Sweden competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 100 competitors, 87 men and 13 women, took part in 66 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) Lennart Bohman First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Hubert Ausbock (GER), points

Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg) Nils Ramm → Silver Medal First Round — Bye Quarterfinals — Defeated Hans Schonrath (GER), points Semifinals — Defeated Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), points Final Match — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1

Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1928.

Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Individual road race

Gösta Carlsson

Erik Jansson

Georg Johnsson

Hjalmar Pettersson

Team road race

Gösta Carlsson

Erik Jansson

Georg Johnsson

Hjalmar Pettersson

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Eight fencers, six men and two women, represented Sweden in 1928.

Men's foil

Bertil Uggla

Ivar Tingdahl

Men's épée

Nils Hellsten

Gunnar Cederschiöld

Men's team épée

Nils Hellsten, Sidney Stranne, Gunnar Cederschiöld, Bertil Uggla

Women's foil

Ebba Gripenstedt

Hanna Olsen

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1928. Bo Lindman won the silver medal and Sven Thofelt won the gold.

Sven Thofelt

Bo Lindman

Ingvar Berg

Sailing

Men

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1928 in Swedish sport

Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928