Sweden competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 185 competitors, 148 men and 37 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.[1] For the first time since the 1900 Summer Olympics, Sweden failed to win a gold medal.
Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SWE |
NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Seoul | |
Competitors | 185 (148 men and 37 women) in 23 sports |
Flag bearer | Agneta Andersson |
Medals Ranked 32nd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Medalists
editMedal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Ragnar Skanåker | Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | 18 September |
Silver | Anders Holmertz | Swimming | Men's 200 metre freestyle | 19 September |
Silver | Birgitta Bengtsson Marit Söderström |
Sailing | Women's 470 | 27 September |
Silver | George Cramne | Boxing | Lightweight | 1 October |
Bronze | Anders Jarl Björn Johansson Jan Karlsson Michel Lafis |
Cycling | Men's team time trial | 18 September |
Bronze | Tomas Johansson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | 21 September |
Bronze | Patrik Sjöberg | Athletics | Men's high jump | 25 September |
Bronze | Stefan Edberg | Tennis | Men's singles | 28 September |
Bronze | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
Tennis | Men's doubles | 29 September |
Bronze | Lars Myrberg | Boxing | Light welterweight | 29 September |
Bronze | Erik Lindh | Table tennis | Men's singles | 1 October |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Athletics | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Boxing | 6 | – | 6 |
Canoeing | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Cycling | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Fencing | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Football | 17 | – | 17 |
Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Judo | 2 | – | 2 |
Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
Rowing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Sailing | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Shooting | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Swimming | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Synchronized swimming | – | 1 | 1 |
Table tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Volleyball | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Weightlifting | 3 | – | 3 |
Wrestling | 10 | – | 10 |
Total | 148 | 37 | 185 |
Archery
editThe Swedish team continued their archery medal drought, though they took three top eight places in the women's individual, women's team, and men's team categories.
Women's individual competition:
- Jenny Sjöwall — Final (→ 5th place)
- Liselotte Andersson — Quarterfinal (→ 13th place)
- Carina Jonsson — Preliminary Round (→ 59th place)
Men's individual competition:
- Göran Bjerendal — Quarterfinal (→ 15th place)
- Mats Nordlander — Preliminary Round (→ 30th place)
- Gert Bjerendal — Preliminary Round (→ 35th place)
Women's team competition:
- Sjöwall, Andersson, and Jonsson — Final (→ 7th place)
Men's team competition:
- Bjerendal, Nordlander, and Bjerendal — Final (→ 8th place)
Athletics
editSven Nylander was on location and scheduled to start in men's 400m hurdles, but ended up not starting due to illness.
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying Heat — 76.44m
- Final — 74.24m (→ 11th place)
- Qualifying Heat — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 79.66m
- Final — 78.30m (→ 8th place)
- Qualification — 80.16m
- Final — 78.22m (→ 9th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Mikael Olander — 7869 points (→ 17th place)
- 100 metres — 11.46s
- Long Jump — 6.75m
- Shot Put — 16.07m
- High Jump — 2.00m
- 400 metres — 51.28s
- 110m Hurdles — 16.06s
- Discus Throw — 50.66m
- Pole Vault — 4.80m
- Javelin Throw — 72.80m
- 1.500 metres — 5:02.42s
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 3'44:49 (→ 7th place)
- Final — 3'53:34 (→ 20th place)
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2"34.41 (→ 24th place)
Boxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editEight cyclists, five men and three women, represented Sweden in 1988.
- Marie Höljer — 2:00:52 (→ 7th place)
- Paula Westher — 2:00:52 (→ 26th place)
- Marianne Berglund — 2:00:52 (→ 44th place)
Diving
editEquestrianism
editFencing
editEleven fencers, 10 men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1988.
Football
edit- Summary
Key:
- W – Win D – Draw L – Loss
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Tunisia D 2–2 |
China W 2–0 |
West Germany W 2–1 |
1 Q | Italy L 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Did not qualify | 6 |
Gymnastics
editHandball
edit- Summary
Key:
- ET: After extra time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group Stage | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Sweden men's | Men's tournament | Algeria W 21–18 |
Soviet Union L 18–22 |
Iceland W 20–14 |
United States W 22–16 |
Yugoslavia L 21–25 |
3 Q | Czechoslovakia W 27–18 |
5 |
Judo
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Svante Rasmuson — 4987 pts (→ 22nd place)
- Jan-Erik Danielsson — 4956 pts (→ 25th place)
- Roderick Martin — 4262 pts (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Rasmuson, Danielsson, and Martin — 14205 pts (→ 12th place)
Rowing
editSailing
editShooting
editSwimming
editMen's 50m freestyle
- Heat — 23.44
- B-Final — 23.28 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 23.12
- B-Final — 23.37 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100m freestyle
- Heat — 50.22
- Final — 50.35 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 50.45
- Final — 50.54 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200m freestyle
- Heat — 1:51.96 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400m freestyle
- Heat — 3:50.06
- Final — 3:51.04 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 3:57.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 1500m freestyle
- Heat — 15:24.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:03.79 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Heat — 3:23.09
- Final — 3:21.07 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
- Heat — 7:23.82
- Final — 7:19.10 (→ 6th place)
Women's 50m freestyle
- Heat — 26.67 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Heat — 26.85 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100m freestyle
- Heat — 57.57 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat — 57.97 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m freestyle
- Heat — 2:03.32 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:05.10 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:18.01 (→ 14th place)
- B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:03.45 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:18.86
- B-Final — 2:19.35 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:53.58
- B-Final — 4:52.77 (→ 13th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Heat — 3:50.50 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
- Heat — 4:17.72 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Synchronized swimming
editOne synchronized swimmer represented Sweden in 1988.
Table tennis
editTennis
editMen's Singles Competition
- Stefan Edberg → Bronze Medal
- First round — Defeated Horst Skoff (Austria) 7-6 6-2 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Agustín Moreno (Mexico) 6-2 7-6 6-0
- Third round — Defeated Jakob Hlasek (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4 7-6
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Paolo Canè (Italy) 6-1 7-5 6-4
- Semifinals — Lost to Miloslav Mečíř (Czechoslovakia) 6-3 0-6 6-1 4-6 2-6
- First round — Defeated Martin Laurendeau (Canada) 7-6 4-6 7-5 7-5
- Second round — Defeated Andrew Castle (Great Britain) 6-0 6-3 6-1
- Third round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) 6-2 5-7 3-6 5-7
Men's Doubles Competition
- Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Defeated Eric Jelen and Carl Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Second Round — Defeated Mark Gurr and Philip Tuckniss (Zimbabwe) 6-0 6-1 6-4
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Semifinals — Lost to Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal (Spain) 4-6 6-1 3-6 3-6
Women's Singles Competition
- First Round — Defeated Kumiko Okamoto (Japan) 7-6 7-5
- Second Round — Defeated Nathalie Tauziat (France) 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Third Round — Lost to Manuela Maleeva (Bulgaria) 1-6 0-6
Volleyball
edit- Summary
Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Cl. | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Sweden men | Men's tournament | South Korea W 3–2 |
Soviet Union L 0–3 |
Italy L 2–3 |
Brazil L 1–3 |
Bulgaria W 3–0 |
3 | 5th-8th semifinal Netherlands L 2–3 |
7th place final France W 3–2 |
7th |
Men's team competition
edit- Preliminary round (group A)
- Defeated South Korea (3-2)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Lost to Italy (2-3)
- Lost to Brazil (1-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-0)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to the Netherlands (2-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated France (3-2) → Seventh place
- Team roster
- Head coach: Anders Kristiansson
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sweden at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics