Sweden at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sweden at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Sweden at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SWE
NOC	Swedish Olympic Committee
Website	www.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors	100 (86 men and 14 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Rolf Peterson
Medals; Ranked 20th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Sweden competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 100 competitors, 86 men and 14 women, took part in 95 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

Björn Ferm — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
Ulf Sundelin, Peter Sundelin, and Jörgen Sundelin — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class

Silver

Tomas Pettersson, Erik Pettersson, Gösta Pettersson, and Sture Pettersson — Cycling, Men's Team Time Trial

Bronze

Gösta Pettersson — Cycling, Men's Road Race

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1968.

Individual road race

Team time trial

1000m time trial

Jupp Ripfel

Individual pursuit

Gösta Pettersson

Team pursuit

Diving

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1968.

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Dicki Sörensen, Orvar Lindwall, Carl von Essen, Lars-Erik Larsson, Rolf Edling

Women's foil

Kerstin Palm

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1968. Björn Ferm won gold in the individual event.

Individual

Team

Björn Ferm
Hans Jacobson
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters, all men, represented Sweden in 1968.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Trap

Sten Karlsson

Skeet

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "Sweden at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

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