Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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flagbearer=Jan Karlsson
gold=4
silver=1
bronze=0
total=5

Sweden competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Medalists

Sweden finished in 12th position in the final medal rankings, with 4 gold and 5 total medals.

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

ilver

* Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's Platform

Results by event


=Archery=

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 Sjoholm – 2322 points (13th place)

Men's Individual Competition:
* Rolf Svensson – 2412 points (11th place)
* Gunnar Jervill – 2406 points (14th place)


=Athletics=

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 20km Race Walk
* Bengt Simonsen — 1:35:31 (→ 26th place)


=Cycling=

Men's 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)


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