Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games except for two, the 1896 Games and the 1904 Games (the latter of which Sweden did not compete at). Sweden is the country with the longest Olympic Games medalling streak in history, having earned medals at every Olympic game since 1908.

Sweden hosted the Games on one occasion, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Additionally however, the Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne were held earlier that year in Stockholm, due to quarantine reasons, due to Australian quarantine laws.

At the 1900 Paris Olympic Games (Games of the II Olympiad), Ernst Fast became the first Swedish athlete to win an Olympic medal, earning bronze in the men's marathon. Later, at the 1908 London Olympic Games (Games of the IV Olympiad), Oscar Swahn made history as Sweden's first Olympic gold medalist, winning the men's 100m running deer single shots shooting event.

Swedish athletes have won a total of 514 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 195 at the Winter Olympic Games. In addition to its sporting achievements, Sweden have won medals in one of the three discontinued Olympic non-sport competitions, winning two gold and two bronze medals at the art competitions.

The International Olympic Committee had Swedish officer and sports instructor Viktor Balck as one of its original members. The Swedish Olympic Committee was created and recognized in 1913.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals overall Best Summer Games era was from 1908 to 1952 where they always reached 20+ medals. Best Winter Games era was from 2006 to 2022 where they always reached 10+ medals.

GamesTotalRankSummer Olympics 151 181 182 514 12Winter Olympics 73 57 65 195 7 Total 224 238 247 709 9

Medals by summer sport

*This table does not include six medals – three gold, two silver, and one bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.

Best results in non-medalling sports: Sport Rank Athlete Event & year 9th Marie Jacobsson Women's solo in 1988 5th Catrine Bengtsson and Maria Bengtsson Women's doubles in 1992 Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson Mixed doubles in 2004 10th Sweden men's Men's team in 1980Canoe slalom 9th Erik Holmer Men's K1 in 2020Indoor volleyball 7th Sweden men's national volleyball team Men's event in 1988 19th Viktoria Bengtsson Women's individual all-around in 1984 9th Hampus Winberg Men's park in 2024 4th Roman Livaja Men's middleweight in 2000 5th Andrew Hansson Men's 20 km in 1908

Medals by winter sport

*This table includes six medals – three gold, two silver, and one bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.

Best results in non-medalling sports: Sport Rank Athlete Event & year 6th Fernström, Holmström, Landgren, Lapidoth Men's four-man in 1952Carl-Erik Eriksson and Jan Johansson Men's two-man in 1972 6th Hans Kohala and Carl-Johan Lindqvist Men's doubles in 1992 7th Martin Johansson Men's 500 metres in 1994

Individual statistics Most medals According to official data of the Swedish Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won three or more Olympic gold medals for Sweden. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1948–1960 Summer M 6 1 1 8 1956–1964 Winter M 4 3 2 9 1984–1988 Winter M 4 1 1 6 1936–1960 Summer M 4 0 0 4 1976–1988 Winter M 4 0 0 4 2010–2018 Winter W 3 6 0 9 1908–1924 Summer M 3 4 0 7 1908–1924 Summer M 3 3 3 9 1980–1996 Summer W 3 2 2 7 2016–2024 Summer W 3 2 1 6 1908–1920 Summer M 3 1 2 6 1920–1932 Winter M 3 1 0 4 1980–1992 Winter M 3 1 0 4 2010–2014 Winter M 3 1 0 4 1928–1936 Summer M 3 0 0 3 1900–1912 Summer M 3 0 0 3 / 1908–1920 Summer M 3 0 0 3 1920–1932 Summer M 3 0 0 3

Most appearances Athlete Sport Years Games Gender No. of part. 1964–1988 Summer W 7 1972–1996 Summer M 7 1988–2012 Summer M 7 1992–2016 Summer W 7 1964–1984 Winter M 6 1992–2012 Summer M 6 1992–2012 Summer M 6 1996–2016 Summer W 6

Age records Record Athlete Age Games Sport EventOldest medalist 72 years, 279 days 1920 Summer Olympics Shooting Men's 100 metre team running deer, double shots 58 years, 157 days 1924 Winter Olympics Curling Men's tournamentYoungest medalist 14 years, 11 days 1920 Summer Olympics Diving Men's plain high diving 15 years, 348 days 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey Women's tournamentOldest participant 72 years, 281 days 1920 Summer Olympics Shooting Men's 100 metre running deer, single shots 58 years, 157 days 1924 Winter Olympics Curling Men's tournamentYoungest participant 14 years, 2 days 1912 Summer Olympics Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle 15 years, 220 days 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiing Women's slopestyle

Hosted Games Sweden has hosted the Games on one occasion. In 1956, the equestrian competitions were held in Stockholm. Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events Note 1912 Summer Olympics Stockholm 6–22 July 28 2,406 102 1956 Summer Olympics (equestrian) Stockholm 11–17 June 29 159 6 Shared with Melbourne, Australia

Unsuccessful bids Games Proposed host city Result Games awarded to 1984 Winter Olympics Gothenburg Third place in IOC voting Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1988 Winter Olympics Falun Runner-up in IOC voting Calgary, Canada 1992 Winter Olympics Falun Third place in IOC voting Albertville, France 1994 Winter Olympics Östersund Runner-up in IOC voting Lillehammer, Norway 1998 Winter Olympics Östersund Third place in IOC voting Nagano, Japan 2002 Winter Olympics Östersund (bid) Runner-up in IOC voting Salt Lake City, United States 2004 Summer Olympics Stockholm Fourth place in IOC voting Athens, Greece 2022 Winter Olympics Stockholm (bid) Cancelled bid Beijing, China 2026 Winter Olympics Stockholm (bid) Runner-up in IOC voting Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Summary by Summer sport Non-participations Sweden has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Baseball/Softball, Cricket, Field hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby football (neither Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline Rugby union), Sport climbing and Surfing.

