1956 Olympians from Sweden

By sport

Aquatics Men (1-1)
Athletics Men (15-6)
Boxing Men (3-1)
Canoeing Men (6-3)
Cycling Men (4-1)
Fencing Men (5-4)
Gymnastics Men (2-2)
Modern Pentathlon Men (3-1)
Rowing Men (9-3)
Sailing Men (7-2)
Shooting Men (8-4)
Weightlifting Men (1)
Wrestling Men (10-9)
total men 74-37
Aquatics Women (6-1)
Athletics Women (2-2)
Gymnastics Women (6-3)
total women 14-6

Later doublers:

(2047=1796+250.5) Bengt Ljungquist (SWE/FEN-EQD/1936-56,64)

The full list - Men:

(73588) Gert Fredriksson (SWE/KAY/1948-60)
(29064) Torsten Ullman (SWE/SHO/1936-60)
(21600) Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE/WRG/1948-56)
(18410) John Ljunggren (SWE/ATH/1948-64)
(17010) Lars Hall (SWE/MOP/1952-56)
(15750) Viking Palm (SWE/WRF/1952-60)
(14100) Bertil Antonsson (SWE/WRF-WRG/1948-60)
(13000) Folke Bohlin (SWE/SAI/1948,56)
(13000) Lars Thörn (SWE/SAI/1956,64)
(13000) Sture Stork (SWE/SAI/1956,64)
(12000) Olof Sköldberg (SWE/SHO/1952-56)
(11250) Hans Wetterström (SWE/KAY/1948-56)
(10815) Edvin Vesterby (SWE/WRG-WRF/1952-60)
(8801) Bengt Palmquist (SWE/SAI/1956-60,68)
(8514) Rickard Sarby (SWE/SAI/1948-56)
(8400) Per Berlin (SWE/WRF/1952-56)
(7524) Ragnar Lundberg (SWE/ATH/1948-56)
(6930) Stig Pettersson (SWE/ATH/1956-64)
(6600) Knut Holmqvist (SWE/SHO/1952-56)
(6400) Hjalmar Karlsson (SWE/SAI/1956)
(6400) Leif Wikström (SWE/SAI/1956)
(6150) Olle Anderberg (SWE/WRG/1948,56)
(4555) Evert Gunnarsson (SWE/ROW/1948-56)
(4224) Hans Liljedahl (SWE/SHO/1952-56)
(3850) Rune Jansson (SWE/WRG/1956-60)
(3825) Gösta Eriksson (SWE/ROW/1956-60)
(3800) Bertil Göransson (SWE/ROW/1956)
(3800) Ivar Aronsson (SWE/ROW/1956)
(3800) Olle Larsson (SWE/ROW/1956)
(3656) John Sundberg (SWE/SHO/1956,64)
(3520) Werner Wettersten (SWE/CAF/1948,56)
(3374) Per-Olof Östrand (SWE/SWI/1948-56)
(3221) Stig Sjölin (SWE/BOX/1952-56)
(2608) William Thoresson (SWE/GYM/1952-64)
(2468) Per Carleson (SWE/FEN/1948-56)
(2100) Bengt Johansson (SWE/WRG/1952-56)
(2093) Carl Forssell (SWE/FEN/1948-56)
(2047) Bengt Ljungquist (SWE/FEN-EQD/1936-56,64)
(1650) Gunnar Håkansson (SWE/WRG/1952-56)
(1648) Gunnar Karlsson-Tjörnebo (SWE/ATH/1952-60)
(1617) Dan Waern (SWE/ATH/1956-60)
(1303) Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE/FEN/1952-60)
(1200) Carl-Gunnar Sundin (SWE/KAY/1956)
(985.6) Erik Uddebom (SWE/ATH/1956-60)
(984.0) Bengt Lindblad (SWE/WRF/1952-56)
(964.4) Anders Kvissberg (SWE/SHO/1956-60)
(915.7) Rune Andersson (SWE/ROW/1952-60)
(880.0) Lennart Andersson (SWE/1952-56)
(861.0) Törner Åhsman (SWE/BOX/1956)
(835.7) Kjell Hansson (SWE/ROW/1956-60)
(824.7) Lennart Hansson (SWE/ROW/1956-60)
(750.1) Gunnar Göransson (SWE/CYR/1956-60)
(600.0) Åke Lindblom (SWE/SHO/1956)
(600.0) Benkt Austrin (SWE/SHO/1956)
(424.0) Evert Nyberg (SWE/ATH/1948,56-60)
(375.0) Lars Nordwall (SWE/CYR/1952-56)
(273.2) Ingvar Ericsson (SWE/ATH/1952-56)
(255.0) Karl-Ivar Andersson (SWE/CYR/1956)
(251.3) Roland Ströhm (SWE/CYR/1956)
(240.0) Thomas Nilsson (SWE/ATH/1956)
(162.0) Lennart Risberg (SWE/BOX/1956)
(160.0) Björn Thofelt (SWE/MOP/1956-60)
(96.96) Arnold Vaide (SWE/ATH/1956-60)
(68.00) John Sandwall (SWE/FEN/1956)
(64.64) Lars Hindmar (SWE/ATH/1952-56)
(51.00) Carl-Åke Ljung (SWE/KAY/1956)
(51.00) Ragnar Heurlin (SWE/KAY/1956)
(16.20) Birger Asplund (SWE/ATH/1956-64)
(15.00) Bertil Haase (SWE/MOP/1956)
(9.600) Ingemar Franzén (SWE/WEI/1956)
(9.400) Kurt Wigartz (SWE/GYM/1952-60)
(2.680) Rune Åhlund (SWE/ATH/1956)
(0.096) Bengt Nilsson (SWE/ATH/1956)
(-2.60) Torgny Wåhlander (SWE/ATH/1956)

