Great Olympians

Biographies - SJO

Axel Sjöberg

B. 1866-11-06, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1950-10-05
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	2 entries	4.372
		4.372

Curt Sjöberg

B. 1897-01-26, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1948-04-12
Gymnastics & Diving (1 gold)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	gold			1600
Men's Springboard		7th	R1:5th	417.2
				2017.2

Gösta Sjöberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6524

1912-07-12-12:40 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), qualifying - tenth (100)

Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3269

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - second (750)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - fourth (1200)

(Kristian) Henrik (Rudolf) Sjöberg

B. 1875-01-20, Uppsala, Sweden; D. 1905-08-01
Athletics - Track & Field & Gymnastics

	1896	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:ac	42.6
Men's High Jump	fourth	2400
Men's Long Jump	ac	736.8
Men's Discus Throw	ac	736.8
Men's Horse Vault	ac	89.83
		4006.03

Olympic Competitor nr 19

1896-04-06-16:00? - Athletics Track - 100 m heat three - fourth/fifth (42.6)
1896-04-06-16:25 - Athletics Field - Discus Throw - AC (736.8)
1896-04-07-14:40 - Athletics Field - Broad Jump - AC (736.8)
1896-04-09-15:40? - Gymnastics - Horse Vault - AC (89.8)
1896-04-10-14:40 - Athletics Field - High Jump - fourth (2400)

Kjell Allan Sjöberg

B. 1937-05-11, Själevad, Sweden; D. 2013-08-26
Ski Jumping

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual	45th			0.000015
Men's Normal Hill		33rd		0.00256
Men's Large Hill		fifth	53rd	1000.000000256
				1000.0025750256

Lars-Eric Sjöberg

B. 1944-05-04, Falun, Sweden; D. 1987-10-20
Ice Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men"s Team	fourth	fourth	1600
			1600

Nils Einar Sjöberg

B. 1925-05-12, Falu Kristine, Sweden
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	130th	-
Men's Team All-Around	17th	1
Men's Floor Exercise	89th	-
Men's Horse Vault	100th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	100th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	79th	-
Men's Rings	172nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	152nd	-
		1

(Jan Niklas) Patrik Sjöberg

B. 1965-01-05, Göteborg, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's High Jump	silver	bronze	silver	17424
				17424

World champion in 1987.

Paul Leonard Sjöberg

B. 1897-07-14, Hanko, Finland; D. 1978-03-16
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
6 metres class	bronze	1280
		1280

Richard Sjöberg

Olympic Competitor nr 5871

1912-07-07-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group two - 13th (38.4)
1912-07-10-15:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group two - 12th (60)

Axel Sjöblom

Olympic Competitor nr 3875

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Carl Sjöblom

B. 1911-07-02, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1977-05-10
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:5th	4.8
		4.8

(Sophie) Marianne Sjöblom

B. 1933-11-22, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2014-10-10
Fencing

	1952	HP
Women's Foil, individual	R1:5th	0.064
		0.064

Nils Julius Sjöblom

B. 1910-01-29, Helsinki, Finland; D. 1993-05-11
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd		22.75
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:6th		0.0034
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	QF:4th	18.065
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th		0.00000042
			40.81840042

Amund Martin Sjøbrend

B. 1952-12-01, Sør-Odal, Norway
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Men's 5000 metres	13th	25.6
Men's 10000 metres	10th	100
		125.6

Sven-Olov Sjödelius

B. 1933-06-13, Nyköping, Sweden
Kayak (2 gold)

1960 1964 HP

K2, 1000 metres gold gold 9600

4 x 500 metres Relay SF: 3rd 68

K4, 1000 metres fifth 750

10418

	1960	1964	HP
K2, 1000 metres	gold	gold	9600
4 x 500 metres Relay	SF: 3rd		68
K4, 1000 metres		fifth	750
			10418

(Lars) Peter Sjödén

B. 1967-10-14, Älvdalen, Sweden
Biathlon

	1988	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint	47th	-5.40
Men's 20 kilometres	31st	-2.64
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	seventh	100
		100.006404

Helge Sjögren

B. 1902-12-25, Norrköping, Sweden; D. 1959-10-31
Weightlifting

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	15th	15
		15

Karl-Einar Sjögren

Olympic Competitor nr 4589

1908-07-27-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - fifth
1908-07-28-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - fifth
1908-07-29-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race three - fifth - final ranking fifth (562.5)

