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Sweden at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors97 (83 men and 14 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearersPer Carleson (Melbourne)
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
19
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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.

  1. ^ "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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