Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Sweden
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 97 individuals and 11 teams
sports=
flagbearer=Christian Olsson
gold=
silver=4
bronze=1
total=5
rank=56

Sweden competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swedish athletes who have qualified for the Olympics. [ [http://www.sok.se/aktiva/osuttagna.4.18ea16851076df63622800013021.html "OS-uttagna"] , "sok.se". Retrieved on June 2, 2008.]

Medalists

Women's team

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Women

Diving

Women

Emma Karlsson is a reserve for the eventing team.

Individual Jumping

Football

=Women's Team=

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

handballbox
date=August 9
time=10:45
team1=hbw-rt|HUN
score= 30–24
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400B01.shtml#HBW400B01 (Report)]
team2=hbw|SWE
goals1= Verten, Gorbicz 7
goals2= Islas Helgesson 6
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Licis (LAT), Stolarovs (LAT) ----handballbox
date=August 11
time=20:45
team1=hbw-rt|SWE
score= 24–28
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400B06.shtml#HBW400B06 (Report)]
team2=hbw|RUS
goals1= Wiel Freden 6
goals2= Turey 6
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Din (ROU), Dinu (ROU)----handballbox
date=August 13
time=14:00
team1=hbw-rt|KOR
score= 31–23
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400B08.shtml#HBW400B08 (Report)]
team2=hbw|SWE
goals1= An, Park 7
goals2= Ahlm, Boson 6
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Baum (POL), Goralczyk (POL)----handballbox
date=August 15
time=14:00
team1=hbw-rt|GER
score= 26–27
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400B11.shtml#HBW400B11 (Report)]
team2=hbw|SWE
goals1= Althaus, Worz 5
goals2= Ahlm 7
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Bord (FRA), Buy (FRA)----handballbox
date=August 17
time=09:00
team1=hbw-rt|SWE
score= 25-22
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400B13.shtml#HBW400B13 (Report) ]
team2=hbw|BRA
goals1= Ahlm 7
goals2= Rosas 5
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Bord (FRA), Buy (FRA)

Quarter finalhandballbox
date=19 August
time=12:00
team1=hbw-rt|NOR
score= 31–24
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400301.shtml#HBW400301 (Report)]
team2=hbw|SWE
goals1= Larsen, Lybekk 6
goals2= Torstenson 6
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Baum (POL), Goralczyk(POL)

Classificationhandballbox
date=21 August
time=12:00
team1=hbw-rt|SWE
score= 19–20
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400203.shtml#HBW400203 (Report)]
team2=hbw|CHN
goals1= Torstenson 6
goals2= Wang S. 5
stadium=Beijing National Indoor Stadium
attendance=
referee= Karbas-Chi (IRI), Kolahdouzan (IRI)

7th/8th classificationhandballbox
date=23 August
time=08:00
team1= hbw-rt|SWE
score= 30–34
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBW400104.shtml#HBW400104 (Report)]
team2= hbw|ROM
goals1= Gullden 9
goals2= Stanca, Meirosu 6
stadium=Beijing National Indoor Stadium
attendance=
referee=Elmoamli (EGY), Shaban (EGY)

Rowing

Men

Women

Women
WR=World Record; OR=Olympic Record; ER=European Record; NR=Swedish Record

Table tennis

*Men's Team
**Pär Gerell
**Jens Lundqvist
**Jörgen Persson
**Robert Svensson

Men

Women

;Greco-Roman

Ara Abrahamian won the bronze medal but was disqualified and stripped of his medal after a protest during the medal ceremony. He stepped off the podium and put the medal on the floor and walked off, before the gold and silver medals had been awarded. His action was in protest at a controversial penalty call in his semifinal against Italy's Andrea Minguzzi. The medal will not be awarded to another athlete. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Swede was punished for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/wrestling/7563231.stm|title=Wrestler stripped of bronze medal|publisher= [http://www.bbc.co.uk BBC] |accessdate=2008-08-17]

Missing athletes

The following athletes did not qualify for the Olympics despite having won a nomination or being among the top of the world in their sport. This could either be due to injuries, failing to achieve the national and/or international standards or due to heavy competition from fellow Swedish athletes.

Athletics

*Robert Kronberg - men's 110 metres hurdles (A - norm, 13.53 July 16 2008 Luzern)
*Christian Olsson - injury, men's triple jump (A - norm, 17.00 July 22 2008 Stockholm)
*Nicklas Wiberg - men's decathlon (A - norm, 8040 June 29 2008 Jyvaskyla)
*Jessica Samuelsson - women's heptathlon (A - norm, 6111 June 1 2008 Götzis)

ee also

* Sweden at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References