# Sweden at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Tomas Gustafson | Speed skating | Men's 5000 metres | 17 February |
| Gold | Tomas Gustafson | Speed skating | Men's 10,000 metres | 21 February |
| Gold | Torgny Mogren Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan Thomas Wassberg | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay | 22 February |
| Gold | Gunde Svan | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 kilometre freestyle | 27 February |
| Bronze | Lars-Börje Eriksson | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G | 21 February |
| Bronze | Sweden men's national ice hockey team Mikael AnderssonPeter AnderssonPeter ÅslinJonas BergqvistBo BerglundThom EklundUlf SandströmAnders EldebrinkPeter ErikssonThomas ErikssonMichael HjälmLars IvarssonMikael JohanssonLars KarlssonHåkan SödergrenMats KihlströmPeter LindmarkLars MolinJens ÖhlingLars-Gunnar PetterssonThomas RundqvistTommy Samuelsson | Ice hockey | Men's competition | 28 February |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Biathlon | 4 | – | 4 |
| Bobsleigh | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Luge | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Speed skating | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 54 | 13 | 67 |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Niklas Lindqvist | Downhill | | | 2:09.41 | 40 |
| Niklas Henning | Downhill | | | 2:05.52 | 30 |
| Lars-Börje Eriksson | Downhill | | | 2:05.02 | 27 |
| Niklas Henning | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
| Niklas Lindqvist | Super-G | | | 1:44.88 | 20 |
| Lars-Börje Eriksson | Super-G | | | 1:41.08 | |
| Ingemar Stenmark | Giant Slalom | 1:08.49 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Jörgen Sundqvist | Giant Slalom | 1:07.68 | 1:04.43 | 2:12.11 | 22 |
| Jonas Nilsson | Giant Slalom | 1:07.58 | 1:04.40 | 2:11.98 | 21 |
| Johan Wallner | Giant Slalom | 1:06.84 | 1:04.46 | 2:11.30 | 16 |
| Johan Wallner | Slalom | 54.05 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Lars-Göran Halvarsson | Slalom | 53.33 | DSQ | DSQ | – |
| Ingemar Stenmark | Slalom | 52.71 | 47.51 | 1:40.22 | 5 |
| Jonas Nilsson | Slalom | 51.44 | 48.79 | 1:40.23 | 6 |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank |
| Niklas Lindqvist | 1:56.63 | 46.02 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Niklas Henning | 1:51.16 | 46.11 | 45.06 | 96.25 | 10 |
| Lars-Börje Eriksson | 1:49.52 | DNF | – | DNF | – |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Monika Äijä | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Kristina Andersson | Giant Slalom | 1:04.01 | 1:11.08 | 2:15.09 | 22 |
| Catharina Glassér-Bjerner | Giant Slalom | 1:03.17 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Camilla Nilsson | Giant Slalom | 1:00.96 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Kristina Andersson | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Monika Äijä | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Catharina Glassér-Bjerner | Slalom | 50.88 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Camilla Nilsson | Slalom | 48.82 | DNF | DNF | – |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Leif Andersson | 4 | 28:48.9 | 57 |
| 10 km Sprint | Roger Westling | 4 | 28:24.8 | 54 |
| 10 km Sprint | Peter Sjödén | 2 | 28:13.3 | 47 |
| 10 km Sprint | Mikael Löfgren | 1 | 27:01.0 | 22 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Roger Westling | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| 20 km | Mikael Löfgren | 58:12.0 | 7 | 1'05:12.0 | 51 |
| 20 km | Leif Andersson | 58:27.3 | 5 | 1'03:27.3 | 37 |
| 20 km | Peter Sjödén | 59:07.9 | 3 | 1'02:07.8 | 31 |

### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Peter Sjödén Mikael Löfgren Roger Westling Leif Andersson | 3 | 1'29:11.9 | 7 |
    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ One minute added per missed target.

## Bobsleigh

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| SWE-1 | Per-Anders Persson Rolf Åkerström | Two-man | 58.40 | 16 | 59.99 | 14 | 1:00.99 | 17 | 59.71 | 13 | 3:59.09 | 14 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 15 km C | Torgny Mogren | 44:12.1 | 24 |
| 15 km C | Jan Ottosson | 43:18.1 | 16 |
| 15 km C | Gunde Svan | 43:07.3 | 13 |
| 15 km C | Christer Majbäck | 42:58.6 | 11 |
| 30 km C | Thomas Wassberg | 1'34:07.6 | 42 |
| 30 km C | Jan Ottosson | 1'28:51.7 | 16 |
| 30 km C | Torgny Mogren | 1'27:55.7 | 11 |
| 30 km C | Gunde Svan | 1'27:30.8 | 10 |
| 50 km F | Thomas Wassberg | DNF | – |
| 50 km F | Torgny Mogren | 2'12:20.2 | 28 |
| 50 km F | Jan Ottosson | 2'07:34.8 | 6 |
| 50 km F | Gunde Svan | 2'04:30.9 | |
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

