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 MedalNameSportEvent Frithiof Mårtensson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight Swedish men's team Gymnastics Men's team Hjalmar Johansson Diving Men's 10 m platform Ulrich Salchow Figure skating Men's singles Oscar Swahn Shooting Men's single-shot running deer Arvid KnöppelErnst RosellAlfred SwahnOscar Swahn Shooting Men's team single-shot running deer Eric Lemming Athletics Men's javelin throw Eric Lemming Athletics Men's freestyle javelin Mauritz Andersson Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Men's middleweight Karl Malmström Diving Men's 10 m platform Richard Johansson Figure skating Men's singles Carl HellströmEdmund ThormählenErik WalleriusEric SandbergHarald Wallin Sailing Men's 8 metre class Per-Olof ArvidssonJanne GustafssonAxel JanssonGustaf Adolf JonssonClaës RundbergGustav-Adolf Sjöberg Shooting Men's team free rifle Eric CarlbergVilhelm CarlbergJohan Hübner von HolstFranz-Albert Schartau Shooting Men's team small-bore rifle Robert AnderssonErik BergvallPontus HansonHarald JulinTorsten KumfeldtAxel RunströmGunnar Wennerström Water polo Men's competitionGD Märtha Adlerstråhle Tennis Women's indoor singles Wollmar BoströmGunnar Setterwall Tennis Men's indoor doubles Harald Julin Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Pontus Hanson Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Arvid Spångberg Diving Men's 10 m platform Per Thorén Figure skating Men's singles Oscar Swahn Shooting Men's double-shot running deer Otto Nilsson Athletics Men's freestyle javelin Bruno Söderström Athletics Men's pole vault John Svanberg Athletics Men's 5 miles
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
Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metres Heats Knut Lindberg 11.2 seconds 2nd, heat 8 Did not advance Knut Stenborg 11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 7 Karl Fryksdal Unknown 3rd, heat 12 Men's 200 metres Semi-finalist Sven Låftman 23.8 seconds 1st, heat 6 Did not start —, semifinal 2 Did not advance Heats Knut Stenborg Unknown 4th, heat 2 Did not advance Knut Lindberg Unknown 4th, heat 11 Men's 400 metres Heats Sven Låftman Unknown 3rd, heat 4 Did not advance Arvid Ringstrand Unknown 3rd, heat 14 Men's 800 metres Semi-finalist Kristian Hellström None held Unknown 2nd, semifinal 8 Did not advance Evert Björn Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 — Edward Dahl Did not finish —, semifinal 5 Frank Danielson Did not finish —, semifinal 6 Men's 1500 metres Semi-finalist Edward Dahl None held Unknown 2nd, semifinal 8 Did not advance Axel Andersson Unknown 6th, semifinal 8 Evert Björn Did not finish —, semifinal 3 Men's 110 metre hurdles — Oscar Lemming Did not finish —, heat 6 Did not advance Men's medley relay Semi-finalist Sven Laftman Knut Lindberg Knut Stenborg Evert Björn None held Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance Men's 3 mile team race Semi-finalist John Svanberg None held 14:57.0 6 points, team=21 Did not advance Georg Peterson 15:14.4 7 points, team=21 Edward Dahl 15:21.0 8 points, team=21 No place Axel Wiegandt 15:33.0 No score, team=21 Seth Landqvist 15:46.4 No score, team=21 Men's 5 miles 3rd John Svanberg None held 25:46.2 1st, semifinal 1 25:37.2 9th Seth Landqvist 27:00.2 1st, semifinal 3 Unknown Heats Georg Peterson Unknown 3rd, semifinal 4 Did not advance — Edward Dahl Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Men's marathon 8th John Svanberg None held 3:07:50.8 21st Gustaf Törnros 3:30:20.8 — Seth Landqvist Did not finish Johan Lindqvist Did not finish J. T. Bergvall Did not start J. G. A. Lundberg Did not start Georg Peterson Did not start Men's 3500 metre walk 7th Einar Rothman None held 17:40.2 3rd, semifinal 2 17:50.0 Men's 10 mile walk — Einar Rothman None held Did not finish —, semifinal 2 Did not advance
Jumping
Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's high jump 8th Axel Hedenlund 1.80 metres 16th Folke Hellstedt 1.67 metres Men's long jump 10th Gunnar Rönström 6.66 metres 20th Carl Silfverstrand 6.34 metres 21-32 Arvid Ringstrand Unknown Hugo Wieslander Unknown Men's triple jump 7th Karl Fryksdal 13.65 metres Men's pole vault 3rd Bruno Söderström 3.58 metres 10th Carl Silfverstrand 3.20 metres Men's standing high jump 14th Allan Bengtsson 1.40 metres 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 Eric Lemming Unknown Theodor Neijström Unknown Otto Nilsson Unknown Hugo Wieslander Unknown Men's hammer throw 8th Eric Lemming 43.06 metres 10-19 Robert Olsson Unknown Men's javelin throw 1st Eric Lemming 51.92 metres 3rd Otto Nilsson 47.11 metres 8-16 Hugo Wieslander Unknown Men's Greek discus 11-23 Folke Fleetwood Unknown Eric Lemming Unknown Men's freestyle javelin 1st Eric Lemming 54.44 metres 5th Hugo Wieslander 47.56 metres 10-33 Knut Lindberg Unknown Otto Nilsson Unknown
Cycling
Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final Men's 660 yards Heats Andrew Hansen Unknown 3rd, heat 6 Did not advance Men's 20 kilometres 5-9 Andrew Hansen None held 34:53.6 1st, semifinal 5 Unknown Semi-finalist Gustaf Westerberg 33:41.4 3rd, semifinal 6 Did not advance Men's 100 kilometres 9-17 Andrew Hansen None held 2:50:21.4 1st, semifinal 1 Did not finish Gustaf Westerberg Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Did not finish Men's sprint Heats Andrew Hansen Unknown 2nd, heat 3 Did not advance
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.
