Sweden at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. 145 competitors, 122 men and 23 women, took part in 102 events in 18 sports.[1]

Sweden at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in Moscow
Competitors145 (122 men and 23 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Stig Pettersson
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Two of the three Swedish archers in 1980 had competed at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Anna-Lisa Berglund and Rolf Svensson were both less successful than they had been in Montreal four years before.
Women's Individual Competition:


Men's Individual Competition:

  • Goran Bjerendal 2408 points (→ 12th place)
  • Rolf Svensson 2357 points (→ 20th place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2:17:44 (→ 19th place)
  • Final 2:21:11 (→ 30th place)
  • Goran Hagberg
  • Final did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat 50.95
  • Semifinals did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Heat 9:01.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualification 5.40 m
  • Final 5.35 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification 62.58 m
  • Final 60.24 m (→ 12th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final 1:34:44.0 (→ 13th place)
  • Final DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final 3:57:08 (→ 4th place)
  • Final did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 100 metres

  • Heat 11.37
  • Quarterfinals 11.31
  • Semifinals 11.36
  • Final 11.16 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Heat 13.46
  • Semifinal 13.68 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification 1.85 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification 1.80 m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Lost to Italy (77-92)
  • Lost to Cuba (59-71)
  • Lost to Australia (55-64)
  • Semi Final Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Senegal (70-64)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (61-83)
  • Defeated India (119-63)
  • Defeated Poland (70-67) → 10th place
  • Team Roster:

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)


Men's Lightweight (60 kg)


Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)


Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Diving

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1980.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Judo

Wolfgang Biedron

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1980. They won the bronze in the team event.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Rasmuson, Pettersson, and Horvath 15,845 pts → ( Bronze Medal)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heats 52.01
  • Semi-Finals 51.19
  • Final 50.91 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heats 52.11
  • Semi-Finals 51.42
  • Final 51.29 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heats 52.29
  • Semi-Finals 52.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heats 1:53.04
  • Final 1:52.94 (→ 7th place)
  • Heats 1:55.38 (→ did not advance)
  • Heats 1:53.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Final 54.92 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Final 2:02.61 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Final 56.53 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Final 2:04.10 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Final 2:21.65 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Final 7:30.10 (→ 4th place)


Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Final 57.90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Final 1:02.61 (→ 6th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Final 2:15.22 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heats 1:12.26
  • Final 1:11.72 (→ 5th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heats 4:57.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Final 7:30.10 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Final 4:16.91 (→ 4th place)

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Spain (3-7)
  • Drew with Italy (4-4)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-12)
  • Final Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Greece (5-9)
  • Lost to Italy (3-8)
  • Lost to Romania (3-8)
  • Lost to Australia (4-9)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (8-6) → 11th place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Sweden at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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