### Men's 4 × 10 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Jan Ottosson Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren | 1'43:58.6 | |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 5 km C | Karin Svingstedt | 16:15.0 | 23 |
| 5 km C | Marie Johansson | 16:12.1 | 21 |
| 5 km C | Anna-Lena Fritzon | 15:55.6 | 17 |
| 5 km C | Marie-Helene Westin-Östlund | 15:28.9 | 7 |
| 10 km C | Annika Dahlman | 32:31.4 | 28 |
| 10 km C | Karin Svingstedt | 31:57.0 | 22 |
| 10 km C | Anna-Lena Fritzon | 31:19.3 | 13 |
| 10 km C | Marie-Helene Westin | 30:53.5 | 8 |
| 20 km F | Karin Lamberg-Skog | 1'00:34.6 | 22 |
| 20 km F | Lis Frost | 59:59.6 | 21 |
| 20 km F | Marie-Helene Westin | 58:39.4 | 10 |
| 20 km F | Anna-Lena Fritzon | 58:37.4 | 9 |
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

### Women's 4 × 5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Lis Frost Anna-Lena Fritzon Karin Lamberg-Skog Marie-Helene Westin | 1'02:24.9 | 6 |

## Figure skating
### Men

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Peter Johansson | 23 | 22 | 24 | 46.6 | 24 |

### Women

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Lotta Falkenback | 25 | 13 | 21 | 41.2 | 21 |

## Ice hockey
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Medal round / Placement match | Medal round / Placement match | Medal round / Placement match | Medal round / Placement match |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament | France W 13–2 | Poland T 1–1 | Switzerland W 4–2 | Finland T 3–3 | Canada T 2–2 | 2 Q | Czechoslovakia W 6–2 | Soviet Union L 1–7 | West Germany W 3–2 | |

### Group A

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
| | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
| Poland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 |
* Sweden 13-2 France
* Sweden 1-1 Poland
* Sweden 4-2 Switzerland
* Finland 3-3 Sweden
* Canada 2-2 Sweden

### Medal round

The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.
| | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 |
| Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
* Sweden 6-2 Czechoslovakia
* Soviet Union 7-1 Sweden
* Sweden 3-2 West Germany

### Leading scorers

| Rk | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 8th | Anders Eldebrink | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
* Team roster
   * Peter Lindmark
   * Peter Åslin
   * Peter Andersson
   * Anders Eldebrink
   * Thomas Eriksson
   * Lars Ivarsson
   * Mats Kihlström
   * Lars Karlsson
   * Tommy Samuelsson
   * Mikael Andersson
   * Jonas Bergqvist
   * Bo Berglund
   * Thom Eklund
   * Peter Eriksson
   * Michael Hjälm
   * Mikael Johansson
   * Lars Molin
   * Lars-Gunnar Pettersson
   * Thomas Rundqvist
   * Ulf Sandström
   * Håkan Södergren
   * Jens Öhling
* Head coach: Tommy Sandlin

## Luge
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anders Näsström | 47.517 | 23 | 47.931 | 28 | 48.083 | 26 | 48.191 | 27 | 3:11.722 | 25 |
| Mikael Holm | 47.409 | 21 | 47.165 | 17 | 47.423 | 19 | 47.661 | 20 | 3:09.658 | 20 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Jan Boklöv | Normal hill | 78.0 | 85.4 | 80.5 | 92.4 | 177.8 | 28 |
| Per-Inge Tällberg | Normal hill | 79.5 | 89.3 | 78.0 | 84.9 | 174.2 | 36 |
| Anders Daun | Normal hill | 79.5 | 90.8 | 78.0 | 88.4 | 179.2 | 27 |
| Staffan Tällberg | Normal hill | 83.0 | 99.9 | 81.0 | 98.2 | 198.1 | 8 |
| Anders Daun | Large hill | 104.5 | 95.2 | 100.0 | 87.9 | 183.1 | 21 |
| Per-Inge Tällberg | Large hill | 106.0 | 97.8 | 99.0 | 84.0 | 181.8 | 22 |
| Jan Boklöv | Large hill | 109.0 | 99.5 | 100.0 | 85.9 | 185.4 | 18 |
| Staffan Tällberg | Large hill | 110.0 | 104.9 | 102.0 | 91.7 | 196.6 | 8 |

### Men's team large hill

| Athletes | Result | Result |
| Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
| Per-Inge Tällberg Anders Daun Jan Boklöv Staffan Tällberg | 539.7 | 7 |
    $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

## Speed skating
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Claes Bengtsson | 38.66 | 32 |
| 500 m | Hans Magnusson | 38.60 | 30 |
| 500 m | Göran Johansson | 37.69 | 18 |
| 1000 m | Göran Johansson | 1:16.33 | 30 |
| 1000 m | Hans Magnusson | 1:15.79 | 27 |
| 1000 m | Claes Bengtsson | 1:15.07 | 21 |
| 1500 m | Joakim Karlberg | DNF | – |
| 1500 m | Hans Magnusson | 1:56.44 | 24 |
| 1500 m | Claes Bengtsson | 1:55.16 | 13 |
| 5000 m | Joakim Karlberg | 7:02.30 | 30 |
| 5000 m | Per Bengtsson | 6:57.05 | 19 |
| 5000 m | Tomas Gustafson | 6:44.63 OR | |
| 10,000 m | Joakim Karlberg | 14:22.94 | 12 |
| 10,000 m | Tomas Gustafson | 13:48.20 WR | |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Jasmin Krohn | 42.81 | 28 |
| 3000 m | Jasmin Krohn | 4:25.06 | 10 |
| 5000 m | Jasmin Krohn | 7:36.56 | 8 |