Per Carleson (Melbourne) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm)
Medals Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896
1900
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1948
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
97 competitors, 83 men and 14 women, took part in 74 events in 14 sports in Australia[1] and 6 events in 1 sport in Sweden. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games, including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.
^"Sweden at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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