Sweden at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, February 18 to Saturday, February 23, 1952.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

 
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Sweden men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey
Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...

 
Men's competition
Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...

Ski jumping
Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, one ski jumping event was contested.The competition took place at the Holmenkollen ski jump with a K-Point of 72m.-Medalists:-Results:-External references:*...

 
Men's normal hill
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:Seven speed skaters competed in all four events....

 
Men's 10,000m

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stig Sollander
Stig Sollander
Stig Oskar Sollander is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Östersund and is the father of Lotta Sollander....

Downhill DSQ
Sixten Isberg
Sixten Isberg
Sixten Isberg is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the Swedish slalom champion in 1941, 1945, and 1949....

2:53.4 34
Åke Nilsson 2:47.0 27
John Fredriksson 2:44.5 23
John Fredriksson Giant Slalom 2:55.9 49
Sixten Isberg
Sixten Isberg
Sixten Isberg is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the Swedish slalom champion in 1941, 1945, and 1949....

2:42.3 30
Åke Nilsson 2:37.0 21
Stig Sollander
Stig Sollander
Stig Oskar Sollander is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Östersund and is the father of Lotta Sollander....

2:32.6 6
Åke Nilsson Slalom 1:06.1 28 Q 1:03.4 12 2:09.5 18
John Fredriksson 1:06.0 27 Q 1:05.9 21 2:11.9 24
Olle Dalman
Olle Dalman
Olle Dalman was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Östersund....

1:04.3 21 Q 1:04.5 16 2:08.8 15
Stig Sollander
Stig Sollander
Stig Oskar Sollander is a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics, in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Östersund and is the father of Lotta Sollander....

1:00.4 4 Q 1:02.2 8 2:02.6 5


Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ingrid Englund Downhill 2:01.3 29
Margareta Jacobsson 1:58.2 25
Sarah Thomasson
Sarah Thomasson
Sarah Margareta Thomasson was a Swedish Alpine skier.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre Municipality Sweden :** Bronze medal in slalom-References:...

1:55.5 18
Margareta Jacobsson Giant Slalom DSQ
Ingrid Englund 2:29.9 32
Kerstin Ahlqvist 2:21.4 26
Sarah Thomasson
Sarah Thomasson
Sarah Margareta Thomasson was a Swedish Alpine skier.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre Municipality Sweden :** Bronze medal in slalom-References:...

2:18.4 21
Ingrid Englund Slalom 1:14.8 27 1:13.9 29 2:28.7 27
Kerstin Ahlqvist 1:10.8 18 1:12.5 26 2:23.3 20
Margareta Jacobsson 1:10.4 17 1:10.2 20 2:20.6 16
Sarah Thomasson
Sarah Thomasson
Sarah Margareta Thomasson was a Swedish Alpine skier.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre Municipality Sweden :** Bronze medal in slalom-References:...

1:09.9 15 1:08.4 13 2:18.3 12

Bobsleigh

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SWE-1 Olle Axelsson
Olle Axelsson
Olle Oskar Axelsson was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the two-man event at Oslo in 1952....


Jan Lapidoth
Jan Lapidoth
Jan de Man Lapidoth was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....

Two-man 1:24.30 11 1:23.92 7 1:23.46 8 1:24.09 9 5:35.77 8
SWE-2 Kjell Holmström
Kjell Holmström
Kjell Albrekt Oliver Holmström was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Holmström also finished sixth in the four-man event and 15th in the two-man event at the...


Nils Landgren
Nils Landgren (bobsleigh)
Nils Landgren was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....

Two-man 1:25.76 14 1:25.84 15 1:25.65 15 1:25.57 15 5:42.82 15

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SWE-1 Kjell Holmström
Kjell Holmström
Kjell Albrekt Oliver Holmström was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Holmström also finished sixth in the four-man event and 15th in the two-man event at the...