Sweden never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota, Breaking, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Karate, Polo, Rackets, Roque and Water motorsports.

Aquatics For aquatics disciplines, follow these links: Artistic swimming, Diving, Swimming and Water polo.

Archery Archery was included in the Olympic programme between 1900 and 1920. Sweden first participated in 1972, the same year archery returned to the programme after a 52-year absence. Sweden participated in the sport every time from 1972 to 2020.

Sweden has won two silver medals in the sport. Gunnar Jervill won the silver medal in men's individual in 1972 and Magnus Petersson won the silver medal in men's individual in 1996.

The best placements in women's events were 5th by Jenny Sjövall in women's individual in 1988 and by her together with in Lise-Lotte Djerf and Kristina Persson-Nordlander in women's team in 1992.

The most participations in the sport by a Swedish archer is 4, shared between Göran Bjerendal (1980–1988, 1996) and Magnus Petersson (1996–2008).

Games Archers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking 1972 Munich 5 2/2 0 1 0 1 =2 1976 Montreal 4 2/2 0 0 0 0 1980 Moscow 3 2/2 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 5 2/2 0 0 0 0 1988 Seoul 6 4/4 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 3 2/4 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 6 4/4 0 1 0 1 =3 2000 Sydney 6 4/4 0 0 0 0 2004 Athens 3 2/4 0 0 0 0 2008 Beijing 1 1/4 0 0 0 0 2012 London 1 1/4 0 0 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1 1/4 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 1 1/5 0 0 0 0 Total 0 2 0 2 =18

Artistic swimming Artistic swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984. Sweden has participated once, in 1988 Marie Jacobsson participated in women's solo and finished 9th. There are no men's events in the sport.

Games Swimmers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking 1988 Seoul 1 1/2 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 –

Athletics Sweden first competed in track and field athletics in 1896, sending 1 athlete (Henrik Sjöberg) who competed in four events. Sweden's first medal in the sport was a bronze in the 1900 marathon by Ernst Fast.

Sweden has earned 21 gold and 85 total medals in athletics, its second most successful summer sport after wrestling (28 gold and 86 total). Sweden has 12th most gold medals in the sport, while its total medal count would place it 8th.

Sweden has had two medal sweeps in the sport. Sweden swept men's triple jump at home soil in 1912. Sweden also swept men's 3000 metres steeplechase in 1948, which is Sweden's most recent medal sweep in any Olympic summer event.

The Swedish athlete with most titles in the sport was Eric Lemming who won 3 Olympic titles; freestyle javelin in 1908 and javelin throw in 1908 and 1912. He won another four medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games. Sweden has two double Olympic champions in the sport; John Mikaelsson won 10 km walk in 1948 and 1952 and Armand Duplantis won men's pole vault in 2020 and 2024.

Sweden has two female Olympic champions in the sport; Ludmila Engquist won 100m hurdles in 1996 and Carolina Klüft won heptathlon in 2004.

The Swedish athletes with most medals in the sport are Edvin Wide with five (one silver and four bronzes) won between 1920 and 1928 followed by Eric Backman with four (one silver and three bronzes), all won in 1920.

The Swedish athlete with most participations in the sport was John Ljunggren who participated in 5 Olympic Games between 1948 and 1964, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking 1896 Athens 1 4/12 0 0 0 0 1900 Paris 8 11/23 0 0 1 1 =11 1908 London 31 24/26 2 0 3 5 3 1912 Stockholm 106 28/30 3 6 6 15 3 1920 Antwerp 64 27/29 1 3 10 14 5 1924 Paris 33 20/27 0 3 2 5 6 1928 Amsterdam 29 21/27 1 2 4 7 6 1932 Los Angeles 9 8/29 0 1 0 1 =11 1936 Berlin 37 22/29 0 0 2 2 =12 1948 London 50 25/33 5 3 5 13 2 1952 Helsinki 45 24/33 1 0 2 3 9 1956 Melbourne 17 15/33 0 0 1 1 =18 1960 Rome 26 21/34 0 1 0 1 =13 1964 Tokyo 16 11/36 0 0 1 1 =20 1968 Mexico City 18 18/36 0 0 0 0 1972 Munich 26 17/38 0 0 1 1 =20 1976 Montreal 19 14/37 1 0 0 1 =11 1980 Moscow 16 13/38 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 24 19/41 0 2 1 3 16 1988 Seoul 11 8/42 0 0 1 1 =18 1992 Barcelona 19 15/43 0 1 0 1 =24 1996 Atlanta 17 16/44 1 0 0 1 =17 2000 Sydney 14 11/46 0 0 1 1 =40 2004 Athens 12 10/46 3 0 0 3 4 2008 Beijing 12 11/47 0 0 0 0 2012 London 9 8/47 0 0 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 15 12/47 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 21 15/48 2 1 0 3 =10 2024 Paris 21 18/48 1 0 0 1 =22 Total 21 23 41 85 12 Tage Brauer was registered to participate too, but sources conflict as to whether he actually participated. He was not included in this count.

Swedish athletes also won 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals in athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Badminton Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Sweden has participated in the sport in every time it has been included in the Olympic programme except for 2024.

Sweden has yet to win any medals in the sport. The best placements were 5th, first by Catrine Bengtsson and Maria Bengtsson in women's doubles in 1992, then equaled by Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson in mixed doubles in 2004.

Games Players Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking 1992 Barcelona 8 4/4 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 10 5/5 0 0 0 0 2000 Sydney 6 3/5 0 0 0 0 2004 Athens 3 2/5 0 0 0 0 2008 Beijing 1 1/5 0 0 0 0 2012 London 1 1/5 0 0 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1 1/5 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 1 1/5 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 –

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