Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 185 (148 men and 37 women) in 23 sports | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | Agneta Andersson | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 32 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 11 |
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Youth Olympics • Paralympics • European Games |
Sweden competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 185 competitors, 148 men and 37 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.[1]
Contents
- 1 Medalists
- 2 Archery
- 3 Athletics
- 4 Boxing
- 5 Canoeing
- 6 Cycling
- 7 Diving
- 8 Equestrianism
- 9 Fencing
- 10 Football
- 11 Gymnastics
- 12 Handball
- 13 Judo
- 14 Modern pentathlon
- 15 Rowing
- 16 Sailing
- 17 Shooting
- 18 Swimming
- 19 Synchronized swimming
- 20 Table tennis
- 21 Tennis
- 22 Volleyball
- 23 Weightlifting
- 24 Wrestling
- 25 References
Medalists
Silver
- George Cramne — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Ragnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Anders Holmertz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Birgitta Bengtsson and Marit Söderström — Sailing, Women's 470 Class
Bronze
- Patrik Sjöberg — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Lars Myrberg — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Michel Lafis, Anders Jarl, Björn Johansson, and Jan Karlsson — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Erik Lindh — Table tennis, Men's Singles
- Stefan Edberg — Tennis, Men's Singles
- Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd — Tennis, Men's Doubles
- Tomas Johansson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Archery
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The Swedish team continued their archery medal drought, though they took three top eight places in the women's individual, women's team, and men's team categories.
Women's individual competition:
- Jenny Sjöwall — Final (→ 5th place)
- Liselotte Andersson — Quarterfinal (→ 13th place)
- Carina Jonsson — Preliminary Round (→ 59th place)
Men's individual competition:
- Göran Bjerendal — Quarterfinal (→ 15th place)
- Mats Nordlander — Preliminary Round (→ 30th place)
- Gert Bjerendal — Preliminary Round (→ 35th place)
Women's team competition:
- Sjöwall, Andersson, and Jonsson — Final (→ 7th place)
Men's team competition:
- Bjerendal, Nordlander, and Bjerendal — Final (→ 8th place)
Athletics
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Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualifying Heat — 76.44m
- Final — 74.24m (→ 11th place)
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- Qualifying Heat — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
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- Qualification — 79.66m
- Final — 78.30m (→ 8th place)
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- Qualification — 80.16m
- Final — 78.22m (→ 9th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Mikael Olander — 7869 points (→ 17th place)
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- 100 metres — 11.46s
- Long Jump — 6.75m
- Shot Put — 16.07m
- High Jump — 2.00m
- 400 metres — 51.28s
- 110m Hurdles — 16.06s
- Discus Throw — 50.66m
- Pole Vault — 4.80m
- Javelin Throw — 72.80m
- 1.500 metres — 5:02.42s
Men's 50 km Walk
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- Final — 3'44:49 (→ 7th place)
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- Final — 3'53:34 (→ 20th place)
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- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
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- Final — 2"34.41 (→ 24th place)
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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Women's Individual Road Race
- Marie Holjer — 2:00:52 (→ 7th place)
- Paula Westher — 2:00:52 (→ 26th place)
- Marianne Berglund — 2:00:52 (→ 44th place)
Diving
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Equestrianism
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Fencing
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Eleven fencers, 10 men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1988.
Football
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Gymnastics
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Handball
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Judo
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Svante Rasmuson — 4987 pts (→ 22nd place)
- Jan-Erik Danielsson — 4956 pts (→ 25th place)
- Roderick Martin — 4262 pts (→ 57th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Rasmuson, Danielsson, and Martin — 14205 pts (→ 12th place)
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Swimming
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Men's 50m freestyle
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- Heat — 23.44
- B-Final — 23.28 (→ 9th place)
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- Heat — 23.12
- B-Final — 23.37 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100m freestyle
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- Heat — 50.22
- Final — 50.35 (→ 7th place)
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- Heat — 50.45
- Final — 50.54 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200m freestyle
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- Heat — 1:51.96 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400m freestyle
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- Heat — 3:50.06
- Final — 3:51.04 (→ 8th place)
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- Heat — 3:57.41 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 1500m freestyle
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- Heat — 15:24.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
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- Heat — 2:03.79 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
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- Heat — 3:23.09
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- Final — 3:21.07 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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- Heat — 7:23.82
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- Final — 7:19.10 (→ 6th place)
Women's 50m freestyle
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- Heat — 26.67 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
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- Heat — 26.85 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100m freestyle
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- Heat — 57.57 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
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- Heat — 57.97 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m freestyle
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- Heat — 2:03.32 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat — 1:05.10 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:18.01 (→ 14th place)
- B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:03.45 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:18.86
- B-Final — 2:19.35 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 4:53.58
- B-Final — 4:52.77 (→ 13th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
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- Heat — 3:50.50 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
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- Heat — 4:17.72 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Synchronized swimming
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One synchronized swimmer represented Sweden in 1988.
Table tennis
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Tennis
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Men's Singles Competition
- Stefan Edberg → Bronze Medal
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- First round — Defeated Horst Skoff (Austria) 7-6 6-2 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Agustín Moreno (Mexico) 6-2 7-6 6-0
- Third round — Defeated Jakob Hlasek (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4 7-6
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Paolo Canè (Italy) 6-1 7-5 6-4
- Semifinals — Lost to Miloslav Mečíř (Czechoslovakia) 6-3 0-6 6-1 4-6 2-6
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- First round — Defeated Martin Laurendeau (Canada) 7-6 4-6 7-5 7-5
- Second round — Defeated Andrew Castle (Great Britain) 6-0 6-3 6-1
- Third round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) 6-2 5-7 3-6 5-7
Men's Doubles Competition
- Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd → Bronze Medal
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- First Round — Defeated Eric Jelen and Carl Uwe Steeb (West Germany) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Second Round — Defeated Mark Gurr and Philip Tuckniss (Zimbabwe) 6-0 6-1 6-4
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Semifinals — Lost to Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal (Spain) 4-6 6-1 3-6 3-6
Women's Singles Competition
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- First Round — Defeated Kumiko Okamoto (Japan) 7-6 7-5
- Second Round — Defeated Nathalie Tauziat (France) 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Third Round — Lost to Manuela Maleeva (Bulgaria) 1-6 0-6
Volleyball
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Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated South Korea (3-2)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Lost to Italy (2-3)
- Lost to Brazil (1-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-0)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th/8th place: Lost to the Netherlands (2-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated France (3-2) → Seventh place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Anders Kristiansson
Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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