Felix Fernström
Felix Fernström
Felix Konrad Fernström was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished sixth in the four-man event.-References:**...


Nils Landgren
Nils Landgren (bobsleigh)
Nils Landgren was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....


Jan Lapidoth
Jan Lapidoth
Jan de Man Lapidoth was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....

Four-man 1:19.11 7 1:19.90 7 1:17.28 3 1:18.72 5 5:15.01 6
SWE-2 Gunnar Åhs
Gunnar Åhs
Gunnar Johan Åhs was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s...


Börje Ekedahl
Börje Ekedahl
Börje Ekedahl was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*...


Lennart Sandin
Lennart Sandin
Lennart Sandin was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*...


Gunnar Garpö
Gunnar Garpö
Gunnar Charles Garpö was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York....

Four-man 1:18.84 5 1:19.93 9 1:18.66 7 1:20.43 9 5:17.86 7

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Lars-Erik Efverström
Lars-Erik Efverström
Lars-Erik Efverström was a Swedish nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, Efverström finished 17th in the nordic combined event and 58th in the 18 km cross country skiing event.-External links:**...

1'14:19 58
Erik Elmsäter
Erik Elmsäter
Fritz Erik Elmsäter was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase....

1'13:46 56
Enar Josefsson
Enar Josefsson
Enar "Âseleexpressen" Josefsson is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the early 1950s...

1'05:10 13
Gunnar Östberg
Gunnar Östberg
Gunnar Östberg is a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished ninth in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*He was 6,2 and weighed 347 pounds...

1'03:44 9
Nils Täpp
Nils Täpp
Nils Täpp was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics, with a gold in 1948 and a bronze in 1952.Täpp also won 4 x 10 km relay event at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...

1'03:35 7
Nils Karlsson
Nils Karlsson
Nils Emanuel Karlsson, known as Mora-Nisse is a Swedish cross-country skier. He was born in Mora, Dalarna.He won the Olympic gold medal in the 50 km at the 1948 Winter Olympics, a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and a total of 37 gold medals in Swedish...

1'02:56 5
50 km Arthur Herrdin
Arthur Herrdin
Arthur Herrdin was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s.In 1948 he competed in the 50 km competition but did not finish the race....

3'57:46 13
Gunnar Eriksson
Gunnar Eriksson
Gunnar Eriksson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 18 km bronze at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...

3'55:45 12
Anders Törnqvist 3'49:22 10
Nils Karlsson
Nils Karlsson
Nils Emanuel Karlsson, known as Mora-Nisse is a Swedish cross-country skier. He was born in Mora, Dalarna.He won the Olympic gold medal in the 50 km at the 1948 Winter Olympics, a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and a total of 37 gold medals in Swedish...

3'39:30 6


Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Nils Täpp
Nils Täpp
Nils Täpp was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics, with a gold in 1948 and a bronze in 1952.Täpp also won 4 x 10 km relay event at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...


Sigurd Andersson
Sigurd Andersson
Sigurd Andersson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:**...


Enar Josefsson
Enar Josefsson
Enar "Âseleexpressen" Josefsson is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the early 1950s...


Martin Lundström
Martin Lundström
Martin Lundström is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late-1940s and early-1950s.He was born in Tvärliden, Norsjö Municipality....

2'24:13


Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km Sonja Ruthström-Edström 45:41 11
Eivor Alm
Eivor Alm
Eivor Alm was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. She finished ninth in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...

45:20 9
Margit Albrechtsson
Margit Albrechtsson
Margit Åsberg-Albrechtsson was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. She finished eighth in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...

