Sweden at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
| Sweden at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 43 (42 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Erik Lindström (ski jumping) |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Martin Lundström | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Gold | Nils Karlsson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Gold | Nils Östensson Nils Täpp Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| Gold | Åke Seyffarth | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
 Silver | Nils Östensson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Silver | Harald Eriksson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Silver | Åke Seyffarth | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
 Bronze | Gunnar Eriksson | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Bronze | Sven Israelsson | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Göthe Hedlund | Speed skating | Men's 5000m |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olle Dalman | Downhill | 3:23.2 | 41 | ||||
| Stig Sollander | 3:23.1 | 40 | |||||
| Åke Nilsson | 3:22.2 | 38 | |||||
| Sixten Isberg | 3:15.0 | 30 | |||||
| Hans Hansson | 3:05.0 | 10 | |||||
| Åke Nilsson | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Hans Hansson | 1:11.1 | 11 | 1:07.2 | 16 | 2:18.3 | 11 | |
| Sixten Isberg | 1:10.7 | 8 | 1:06.5 | 13 | 2:17.2 | 10 | |
| Olle Dalman | 1:10.4 | 7 | 1:03.2 | 3 | 2:13.6 | 5 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Stig Sollander | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Olle Dalman | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Åke Nilsson | 1:15.3 | 1:09.4 | 10 | 19.43 | 19 |
| Hans Hansson | 1:13.5 | 1:10.0 | 9 | 9.31 | 6 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| May Nilsson | Downhill | 2:39.1 | 18 | ||||
| May Nilsson | Slalom | 1:12.2 | 19 | 57.5 | 2 | 2:09.7 | 10 |
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| May Nilsson | 1:05.3 | 1:05.3 | 9 | 13.03 | 15 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Clas Haraldsson | 1'24:21 | 33 |
| Erik Elmsäter | 1'22:12 | 19 | |
| Sven Israelsson | 1'21:44 | 16 | |
| Nils Karlsson | 1'16:54 | 5 | |
| Gunnar Eriksson | 1'16:06 | | |
| Nils Östensson | 1'14:22 | | |
| Martin Lundström | 1'13:50 | | |
| 50 km | Arthur Herrdin | DNF | – |
| Anders Törnqvist | 3'58:20 | 5 | |
| Harald Eriksson | 3'52:20 | | |
| Nils Karlsson | 3'47:48 | | |
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Nils Östensson Nils Täpp Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström |
2'32:08 | |
Ice hockey
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 |
 Czechoslovakia |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 |
 Switzerland |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 |
| Sweden 4th |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 |
 Great Britain |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 |
 Poland |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 |
 Austria |
8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 |
 Italy |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States * |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.
- Canada 3-1 Sweden
- Czechoslovakia 6-3 Sweden
- Sweden 7-1 Austria
- USA 5-2 Sweden
- Switzerland 8-2 Sweden
- Sweden 4-3 United Kingdom
- Sweden 23-0 Italy
- Sweden 13-2 Poland
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, 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 would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Distance 3 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Clas Haraldsson | Individual | 197.35 | 15 | 63.5 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 213.4 | 4 | 410.75 | 10 |
| Erik Elmsäter | 208.95 | 6 | 56.0 | 61.5 | 58.0 | 202.0 | 15 | 410.95 | 9 | |
| Sven Israelsson | 211.50 | 4 | 67.5 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 221.9 | 1 | 433.40 | | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Lindström | Normal hill | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Vilhelm Hellman | 57.5 | 65.0 | 208.1 | 14 | |
| Nils Lundh | 61.5 (fall) | 66.0 | 152.7 | 40 | |
| Evert Karlsson | 65.5 | 68.0 | 212.2 | 11 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Göthe Hedlund | 45.6 | 20 |
| Åke Seyffarth | 44.0 | 11 | |
| Halle Janemar | 44.0 | 11 | |
| Mats Bolmstedt | 43.7 | 10 | |
| 1500 m | Mats Bolmstedt | 2:22.8 | 17 |
| Göthe Hedlund | 2:20.7 | 8 | |
| Harry Jansson | 2:20.0 | 5 | |
| Åke Seyffarth | 2:18.1 | | |
| 5000 m | Rune Hammarström | 8:53.8 | 16 |
| Åke Seyffarth | 8:37.9 | 7 | |
| Harry Jansson | 8:34.9 | 4 | |
| Göthe Hedlund | 8:34.8 | | |
| 10,000 m | Göthe Hedlund | DNF | – |
| Rune Hammarström | 18:39.6 | 9 | |
| Harry Jansson | 18:08.0 | 8 | |
| Åke Seyffarth | 17:26.3 | | |
References
- Comité Olympique Suisse (January 1951). Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: H. Jaunin. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com
