Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris[1] under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms.
Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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![]() Flag of Sweden during union with Norway | |
IOC code | SWE |
NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris | |
Competitors | 10 in 4 sports |
Medals Ranked 20th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Medalists
Gold medals were not given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for first place, and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.
Gold
Three Swedish athletes, August Nilsson, Gustaf Söderström and Karl Gustaf Staaf, were part of a mixed team with three Danish athletes that won the Tug of War competition.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Ernst Fast | Athletics | Men's marathon | 19 July |
Results by event
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Athletics
8 Swedish athletes competed in 11 events, winning a bronze medal in the marathon.
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Repechage | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Isaac Westergren | Men's 60 metres | Unknown | 4–5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Isaac Westergren | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Ernst Fast | Men's marathon | N/A | 3:37:14.0 | ![]() | |||||
Johan Nyström | DNF | – |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualifier | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Tore Blom | Long jump | 5.770 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Eric Lemming | 5.500 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Eric Lemming | Men's triple jump | N/A | Unknown | 7–13 | |
Karl Staaf | Unknown | 7–13 | |||
Tore Blom | Men's high jump | N/A | 1.50 | 8 | |
Eric Lemming | 1.70 | 4 | |||
Eric Lemming | Men's pole vault | N/A | 3.10 | 4 | |
August Nilsson | 2.60 | 8 | |||
Karl Staaf | 2.80 | 7 | |||
Karl Staaf | Men's standing triple jump | N/A | Unknown | 5–10 | |
August Nilsson | Men's shot put | 10.86 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Gustaf Söderström | 11.18 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Eric Lemming | Men's discus throw | 32.50 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Gustaf Söderström | 33.07 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Eric Lemming | Men's hammer throw | N/A | Unknown | 4 | |
Karl Staaf | Unknown | 5 |
Fencing
Sweden first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Emil Fick | Men's foil | Not advanced | Did not advance |
Swimming
Sweden was represented by one swimmer in its first Olympic swimming appearance. Erickson advanced to the final in two of his three events, but won no medals.
Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Erik Erickson | Men's 200 metre freestyle | 3:05.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Erik Erickson | Men's 1000 metre freestyle | 17:41.2 | 3 q | 17:50.0 | 9 |
Erik Erickson | Men's 200 metre backstroke | 4:05.4 | 4 q | 3:56.4 | 8 |
Tug of war
Sweden contributed 3 of the 6 members of the gold medal winning team in the inaugural tug of war competition.
Athletes | Event | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result | |||
Tug of war | ![]() W 2–0 | ![]() |
References
- "Sweden:1900 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2010.