Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.

Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SWE
NOC	Swedish Olympic Committee
Website	www.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Montreal
Competitors	116 (99 men and 17 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Jan Karlsson
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

• Anders Gärderud — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase
• Bernt Johansson — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Hans Jacobson, Carl von Essen, Rolf Edling, Göran Flodström, and Leif Högström — Fencing, Men's Team Épée
• John Albrechtson and Ingvar Hansson — Sailing, Tempest Class

Silver

• Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's Platform

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three of Sweden's archers from the 1972 Summer Olympics returned in 1976. Anna-Lisa Berglund improved her score by 155 points, moving up 23 places in the rankings. Rolf Svensson also competed again, shooting 26 points and 5 places higher than four years before. Defending silver medallist Gunnar Jervill, however, fell to 14th place.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Anna-Lisa Berglund – 2340 points (11th place)
• Lena Sjöholm – 2322 points (13th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Rolf Svensson – 2412 points (11th place)
• Gunnar Jervill – 2406 points (14th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

• Ake Svensson

• Heat — 1:48.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Göran Bengtsson — 2:17:39 (→ 14th place)

Men's High Jump

• Rune Almen

• Qualification — 2.16m
• Final — 2.18m (→ 10th place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Rickard Bruch

• Qualification — 58.06m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

• Bengt Simonsen — 1:35:31 (→ 26th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1976.

Individual road race

• Bernt Johansson — 4:46:52 (→ Gold Medal)
• Sven-Åke Nilsson — 4:49:01 (→ 29th place)
• Leif Hansson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Alf Segersäll — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Tord Filipsson
• Bernt Johansson
• Sven-Åke Nilsson
• Tommy Prim

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1976.

Men's foil

• Göran Malkar

Men's épée

• Rolf Edling
• Göran Flodström
• Hans Jacobson

Men's team épée

• Carl von Essen, Hans Jacobson, Rolf Edling, Leif Högström, Göran Flodström

Women's foil

• Kerstin Palm

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1976.

Individual

• Hans Lager
• Bengt Lager
• Gunnar Jacobson

Team

• Hans Lager
• Bengt Lager
• Gunnar Jacobson

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics