Sweden competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3 to 20 August 2016. Swedish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. They extended their medal-winning streak to 47 straight Olympic Games by obtaining a silver in women's road race.
Medalists
The following Swedish competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Cycling Women's cross-country race Cycling Women's road race Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle Shooting Men's skeet Golf Men's individual Equestrian Individual jumping Football Women's tournament Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Wrestling Women's 69 kg Wrestling Women's 53 kg | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sportSport TotalSwimming 1 1 1 3Cycling 1 1 0 2Equestrian 0 1 0 1Football 0 1 0 1Golf 0 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 0 1Wrestling 0 0 2 2Total 2 6 3 11
Medals by dayDay Total6 August 0 0 0 07 August 1 1 0 28 August 0 0 0 09 August 0 1 0 110 August 0 0 0 011 August 0 0 1 112 August 0 0 0 013 August 0 1 0 114 August 0 1 0 115 August 0 0 0 016 August 0 0 0 017 August 0 0 1 118 August 0 0 1 119 August 0 2 0 220 August 1 0 0 121 August 0 0 0 0Total 2 6 3 11
Medals by genderGender TotalMale0303Female2338Total 2 6 3 11
Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Swimming 1 1 1 3
Competitors
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in equestrian, football, handball and table tennis are not counted as athletes: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 5 10 15Badminton 1 0 1Boxing 0 1 1Canoeing 2 3 5Cycling 0 4 4Equestrian 5 7 12Football 18 19 37Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 0 1 1Handball 14 14 28Judo 3 1 4Rowing 0 1 1Sailing 4 3 7Shooting 3 0 3Swimming 2 9 11Table tennis 3 2 5Taekwondo 0 2 2Tennis 0 1 1Triathlon 0 1 1Weightlifting 0 1 1Wrestling 3 4 7 Total 65 87 152
Archery
One Swedish archer has qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Olympics by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChristine BjerendalWomen's individual61147W 6–2L 2–6Did not advance
Athletics
Sixteen Swedish athletes have been selected to compete in the games. The SOK selected its athletes with a specific qualifying standard based on the results at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2013 IAAF World Championships and the 2015 IAAF World Championships to ensure that the athlete can reach a top eight position. However, Melker Svärd Jacobsson who was scheduled to compete in men's pole vault had to withdraw before the games due to injury.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankPerseus KarlströmMen's 20 km walkcolspan=4 Meraf BahtaWomen's 1500 m4:06.825 Q4:06.415 Q4:12.596Charlotta FougbergWomen's 3000 m steeplechase9:31.168colspan=2 Did not advanceSusanna KallurWomen's 100 m hurdles13.045Did not advanceSarah LahtiWomen's 10000 mcolspan=4 31:28.43 NR12Lovisa LindhWomen's 800 m2:00.042 Q1:59.414Did not advance
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKim AmbJavelin throw80.4917Did not advanceAxel HärstedtDiscus throw63.587 q62.1210Daniel StåhlDiscus throw62.2614Did not advanceMichel TornéusLong jump7.6526Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAngelica BengtssonPole vault4.5514Did not advanceErika KinseyHigh jump1.8529Did not advanceMichaela MeijerPole vault4.4517Did not advanceKhaddi SagniaLong jump6.2527Did not advanceSofie SkoogHigh jump1.947 Q1.93=7
Badminton
Sweden has qualified one badminton player for the men's singles into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Henri Hurskainen had claimed his Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.
AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHenri HurskainenMen's singlesW (21–12, 21–11)L (6–21, 18–21)2Did not advance
Boxing
Sweden has qualified one boxer to compete in the women's middleweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympian Anna Laurell Nash had claimed her Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnna Laurell NashWomen's middleweightL 0–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Sweden has received a spare Olympic berth freed up by the Netherlands to send a canoeist competing in the men's K-1 class, as the next highest-ranked eligible individual, not yet qualified, at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, signifying the nation's debut in slalom canoeing.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankIsak ÖhrströmMen's K-192.371091.431191.4313 Q156.7715Did not advance
Sprint Sweden has qualified a single boat in men's K-1 200 m for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Meanwhile, two additional boats (women's K-1 200 m and women's K-2 500 m) were awarded to the Swedish squad by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany.