The full list - Women:

(3970) Karin Lindberg (SWE/GYM/1948-56)
(3709) Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (SWE/GYM/1952-56)
(3176) Birte Christoffersen-Hanson (DEN-SWE/DIV/1948,56-60)
(3064) Evy Berggren (SWE/GYM/1952-56)
(2640) Gunhild Larking (SWE/ATH/1952-56)
(1674) Ingrid Almqvist (SWE/ATH/1948-56)
(1153) Doris Hedberg (SWE/GYM/1956)
(1065) Eva Rönström (SWE/GYM/1956)
(1064) Maude Karlén (SWE/GYM/1956)
(386.4) Karin Larsson (SWE/SWI/1956-60)
(320.0) Kate Jobson (SWE/SWI/1956)
(161.6) Birgitta Wängberg (SWE/SWI/1956)
(161.3) Anita Hellström (SWE/SWI/1956)
(65.60) Anna-Stina Wahlberg-Baidinger (SWE/DIV/1952-56)

Men who competed before:

(73588) Gert Fredriksson (SWE/KAY/1948-60)
(29064) Torsten Ullman (SWE/SHO/1936-60)
(21600) Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE/WRG/1948-56)
(18410) John Ljunggren (SWE/ATH/1948-64)
(17010) Lars Hall (SWE/MOP/1952-56)
(15750) Viking Palm (SWE/WRF/1952-60)
(14100) Bertil Antonsson (SWE/WRF-WRG/1948-60)
(13000) Folke Bohlin (SWE/SAI/1948,56)
(12000) Olof Sköldberg (SWE/SHO/1952-56)
(11250) Hans Wetterström (SWE/KAY/1948-56)
(10815) Edvin Vesterby (SWE/WRG-WRF/1952-60)
(8514) Rickard Sarby (SWE/SAI/1948-56)
(8400) Per Berlin (SWE/WRF/1952-56)
(7524) Ragnar Lundberg (SWE/ATH/1948-56)
(6600) Knut Holmqvist (SWE/SHO/1952-56)
(6150) Olle Anderberg (SWE/WRG/1948,56)
(4555) Evert Gunnarsson (SWE/ROW/1948-56)
(4224) Hans Liljedahl (SWE/SHO/1952-56)
(3520) Werner Wettersten (SWE/CAF/1948,56)
(3374) Per-Olof Östrand (SWE/SWI/1948-56)
(3221) Stig Sjölin (SWE/BOX/1952-56)
(2608) William Thoresson (SWE/GYM/1952-64)
(2468) Per Carleson (SWE/FEN/1948-56)
(2100) Bengt Johansson (SWE/WRG/1952-56)
(2093) Carl Forssell (SWE/FEN/1948-56)
(2047) Bengt Ljungquist (SWE/FEN-EQD/1936-56,64)
(1650) Gunnar Håkansson (SWE/WRG/1952-56)
(1648) Gunnar Karlsson-Tjörnebo (SWE/ATH/1952-60)
(1303) Berndt-Otto Rehbinder (SWE/FEN/1952-60)
(984.0) Bengt Lindblad (SWE/WRF/1952-56)
(915.7) Rune Andersson (SWE/ROW/1952-60)
(880.0) Lennart Andersson (SWE/1952-56)
(424.0) Evert Nyberg (SWE/ATH/1948,56-60)
(375.0) Lars Nordwall (SWE/CYR/1952-56)
(273.2) Ingvar Ericsson (SWE/ATH/1952-56)
(64.64) Lars Hindmar (SWE/ATH/1952-56)
(9.400) Kurt Wigartz (SWE/GYM/1952-60)

Women who competed before:

(3970) Karin Lindberg (SWE/GYM/1948-56)
(3709) Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (SWE/GYM/1952-56)
(3064) Evy Berggren (SWE/GYM/1952-56)
(2640) Gunhild Larking (SWE/ATH/1952-56)
(1674) Ingrid Almqvist (SWE/ATH/1948-56)
(65.60) Anna-Stina Wahlberg-Baidinger (SWE/DIV/1952-56)

full list for Sweden

Written 2020-03-24 - last modified 2020-03-24

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