Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 have qualified for the Olympics.[1]

Sweden at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Beijing
Competitors134 in 19 sports
Flag bearer Christian Olsson (opening)
Jörgen Persson (closing)
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
0
Silver
4
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverEmma JohanssonCyclingWomen's road race10 August
 SilverGustav LarssonCyclingMen's time trial13 August
 SilverSimon Aspelin
Thomas Johansson
TennisMen's doubles16 August
 SilverRolf-Göran BengtssonEquestrianIndividual jumping21 August
 BronzeAnders Ekström
Fredrik Lööf
SailingStar class21 August

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 N/A 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
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Emma Green High jump 1.93 13 q 1.96 9
Carolina Klüft Long jump 6.70 5 q 6.49 9
Triple jump 13.97 20 Did not advance
Anna Söderberg Discus throw 55.28 31 Did not advance

Badminton

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sara Persson Women's singles  Nedelcheva (BUL)
L 10–21, 10–21
Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Naim Terbunja Middleweight  Korobov (RUS)
L 6–18
Did not advance
Kennedy Katende Light heavyweight  Beterbiyev (RUS)
L 3–15
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anders Gustafsson Men's K-1 500 m 1:36.633 3 QS 1:42.409 2 Q 1:38.447 7
Markus Oscarsson Men's K-1 1000 m 3:30.044 3 QS 3:33.906 3 Q 3:30.198 6
Anders Gustafsson
Markus Oscarsson
Men's K-2 1000 m DSQ Did not advance
Sofia Paldanius Women's K-1 500 m 1:51.110 4 QS 1:53.797 5 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Gustav Larsson Road race 6:26:17 24
Time trial 1:02:44
Thomas Lövkvist Road race 6:26:25 38
Marcus Ljungqvist 6:34:26 58
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Emma Johansson Road race 3:32:24
Time trial 38:28.83 21
Susanne Ljungskog Road race 3:32:52 21
Time trial 36:33.50 10
Sara Mustonen Road race 3:43:25 56

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Fredrik Kessiakoff Men's cross-country 2:03:09 17
Emil Lindgren LAP (2 laps) 38
Alexandra Engen Women's cross-country Did not start

Diving

Women
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Anna Lindberg 3 m springboard 294.75 12 Q 324.70 9 Q 342.15 6
Elina Eggers 10 m platform 309.45 16 Q 315.45 9 Q 285.85 12

Equestrian

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Jan Brink Briar Individual 68.875 13 Q 68.960 13 Q 73.450 9 71.205 10
Patrik Kittel Floresco 67.125 18 Q 64.360 24 Did not advance
Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén Solos Carex 66.042 23 Q 69.240 11 Q 71.450 12 70.345 12
Jan Brink
Patrik Kittel
Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén
See above Team 67.347 5 N/A 67.347 4

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Dag Albert Tubber Rebel Individual 65.60 # 65 27.60 93.20 # 40 0.00 93.20 31 Did not advance 93.20 32
Linda Algotsson Stand By Me 41.50 15 22.80 64.30 18 0.00 64.30 15 Q 4.00 68.30 13 68.30 13
Viktoria Carlerbäck Bally's Geronimo 46.50 24 26.40 72.90 # 27 Withdrew
Magnus Gällerdal Keymaster 54.60 # 48 13.60 68.20 23 Withdrew
Katrin Norling Pandora 52.00 38 16.00 68.00 22 5.00 73.00 19 Q 8.00 81.00 18 81.00 22
Dag Albert
Linda Algotsson
Viktoria Carlerbäck
Magnus Gällerdal
Katrin Norling
See above Team 140.00 7 60.50 200.50 5 30.00 230.50 4 N/A 230.50 4

# - Indicates that points do not count in team total

Show jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Ninja Individual 4 30 0 4 8 Q 4 8 8 Q 0 =1 Q 0 0 =1 JO 4
Peter Eriksson Jaguar Mail 8 49 8 16 35 Q 4 20 27 Q 16 33 Did not advance 16 33
Helena Lundbäck Erbblume 8 49 12 20 47 Q 17 37 42 Did not advance 37 42
Lotta Schultz Calibra II 5 39 5 10 26 Q 20 30 40 Q 4 11 Q 13 17 19 17 19
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson
Peter Eriksson
Helena Lundbäck
Lotta Schultz
See above Team N/A 13 3 Q 25 38 8 38 8

Fencing

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Emma Samuelsson Individual épée  Logounova (RUS)
W 15–6
 Picot (FRA)
W 15–13
 Heidemann (GER)
L 10–15
Did not advance