Leo Allan Sjogren

B. 1914-04-03, Helsinki, Finland, lived in New York, represented the USA; D. 1997-02-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 50km Walk	dnf	12th	40.0064
			40.0064

Ove Lars Åke Sjögren

B. 1958-12-20, Östhammar, Sweden
Shooting

	1984	HP
Men's Air Rifle	12th	40
		40

Sten Hugo Sjögren

B. 1957-04-28, Lund, Sweden
Handball

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	fifth	fifth	1000
			1000

(Birgit Inga) Lena Sjöholm

B. 1946-08-07, Malmö, Sweden
Archery

	1976	HP
Women's Individual	13th	38.4
		38.4

Georg Sjøht

B. 1901-06-21, København, Denmark
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Gunnar Enock Sjölin

B. 1924-03-09, Sandarne, Sweden; D. 2015-07-20
Speed Skating

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 500 metres		33rd	0.00256
Men's 1500 metres		15th	10
Men's 5000 metres	12th		40
			50.00256

Ivar Sven Lennart Sjölin

B. 1918-09-28, Lidköping, Sweden; D. 1992-09-10
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Stig Karl Olof Sjölin

B. 1928-12-21, Värnamo, Sweden; D. 1995-01-09
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	bronze	R2	3221.4
			3221.4

Kurt Sjolund

B. 1955-01-07, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Nordic Combined

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

Wenche Sjong

B. 1951-04-27, Oslo, Norway
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	86th	-13.64
Women's Team All-Round	12th	10
		10

Arvid Sjöqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 6966

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - sixth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - sixth - final ranking joint fifth (500)

There are six sailors mentioned for the KSSS 1912 yaght, but the crews had to be limited to five, so two of these sailors sailed just one race, not both, but it is unknown who.

Erik Sjøqvist

B. 1900-10-16, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1978-08-11
Fencing

	1924	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:4th	0.00021
Men's Foil, Team	SF:3rd	205
		205.00021

Fritz Sjöqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 6967

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - sixth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - sixth - final ranking joint fifth (500)

Ingeborg Sjöqvist

B. 1912-04-19, Kalmar, Sweden; D. 2015-11-22
Diving

	1932	1936	HP
Women's Platform	fourth	9th	1760
			1760

Lala Sjöqvist

B. 1903-09-23, Nybro, Sweden; D. 1964-08-08
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Women's Platform	bronze	2560
		2560

Bengt Sjöstedt

B. 1906-11-02, Tenhola, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1981-07-16
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:4th	SF:5th	297
			297

Thure Sjöstedt

B. 1903-08-28, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden; D. 1956-05-02
Wrestling, Freestyle (1 gold, 1 silver)

1928 1932 HP

Light heavyweight (-87 kg) gold silver 15600

15600

Bengt Hjalmar Sjösten

B. 1925-12-27, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 2005-06-20
Sailing

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	fifth	1000
		1000

Stefan Kenny Sjöstrand

B. 1962-04-08, Stockholm, Sweden
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Tore Ingemar Sjöstrand

B. 1921-07-31, Danmark, Sweden; D. 2011-01-26
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	gold	9600
		9600

Nell Eivor Kristina Sjöström

B. 1933-03-12, Högbo, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
Women's 4x100m Relay	R1:4th	17
		17.023

Sarah Frederica Sjöström

B. 1993-08-17, Salem, Sweden
Swimming (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's 50 m Freestyle		14th	13th	silver	gold	10441.6
Women's 100 m Freestyle		9th	bronze	fifth	gold	12650
Women's 200 m Freestyle		12th	silver			4040
Women's 100 m Backstroke	29th					0.016
Women's 100 m Butterfly	27th	fourth	gold	seventh		10500.05
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay		eighth	fifth	sixth	fifth	796.4
Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay			fifth			250
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	FI:dq	10th	9th	sixth	seventh	389
						39067.066

(Karl Johan) Stefan Sjöström

B. 1945-11-30, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	10th	125
		125

John Edgar Melker Sjösvärd

B. 1890-05-07, Linköping, Sweden; D. 1958-12-13
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	3.724
		3.724

Jaap Sjouwerman

B. 1891-05-27, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1964-02-21
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	7th	R2	613.65
			613.65

Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-09-09

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