Event Place Diver Preliminary groups Semi-finals Final Men's 10 metre platform 1st Hjalmar Johansson 78.40 points 1st, group 2 80.75 points 1st, semifinal 2 83.75 points 2nd Karl Malmström 73.95 points 2nd, group 2 67.00 points 2nd, semifinal 1 78.73 points 3rd Arvid Spangberg 79.20 points 1st, group 4 72.30 points 1st, semifinal 1 74.00 points 4th Robert Andersson 73.55 points 1st, group 5 66.75 points 2nd, semifinal 2 68.30 points 8th Hilmer Löfberg 68.90 points 1st, group 3 59.18 points 4th, semifinal 1 Did not advance 9th Harald Arbin 76.80 points 2nd, group 4 52.81 points 5th, semifinal 1 11th Erik Adlerz 74.10 points 3rd, group 1 Did not advance 15th Gunnar Vingqvist 65.70 points 4th, group 4 17th Sigfrid Larsson 64.80 points 3rd, group 3 20th Axel Runström 57.60 points 4th, group 5 Men's 3 metre springboard 14th Karl Malmström 70.30 points 4th, group 3 Did not advance 20th Sigfrid Larsson 64.50 points 5th, group 4
Fencing
Event Place Fencer First round Second round Semi-final Final Men's épée Semi-finalist Gustaf Lindblom 5-3 (2nd in I) 3-1 (1st in 5) 4-5 (6th in 2) Did not advance First round Eric Carlberg 3-3 (4th in A) Did not advance Henry Peyron 3-3 (4th in F) Birger Cnattingius 1-4 (4th in L) Pontus von Rosen 3-4 (5th in A) Georg Branting 0-4 (5th in K) Gösta Olson 1-5 (6th in L)
Event Place Fencers Play-in match First round Semi-finals Final Repechage Silver medal match Men's team épée 6th Eric Carlberg Gustaf Lindblom Henry Peyron Pontus von Rosen Bye Lost to Belgium 11-6 Out 6th place Did not advance Not relegated
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 2nd Richard Johansson 365.2 3rd Per Thorén 357.4 Women's individual 4th Elna Montgomery 170.3
Football
Summary
TeamEventFirst roundSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSweden men'sMen's tournamentL 1–12Did not advanceL 0–24
PlayersSune Almkvist, Nils Andersson, Karl Ansén, Oskar Bengtsson, Gustaf Bergström, Arvid Fagrell, Åke Fjästad, Karl Gustafsson, Valter Lidén, Hans Lindman (captain), Teodor Malm, Sven Ohlsson, Olle Olsson, Sven Olsson
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 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 43rd Erik Ohlsson 54 44th Fredrik Mossberg 48 46th Ernst Rosell 27 Men's 300 metre free rifle 4th Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg 874 5th Janne Gustafsson 872 7th Axel Jansson 843 12th Per-Olof Arvidsson 823 15th Gustaf Adolf Jonsson 812 23rd Fredrik Mossberg 761 28th Erik Ohlsson 751 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 18th Johan Hübner von Holst 349 Men's moving target small-bore rifle 8th Otto von Rosen 18 15th Eric Carlberg 9 Vilhelm Carlberg 9 Johan Hübner von Holst 9 — Frans-Albert Schartau Did not finish Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle 7th Vilhelm Carlberg 45 9th Eric Carlberg 42 Otto von Rosen 42 Frans-Albert Schartau 42 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 11th Ernst Rosell 17 Men's double-shot running deer 3rd Oscar Swahn 38 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 20th Vilhelm Carlberg 432 27th Johan Hübner von Holst 408 33rd Eric Carlberg 396 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 27th Edward Benedicks 19
Swimming
Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metre freestyle 3rd Harald Julin 1:12.0 1st, heat 4 1:10.2 2nd, semifinal 1 1:08.0 Heats Robert Andersson Unknown 3-5, heat 3 Did not advance Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats Robert Andersson 6:28.0 2nd, heat 2 Did not advance Vilhelm Andersson Unknown 4th, heat 1 Men's 1500 metre freestyle Heats Gunnar Wennerström 27:15.4 2nd, heat 1 Did not advance Gustaf Wretman 28:40.8 3rd, heat 6 Vilhelm Andersson 27:34.4 4th, heat 2 Men's 100 metre backstroke Heats Gustaf Wretman Unknown 3rd, heat 6 Did not advance Men's 200 metre breaststroke 3rd Pontus Hanson 3:15.0 2nd, heat 4 3:13.0 2nd, semifinal 2 3:14.6 Semi-finalist Wilhelm Persson 3:17.6 1st, heat 2 Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Did not advance Heats Hjalmar Johansson 3:21.2 2nd, heat 3 Did not advance Per Fjästad 3:31.4 2nd, heat 5 Torsten Kumfeldt 3:24.6 2nd, heat 6 Max Gumpel Unknown 3rd, heat 1 Adolf Andersson Unknown 3rd, heat 7 Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Semi-finalist Gustaf Wretman Gunnar Wennerström Harald Julin Adolf Andersson None held Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 Did not advance
Tennis