Football

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Sweden squad in the women's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Thomas Dennerby

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hedvig Lindahl (1983-04-29)29 April 1983 (aged 25) 32 0 Linköping
2 2DF Karolina Westberg (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 (aged 30) 124 2 Umeå
3 2DF Stina Segerström (1983-06-17)17 June 1983 (aged 25) 25 2 Örebro
4 2DF Anna Paulson (1984-02-29)29 February 1984 (aged 24) 21 0 Umeå
5 3MF Caroline Seger (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 23) 42 4 Linköping
6 2DF Sara Thunebro (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 29) 30 2 Djurgårdens IF
7 2DF Sara Larsson (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 21) 75 7 Linköping
8 4FW Lotta Schelin (1984-02-27)27 February 1984 (aged 24) 50 18 Göteborg
9 4FW Jessica Landström (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 23) 11 3 Linköping
10 4FW Johanna Almgren (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 24) 13 0 Göteborg
11 4FW Victoria Sandell Svensson (c) (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 31) 147 64 Djurgårdens IF
12 1GK Caroline Jönsson (1977-11-22)22 November 1977 (aged 30) 79 0 Malmö
13 2DF Frida Östberg (1977-12-10)10 December 1977 (aged 30) 71 2 Umeå
14 3MF Josefine Öqvist (1983-07-23)23 July 1983 (aged 25) 49 11 Linköping
15 3MF Therese Sjögran (1977-04-08)8 April 1977 (aged 31) 125 11 Malmö
16 3MF Linda Forsberg (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 23) 5 0 Djurgårdens IF
17 2DF Charlotte Rohlin (1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 27) 9 1 Linköping
18 3MF Nilla Fischer (1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 24) 33 4 Malmö
19 4FW Maria Aronsson (1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 24) 15 1 Malmö
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 0
Source: [3]
China PR 2–1 Sweden
Xu Yuan  6'
Han Duan  72'
Report Schelin  38'
Sweden 1–0 Argentina
Fischer  57' Report
Attendance: 38,293
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Sweden 2–1 Canada
Schelin  19', 51' Report Tancredi  63'
Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 51,112
Quarterfinal
Sweden 0–2 (a.e.t.) Germany
Report Garefrekes  104'
Laudehr  115'

Handball

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Sweden roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Ulf Schefvert

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 P Tina Flognman (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 (aged 27) 1.78 m 127 266 GOG Svendborg
4 LW Matilda Boson (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 26) 1.76 m 115 271 Aalborg DH
5 P Sara Holmgren (1979-03-29)29 March 1979 (aged 29) 1.81 m 96 106 HC Leipzig
6 CB Therese Islas Helgesson (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 25) 1.68 m 44 66 Nordstrand IF
7 RW Annika Wiel Fredén (1978-08-21)21 August 1978 (aged 29) 1.76 m 52 135 Horsens HK
9 P Frida Toveby (1982-07-29)29 July 1982 (aged 26) 1.74 m 7 7 Aalborg DH
10 RW Teresa Utković (1980-07-31)31 July 1980 (aged 28) 1.70 m 55 128 IK Sävehof
11 CB Jessica Enström (1977-03-25)25 March 1977 (aged 31) 1.72 m 113 220 IVH Västerås
12 GK Therese Bengtsson (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 29) 1.87 m 21 0 Eslövs IK
14 RB Sara Eriksson (1981-04-13)13 April 1981 (aged 27) 1.82 m 96 152 HC Leipzig
15 LB Johanna Ahlm (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 20) 1.75 m 22 64 IK Sävehof
16 GK Madeleine Grundström (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 27) 1.82 m 122 0 Aalborg DH
17 LB Linnea Torstensson (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 25) 1.86 m 38 145 Aalborg DH
18 P Johanna Wiberg (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 24) 1.85 m 63 52 FCK Håndbold
20 CB Isabella Gulldén (1989-06-29)29 June 1989 (aged 19) 1.79 m 5 3 IK Sävehof
Group play
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 Russia5410148125+239
 South Korea5311155127+287
 Hungary5212129142-135
 Sweden5203123137-144
 Brazil5113124137-133
 Germany5104123134-112
9 August 2008
10:45
Hungary  30 – 24  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Vérten, Görbicz 7 (15–14) Islas Helgesson 6
  Report  
11 August 2008
20:45
Sweden  24 – 28  Russia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Wiel Fredén 6 (12–14) Turei 6
  Report  
13 August 2008
14:00
South Korea  31 – 23  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
An, Park 7 (18–13) Ahlm, Boson 6
   Report  
15 August 2008
14:00
Germany  26 – 27  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Althaus, Wörz 5 (13–13) Ahlm 7
   Report  
17 August 2008
09:00
Sweden  25 – 22  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Ahlm 7 (14–11) Rosas 5
  Report  
Quarterfinal
19 August 2008
12:00
Norway  31 – 24  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Larsen, Lybekk 6 (16–10) Torstenson 6
  Report  
Classification semifinal
21 August 2008
12:00
Sweden  19 – 20  China Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Torstenson 6 (7–8) Wang Shasha 5
  Report  
7th–8th place
23 August 2008
08:00
Sweden  30 – 34  Romania Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Gulldén 9 (15–17) Meirosu, Stanca-Gâlcă 6
  Report  