45:05 8
Märta Norberg 42:53 4

Figure skating

Pairs
Athletes Points Places Rank
Britta Lindmark
Ulf Berendt
8.756 106 12

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.
Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
8 7 0 1 71 14 15
8 6 1 1 43 21 13
9 7 2 0 53 22 14
9 6 3 0 50 23 12
8 4 4 0 40 40 8
8 2 5 1 21 56 5
8 2 6 0 21 60 4
8 1 6 1 21 53 3
8 0 8 0 15 46 0

  • Sweden 9–2 Finland
  • Sweden 17–1 Poland
  • Norway 2–4 Sweden
  • Sweden 7–3 Germany FR
  • Sweden 4–2 USA
  • Canada 3–2 Sweden
  • Sweden 5–2 Switzerland
  • Czechoslovakia 4–0 Sweden
  • Sweden 5–3 Czechoslovakia 1


1 Sweden and Czechoslovakia were tied with identical record and goal differentials, so a tie breaker game was played.
Bronze:

Göte Almqvist
Göte Almqvist
Göte Augustin Almqvist was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He was born on 25 July 1921 and died on 21 December 1994 in Skellefteå, Västerbotten County...


Hans Andersson
Stig Andersson
Stig Andersson-Tvilling
Stig Gunnar Andersson-Tvilling was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, winning the bronze medal in the 1952 competition and finishing fourth in 1956 alongside his twin brother Hans...


Åke Andersson
Åke Andersson (ice hockey)
Åke Gustav "Plutten" Andersson was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint-Moritz and at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, finishing fourth in 1948 and winning the bronze medal in the 1952 competition...


Lars Björn
Lars Björn
Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor. He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships...


Göte Blomqvist
Göte Blomqvist
Göte Paulus "Vicke Hallon" Blomqvist was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He played his club hockey for Södertälje SK.- References :...


Thord Flodqvist
Thord Flodqvist
Thord Rubert "Flodan" Flodqvist was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He played club hockey for Södertälje SK and AIK IF.- References :...


Erik Johansson
Erik Johansson (ice hockey)
Erik Gunnar "Epa" Johansson was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He was born on September 29, 1927 and died on December 16, 1992 in Södertälje, Stockholm County. He played club hockey for...


Gösta Johansson
Gösta Johansson
Gösta "Lill-Lulle" Johansson , was a famous Swedish ice hockey player and son of Gustaf ”Lulle” Johansson.In 1953 Johansson became world champion with the Swedish team. He was named one of the best players of 1949-1955 among Sven Tumba, Roland Stoltz and Lasse Björn. He was 32nd winner of “Stor...


Rune Johansson
Rune Johansson
Rune Arnold Georg Johansson was a Swedish sportsperson who played bandy, football, handball, ice hockey, and competed in track and field. He was considered to be one of the most talented athletes in Gothenburg during his active career in multiple sports...


Sven "Tumba" Johansson
Åke Lassas
Åke Lassas
Erik Åke Lassas was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He was born on August 21, 1924 in Leksand and died on April 16, 2009...


Holger Nurmela
Holger Nurmela
Holger Nurmela was a Swedish ice hockey player, born in Stockholm. He represented Sweden at the 1948 Winter Olympics, where his team placed fourth. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. At the 1956 Winter Olympics he placed fourth with...


Lars Pettersson
Lars Pettersson (ice hockey)
Lars Erik Pettersson was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition in which he scores six goals. He was born on 19 March 1925 and died on 8 May 1971 in Västerås, Västmanland. He played club hockey...


Lars Svensson
Lars Svensson (ice hockey)
Lars Svensson was a Swedish ice hockey player, born in Stockholm. He represented Sweden at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. At the 1956 Winter Olympics he placed fourth with the Swedish team....


Sven Thunman
Sven Thunman
Sven Ragnar Thunman was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He also played on the Swedish team which finished fourth in the 1948 ice hockey tournament in St. Moritz, Switzerland...


Hans Öberg
Hans Öberg
Hans "Stöveln" Öberg was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He also played on the Swedish team that finished fourth in the competition four years later at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics...


