Sweden at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 177 competitors, 111 men and 66 women, took part in 109 events in 22 sports.Medalists
Archery
Swedish men returned to Olympic archery with a silver medal performance by Magnus Petersson. Veteran Göran Bjerendal was defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
- Magnus Petersson → Final, Silver Medal
- Mikael Larsson → Round of 32, 21st place
- Göran Bjerendal → Round of 64, 34th place
Women's Team Competition:
- Sjöwall, Backman, and Persson → Quarterfinal, 7th place
Men's Team Competition:
- Petersson, Larsson, and Bjerendal → Quarterfinal, 6th place
Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Marathon
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Women's High Jump
Beach Volleyball
Men's Light Flyweight
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Light Middleweight
Men's Light Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Super Heavyweight
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Jan Karlsson
- Michael Andersson
Women's Individual Road Race
- Susanne Ljungskog
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
Men's 3m Springboard
- Jimmy Sjödin
- Joakim Andersson
Women's 3m Springboard
- Anna Lindberg
Equestrianism
Fencing
Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Sweden in 1996.
;Men's épée
;Women's épée
Women's Team Competition
- Annelie Nilsson
- Cecilia Sandell
- Åsa Jakobsson
- Annika Nessvold
- Kristin Bengtsson
- Anna Pohjanen
- Pia Sundhage
- Malin Swedberg
- Malin Andersson
- Ulrika Kalte
- Lena Videkull
- Ulrika Karlsson
- Camilla Svensson
- Maria Kun
- Julia Carlsson
- Hanna Ljungberg
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Christer Wallin, Lars Frölander, Anders Lyrbring, and Anders Holmertz
- Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz, Lars Frölander, and Anders Lyrbring
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Louise Jöhncke, Johanna Sjöberg, Louise Karlsson, and Linda Olofsson
- Linda Olofsson, Louise Jöhncke, Louise Karlsson, and Johanna Sjöberg
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Therese Alshammar, Hanna Jaltner, Johanna Sjöberg, and Louise Jöhncke
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
Wrestling