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lassi Karonen Single sculls 7:14.64 1 QF 6:50.40 2 SA/B 6:57.28 1 FA 7:07.64 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Frida Svensson Single sculls 7:56.39 2 QF 7:29.29 2 SA/B 7:46.38 6 FB 7:48.19 7

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Rasmus Myrgren Laser 7 16 8 2 8 13 2 7 2 CAN 20 83 6
Anton Dahlberg
Sebastian Östling
470 16 18 2 5 DSQ 20 17 13 14 6 EL 111 15
Anders Ekström
Fredrik Lööf
Star 1 4 15 3 6 1 8 2 1 7 20 53
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Karin Söderström Laser Radial 19 19 4 25 9 18 DSQ 5 8 CAN EL 107 14
Vendela Santén
Therese Torgersson
470 10 14 18 DSQ 19 8 5 14 5 8 EL 101 15
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Daniel Birgmark Finn 14 17 1 6 12 3 3 5 CAN CAN N/A 14 58 4
Jonas Lindberg
Kalle Torlen
49er 16 18 2 17 12 16 17 14 19 16 16 DSQ CAN CAN CAN EL 163 18

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Håkan Dahlby Double trap 135 10 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Nathalie Larsson Skeet 69 6 Q 92 S/O 2 4

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jonas Andersson 100 m breaststroke 1:01.77 31 Did not advance
Lars Frölander 100 m butterfly 52.15 18 Did not advance
Stefan Nystrand 50 m freestyle 21.75 NR 4 Q 21.71 NR 4 Q 21.72 8
100 m freestyle 47.83 NR 2 Q 47.91 5 Q 48.33 8
Jonas Persson 100 m freestyle 48.51 15 Q 48.59 13 Did not advance
Simon Sjödin 200 m backstroke DNS Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:57.75 NR 26 Did not advance
Christoffer Wikström 200 m freestyle 1:49.84 38 Did not advance
Stefan Nystrand
Jonas Persson
Marcus Piehl
Petter Stymne
Christoffer Wikström
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:12.73 NR 5 Q N/A 3:11.92 NR 5
Jonas Andersson
Lars Frölander
Stefan Nystrand
Simon Sjödin
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:35.83 NR 11 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Therese Alshammar 50 m freestyle 24.94 9 Q 24.96 14 Did not advance
Eva Berglund 10 km open water N/A 2:01:05.0 18
Gabriella Fagundez 400 m freestyle 4:11.40 18 N/A Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:39.06 NR 24 N/A Did not advance
Petra Granlund 200 m butterfly 2:08.97 NR 14 Q 2:09.79 14 Did not advance
Joline Höstman 100 m breaststroke 1:07.91 8 Q 1:08.26 9 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:26.00 12 Q 2:27.14 12 Did not advance
Anna-Karin Kammerling 50 m freestyle 25.34 22 Did not advance
Josefin Lillhage 100 m freestyle 54.07 NR 10 Q 54.59 11 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:57.98 13 Q 1:59.29 15 Did not advance
Ida Marko-Varga 200 m freestyle 1:58.21 16 Q 1:59.41 16 Did not advance
Sarah Sjöström 100 m backstroke 1:02.38 NR 29 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 59.08 27 Did not advance
Hanna Westrin 100 m breaststroke 1:08.80 21 Did not advance
Therese Alshammar
Claire Hedenskog
Anna-Karin Kammerling
Josefin Lillhage
Ida Marko-Varga
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:40.52 11 N/A Did not advance
Gabriella Fagundez
Petra Granlund
Josefin Lillhage
Ida Marko-Varga
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:53.83 NR 5 Q N/A 7:59.83 8
Joline Höstman
Ida Marko-Varga
Sarah Sjöström
Hanna Westrin
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:02.12 NR 7 Q N/A DSQ