Nordic combined

Events:
  • 18 km cross-country skiing
  • normal hill ski jumping


The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event
Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, February 18 to Saturday, February 23, 1952.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below (athletes were allowed to perform three jumps, the best two jumps were counted and are shown here).
Athlete Event Cross-country Ski jumping Total
Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Points Rank
Lars-Erik Efverström
Lars-Erik Efverström
Lars-Erik Efverström was a Swedish nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, Efverström finished 17th in the nordic combined event and 58th in the 18 km cross country skiing event.-External links:**...

Individual 196.667 17 59.5 60.5 193.0 15 389.667 17
Erik Elmsäter
Erik Elmsäter
Fritz Erik Elmsäter was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase....

198.667 16 61.0 62.0 199.0 11 397.667 13

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Thure Lindgren
Thure Lindgren
Thure Lindgren was a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York....

Normal hill 63.0 (fall) 72.0 40 62.5 103.5 10 175.5 40
Hans Nordin
Hans Nordin
Hans Nordin was a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He finished 11th in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...

63.5 104.5 12 61.5 102.0 13 206.5 11
Karl Holmström
Karl Holmström
Karl "Bratt-Kalle" Holmström was a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He won a Bronze medal in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:...

67.0 110.0 5 65.5 109.5 2 219.5
Bror Östman
Bror Östman
Bror Östman was a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He won the ski jumping bronze medal at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun....

66.5 110.0 5 65.0 (fall) 77.0 43 187.0 32

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Bengt Malmsten
Bengt Malmsten
Bengt Gunnar Malmsten was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Borlänge and died in Stockholm....

46.6 31
Sitg Lindberg 45.9 25
Gunnar Ström 45.6 23
Mats Bolmstedt
Mats Bolmstedt
Mats Bolmstedt was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he finished tenth in the 500 metres competition and 17th in the 1500 metres event....

44.8 12
1500 m John Wickström 2:27.6 26
Gunnar Ström 2:25.8 19
Sigvard Ericsson
Sigvard Ericsson
John Sigvard "Sigge" Ericsson is a former speed skater.Ericsson started competing internationally in 1951 at the European Allround Championships where he did not qualify for the final distance...

2:23.4 8
Carl-Erik Asplund
Carl-Erik Asplund
Carl-Erik Asplund is a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics.In 1952 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth.-External links:*...

2:22.6 4
5000 m John Wickström 8:47.2 18
Sigvard Ericsson
Sigvard Ericsson
John Sigvard "Sigge" Ericsson is a former speed skater.Ericsson started competing internationally in 1951 at the European Allround Championships where he did not qualify for the final distance...

8:40.0 14
Göthe Hedlund
Göthe Hedlund
Göthe Hedlund was a Swedish speed skater who was at the world top around World War II.Hedlund made his international debut at the 1939 European Allround Championships of Riga, Latvia, finishing 16th...

8:39.2 11
Carl-Erik Asplund
Carl-Erik Asplund
Carl-Erik Asplund is a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics.In 1952 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth.-External links:*...

8:30.7 6
10,000 m Gunnar Hallkvist
Gunnar Hallkvist
Gunnar Hallkvist is a former Swedish speed skater who competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Competing out of Eskilstuna IK, he finished twentieth out of thirty participants in the men's 10000 metres event. He was born in Eskilstuna and lived there until the age of 13, at which point he...

18:20.9 20
Sigvard Ericsson
Sigvard Ericsson
John Sigvard "Sigge" Ericsson is a former speed skater.Ericsson started competing internationally in 1951 at the European Allround Championships where he did not qualify for the final distance...

17:52.8 13
Göthe Hedlund
Göthe Hedlund
Göthe Hedlund was a Swedish speed skater who was at the world top around World War II.Hedlund made his international debut at the 1939 European Allround Championships of Riga, Latvia, finishing 16th...

17:39.2 9
Carl-Erik Asplund
Carl-Erik Asplund
Carl-Erik Asplund is a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics.In 1952 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth.-External links:*...

17:16.6
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