Sweden at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Sweden at the
1976 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Innsbruck
Competitors39 (30 men, 9 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearerCarl-Erik Eriksson (Bobsleigh)
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 BronzeIngemar StenmarkAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom
 BronzeBenny SödergrenCross-country skiingMen's 50 km

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gudmund Söderin Giant Slalom 1:50.94 33 DNF – DNF –
Stig Strand 1:48.63 22 1:45.03 10 3:33.66 12
Torsten Jakobsson 1:48.26 17 DNF – DNF –
Ingemar Stenmark 1:46.51 8 1:40.90 1 3:27.41
Gudmund Söderin Slalom 1:05.60 25 DNF – DNF –
Torsten Jakobsson 1:04.21 21 1:07.03 18 2:11.24 17
Stig Strand 1:03.27 16 1:05.81 9 2:09.08 12
Ingemar Stenmark 1:02.34 9 DNF – DNF –

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Torsten Wadman 1'15:20.34 15 1'30:20.34 48
Lars-Göran Arwidson 1'13:34.37 5 1'18:34.37 10
Sune Adolfsson 1'16:00.50 2 1'18:00.50 8
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 2 Time Rank
Mats-Åke Lantz
Torsten Wadman
Sune Adolfsson
Lars-Göran Arwidson		 8 2'08:46.90 8
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SWE-1 Carl-Erik Eriksson
Kenth Rönn		 Two-man 57.09 10 57.20 9 57.16 9 56.96 8 3:48.41 9
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SWE-1 Carl-Erik Eriksson
Jan Johansson
Leif Johansson
Kenth Rönn		 Four-man 56.12 17 56.48 16 56.87 13 57.65 16 3:47.12 16

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Sven-Åke Lundbäck 47:12.85 30
Tommy Limby 47:00.06 23
Thomas Wassberg 46:13.35 15
Benny Södergren 13
30 km Sven-Åke Lundbäck 1'36:40.86 35
Christer Johansson 1'35:23.27 21
Tommy Limby 1'34:32.47 15
Benny Södergren 1'33:10.98 12
50 km Martti Kuosku 2'45:33.41 19
Sven-Åke Lundbäck 2'45:04.82 16
Tommy Limby 2'42:43.58 8
Benny Södergren 2'39:39.21
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Benny Södergren
Christer Johansson
Thomas Wassberg
Sven-Åke Lundbäck		 2'11:16.88 4
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Maria Rautio 17:59.25 32
Görel Partapuoli 17:20.34 22
Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck 16:54.59 14
Eva Olsson 16:27.15 5
10 km Marie Johansson-Risby 32:33.18 21
Görel Partapuoli 32:04.63 16
Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck 31:33.06 10
Eva Olsson 31:08.72 5
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck
Görel Partapuoli
Marie Johansson-Risby
Eva Olsson		 1'10:14.68 4

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nils Vinberg 54.916 24 54.494 23 54.640 26 54.429 23 3:38.479 21
Michael Gårdebäck 54.662 22 53.887 18 53.701 20 53.898 18 3:36.148 17
Stefan Kjernholm 54.382 18 53.495 12 53.502 18 53.611 15 3:34.990 15

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michael Gårdebäck
Nils Vinberg		 44.958 17 44.259 13 1:29.217 14
Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Agnetta Lindskog 46.050 23 44.581 14 44.771 17 44.541 15 2:59.943 18
Veronica Holmsten 44.751 15 44.635 15 44.456 15 44.766 16 2:58.608 15

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Odd Brandsegg Normal hill 74.0 99.2 76.0 105.4 204.6 41
Thomas Lundgren 74.0 100.7 70.0 87.3 188.0 51
Odd Brandsegg Large hill 88.5 96.9 80.0 84.5 181.4 25

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Johan Granath 40.25 13
Oloph Granath 39.93 9
Mats Wallberg 39.56 4
1000 m Bernt Jansson 1:30.27 31
Johan Granath 1:22.63 13
Mats Wallberg 1:21.27 7
1500 m Mats Wallberg 2:08.72 22
Lennart Carlsson 2:04.76 17
Dan Johansson 2:04.73 16
5000 m Dan Johansson 8:12.37 25
Lennart Carlsson 7:53.02 16
Örjan Sandler 7:39.69 8
10,000 m Lennart Carlsson 15:53.89 13
Örjan Sandler 15:16.21 5
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Sylvia Filipsson 45.97 22
Ann-Sofie Järnström 44.49 13
1000 m Ann-Sofie Järnström 1:32.06 14
1500 m Sylvia Filipsson 2:22.42 14
3000 m Sylvia Filipsson 4:48.15 6

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