Table tennis

Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jens Lundqvist Men's singles Bye  Henzell (AUS)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Jörgen Persson Bye  Karakašević (SRB)
W 4–2
 Cheung (HKG)
W 4–1
 Samsonov (BLR)
W 4–3
 Primorac (CRO)
W 4–1
 Wang H (CHN)
L 1–4
 Wang Lq (CHN)
L 0–4
4
Team
Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pär Gerell
Jens Lundqvist
Jörgen Persson
Men's team Group C
 South Korea (KOR)
L 0 – 3
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 2 – 3
 Brazil (BRA)
W 3 – 0
3 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hanna Zajc Women's −49 kg  Gonda (CAN)
W 2–0
 Wu Jy (CHN)
L 1–8
Did not advance  Alango (KEN)
L 2–2 SUP
Did not advance
Karolina Kedzierska Women's +67 kg  Simon (ESP)
W 4–1
 Espinoza (MEX)
L 2–4
Did not advance  Ben Hamza (TUN)
W 5–4
 Falavigna (BRA)
L 2–5
Did not advance 5

Tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jonas Björkman Men's singles  Hewitt (AUS)
L 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Did not advance
Thomas Johansson  Nieminen (FIN)
W 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
 Youzhny (RUS)
L 5–7, 2–6
Did not advance
Robin Söderling  Simon (FRA)
L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Simon Aspelin
Thomas Johansson
Men's doubles N/A  Hanley /
Kerr (AUS)
W 7–6(9–7), 6–3
 Almagro /
Ferrer (ESP)
W 7–6(8–6), 6–4
 Fyrstenberg /
Matkowski (POL)
W 7–6(7–5), 6–4
 Clément /
Llodra (FRA)
W 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 19–17
 Federer /
Wawrinka (SUI)
L 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Jonas Björkman
Robin Söderling
N/A  Nadal /
Robredo (ESP)
L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Sofia Arvidsson Women's singles  Tanasugarn (THA)
W 6–2, 6–1
 Dementieva (RUS)
L 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Lisa Nordén Women's 20:56 0:29 1:05:26 0:31 35:05 2:02:27.47 18

Wrestling

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ara Abrahamian −84 kg  Kim J-S (KOR)
W 3–1 PP
 Estrada (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
 Forov (ARM)
W 3–1 PP
 Minguzzi (ITA)
L 1–3 PP
Bye  Noumonvi (FRA)
W 3–1 PP
3*
Jalmar Sjöberg −120 kg  Mikulski (POL)
W 3–1 PP
 Botev (AZE)
W 3–0 PO
 Byers (USA)
W 3–1 PP
 López (CUB)
L 0–3 PO
Bye  Patrikeyev (ARM)
L 1–3 PP
5

* Ara Abrahamian won the bronze medal, but later disqualified and stripped off his medal after a protest during the medal ceremony. He stepped off the podium and put the medal on the floor and walked off, before the gold and silver medals had been awarded. His action was in protest at a controversial penalty call in his semifinal against Italy's Andrea Minguzzi. The medal, however, was awarded to another athlete. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Swede was punished for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony.[5]

Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sofia Mattsson −48 kg Bye  Chun (USA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 12
Ida-Theres Nerell −55 kg N/A  Yoshida (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance Bye  Golts (RUS)
W 3–1 PP
 Verbeek (CAN)
L 0–3 PO
5
Jenny Fransson −72 kg N/A  Wang J (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance Bye  Bernard (USA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 9

Missing athletes

The following athletes did not qualify for the Olympics despite having won a nomination or being among the top of the world in their sport. This could either be due to injuries, failing to achieve the national and/or international standards or due to heavy competition from fellow Swedish athletes.

Athletics

  • Robert Kronberg - men's 110 metres hurdles (A - norm, 13.53 July 16, 2008 Luzern)
  • Christian Olsson - injury, men's triple jump (A - norm, 17.00 July 22, 2008 Stockholm)
  • Nicklas Wiberg - men's decathlon (A - norm, 8040 June 29, 2008 Jyvaskyla)
  • Jessica Samuelsson - women's heptathlon (A - norm, 6111 June 1, 2008 Götzis)

See also

References

  1. "OS-uttagna" Archived 2008-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, sok.se. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.
  2. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Sweden Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "Sweden women's handball team roster". Handball Official Results Book. Official Report of the XXIX Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. 23 August 2008. p. 14. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "Wrestler stripped of bronze medal". BBC. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-17. External link in |publisher= (help)
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