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| Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 124 in 19 sports |
| Flag bearers | Christian Olsson (opening) Jörgen Persson (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swedish athletes who participated in the Olympics.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Emma Johansson | Cycling | Women's road race | 10 August |
| Silver |
Gustav Larsson | Cycling | Men's time trial | 13 August |
| Silver |
Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson |
Tennis | Men's doubles | 16 August |
| Silver |
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 21 August |
 Bronze |
Anders Ekström Fredrik Lööf |
Sailing | Star class | 21 August |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Diving | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Handball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 51 | 73 | 124 |
Swedish Olympic Committee's website lists 131 participants. Their count also includes reserves: Emma Karlsson and Linda Heed in equestrian, 3 reserves in women's football team, 1 reserve in women's handball team and Robert Svensson in men's table tennis team.
Neither count includes Alexandra Engen who was qualified and selected and was practicing on the Olympic course when she fell and was injured, which caused her to miss the competition.
Archery
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Magnus Petersson | Men's individual | 646 | 49 |  Duenas (CAN) (16)W 108 (19)–108 (18) |
 Kunda (BLR) (48) L 110–112 |
Did not advance | ||||
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mustafa Mohamed | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.80 | 5 q | — | 8:20.69 | 10 | |
| Johan Wissman | 400 m | 44.81 | 3 Q | 44.64 | 3 q | 45.39 | 8 |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Niklas Arrhenius | Discus throw | 58.22 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Magnus Arvidsson | Javelin throw | 79.70 | 12 q | 80.16 | 11 |
| Jesper Fritz | Pole vault | 5.45 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Stefan Holm | High jump | 2.29 | =6 Q | 2.32 | 4 |
| Alhaji Jeng | Pole vault | 5.55 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Linus Thörnblad | High jump | 2.20 | 26 | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Susanna Kallur | 100 m hurdles | 12.68 | 2 Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||
- Field events