On 25 July 2016, one additional boat was awarded to the Swedish squad in the men's K-2 200 m and one in women's K-1 500 m, as a response to the removal of five boats held by the Russians from the International Canoe Federation due to their previous doping bans and their implications in the "disappearing positive methodology" set out in the McClaren Report on Russia's state-sponsored doping. SOK decided to decline the spot in the men's K-2 200 m, but selected Karin Johansson for women's K-1 500 m.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPetter MenningMen's K-1 200 m35.2645 Q34.9956 FB37.10410Linnea StensilsWomen's K-1 200 m40.8282 Q41.2452 FA41.2937Karin JohanssonWomen's K-1 500 m1:55.0494 Q1:59.3214 FB1:58.36314Karin JohanssonSofia PaldaniusWomen's K-2 500 m1:46.4567 Q1:44.0904 FB1:47.2079 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Swedish riders qualified for the following three quota places in women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 13 national finish in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).
AthleteEventTimeRankEmilia FahlinWomen's road race3:58:0327Emma Johansson3:51:27Sara MustonenDid not finish
Mountain biking Swedish mountain bikers qualified for one men's and women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's nineteenth-place finish for men and sixteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. With Olympic selection criteria requiring riders to show top eight potential, the SOK had decided to nominate one mountain biker to the Olympic roster instead, which was awarded to Jenny Rissveds in women's cross-country.
AthleteEventTimeRankJenny RissvedsWomen's cross-country1:30:16
Equestrian
Swedish equestrians have qualified a full squad in all three disciplines through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 2015 European Dressage Championships and the 2015 European Eventing Championships. Mads Hendeliowitz (dressage), Linda Algotsson (eventing) and Charlotte Mordasini (jumping) were named as reserves. Reserve Linda Algotsson and her horse Fairnet stepped in to compete when Anna Nilsson's horse Luron got an airway infection.
Dressage Swedish dressage team was named on 1 July 2016. Therese Nilshagen was originally selected for the team but her horse Dante Weltino was ill so she was replaced by Mads Hendeliowitz.
AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankMads HendeliowitzJimmie Choo SEQIndividual71.771 #29 Q71.681 #29Did not advancePatrik KittelDeja74.58622 Q73.86618 Q78.28673.75076.01816Juliette RamelBuriel74.94319 Q72.04528Did not advanceTinne Vilhelmson-SilfvénDon Auriello76.41411 Q77.1997 Q78.39384.71481.5358Mads HendeliowitzPatrik KittelJuliette RamelTinne Vilhelmson-SilfvénSee aboveTeam75.3195 Q74.3705colspan=2 74.8455
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankLinda AlgotssonFairnetIndividual50.9047109.60 #160.50 #484.00164.5045Did not advance164.5045Sara Algotsson OstholtReality45.301961.20106.60376.00112.6036Did not advance112.6036Frida AndersénHerta47.90369.2057.1012WithdrewDid not advanceLudwig SvennerstålAspe51.00 #4828.4079.40268.0087.4027Did not advance87.4027Linda AlgotssonSara Algotsson OstholtFrida AndersénLudwig SvennerstålSee aboveTeam144.201098.90243.107121.40364.5011colspan=3 364.5011 "#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMalin Baryard-JohnssonCue ChannaIndividual853 Q41246 TO17 #colspan=2 Did not advanceRolf-Göran BengtssonUnita16 #64 TO4 #colspan=2 1colspan=2 Did not advancePeder FredricsonAll In01 Q001 Q112 Q01 Q000Henrik von EckermannYajamila01 Q4415 Q81231 Q416 Q1216241624Malin Baryard-JohnssonRolf-Göran BengtssonPeder FredricsonHenrik von EckermannSee aboveTeam8=887 Q1018=7colspan=5 18=7 "TO" indicates that the rider only qualified for the team competition. "#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSweden men'sMen's tournamentD 2–2L 0–1L 0–14Did not advance15Sweden women'sWomen's tournamentW 1–0L 1–5D 0–03W 4–3P1–1 W 4–3P0–0 L 1–2
Men's tournament
Sweden's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish and progressing to the semifinal match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic.
Team roster
Group play
Women's tournament
The Swedish women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Netherlands.
Team roster
Group stage
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Golf
Sweden has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. David Lingmerth (world no. 48), Henrik Stenson (world no. 6), Pernilla Lindberg (world no. 90) and Anna Nordqvist (world no. 11) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankDavid LingmerthMen's69706871278−6=11Henrik Stenson66686868270−14Pernilla LindbergWomen's74736970286 +2=31Anna Nordqvist71706869278−6=11
Gymnastics
Artistic Sweden has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Emma Larsson had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.
Women