübner von Holst	39

Men's team small-bore rifle	2nd	Vilhelm Carlberg Frans-Albert Schartau Johan Hübner von Holst Eric Carlberg	737

Men's single-shot running deer	1st	Oscar Swahn	25
Men's single-shot running deer	11th	Ernst Rosell	17

Men's double-shot running deer	3rd	Oscar Swahn	38
Men's double-shot running deer	8th	Ernst Rosell	27

Men's team single-shot running deer	1st	Alfred Swahn G. Arvid Knöppel Oscar Swahn Ernst Rosell	86

Men's individual pistol	18th	Frans-Albert Schartau	436
Men's individual pistol	20th	Vilhelm Carlberg	432
Men's individual pistol	27th	Johan Hübner von Holst	408
Men's individual pistol	33rd	Eric Carlberg	396
Men's individual pistol	35th	Otto von Rosen	386

Men's team pistol	5th	Vilhelm Carlberg Eric Carlberg Johan Hübner von Holst Frans-Albert Schartau	1732

Men's individual trap shooting	25th	Alfred Swahn	22
Men's individual trap shooting	27th	Edward Benedicks	19

Swimming

Tennis

Sweden was Great Britain's only competitor in the indoor tennis events, taking two bronze medals.

Tug of war

Sweden's tug of war team lost in the semifinals. They did not appear for the bronze medal match, thereby taking 4th place.

Event	Place	Athletes	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final

Tug of war	4th	Albrekt Almqwist, Frans Fast, Carl-Emil Johansson, Emil Johansson, Knut Johansson, Karl Krook, Karl-Gustaf Nilsson, Anders Wollgarth	Bye	Lost to Great Britain Liverpool Police	Did not advance

Water polo

Event	Place	Water poloists	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final

Men's water polo	3rd	Robert Andersson, Erik Bergvall, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin, Torsten Kumfeldt, Axel Runström, Gunnar Wennerström	Bye	Lost to Belgium 8-4	Did not advance

Wrestling

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