# Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 100 competitors, 87 men and 13 women, took part in 66 events in 11 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Erik Lundqvist | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | August 2 |
| Gold | Sven Thofelt | Modern pentathlon | Modern pentathlon | August 4 |
| Gold | Sven Thorell | Sailing | Men's 12 foot dinghy | August 9 |
| Gold | Arne Borg | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | August 6 |
| Gold | Johan Richthoff | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | August 1 |
| Gold | Thure Sjöstedt | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light heavyweight | August 1 |
| Gold | Rudolf Svensson | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | August 5 |
| Silver | Erik Byléhn | Athletics | Men's 800 m | July 31 |
| Silver | Ossian Skiöld | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | July 30 |
| Silver | Nils Ramm | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | August 11 |
| Silver | Carl Bonde Janne Lundblad Ragnar Olson | Equestrian | Team dressage | August 11 |
| Silver | Bo Lindman | Modern pentathlon | Modern pentathlon | August 4 |
| Silver | Eric Malmberg | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | August 5 |
| Bronze | Edvin Wide | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | August 3 |
| Bronze | Edvin Wide | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | July 29 |
| Bronze | Inga Gentzel | Athletics | Women's 800 m | August 2 |
| Bronze | Ruth Svedberg | Athletics | Women's discus throw | July 31 |
| Bronze | Gunnar Berggren | Boxing | Men's lightweight | August 11 |
| Bronze | Gösta Carlsson | Cycling | Men's ondividual road race | August 7 |
| Bronze | Gösta Carlsson Erik Jansson Georg Johnsson Gösta Carlsson | Cycling | Men's team road race | August 7 |
| Bronze | Laura Sjöqvist | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 11 |
| Bronze | Ragnar Olson | Equestrian | Individual dressage | August 11 |
| Bronze | Carl Bjornstjerna Ernst Hallberg Karl Hansén | Equestrian | Team jumping | August 12 |
| Bronze | Clarence Hammar Tore Holm Carl Sandblom John Sandblom Philip Sandblom Wilhelm Törsleff | Sailing | 8 metre class | August 9 |
| Bronze | Arne Borg | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | August 9 |

## Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
* Lennart Bohman
   * First Round — Bye
   * Second Round — Lost to Hubert Ausbock (GER), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
* Nils Ramm → Silver Medal
   * First Round — Bye
   * Quarterfinals — Defeated Hans Schonrath (GER), points
   * Semifinals — Defeated Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), points
   * Final Match — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), KO-1

## Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Sweden in 1928.

### Individual road race

* Gösta Carlsson
* Erik Jansson
* Georg Johnsson
* Hjalmar Pettersson

### Team road race

* Gösta Carlsson
* Erik Jansson
* Georg Johnsson
* Hjalmar Pettersson

## Fencing

Eight fencers, six men and two women, represented Sweden in 1928.

### Men's foil

* Bertil Uggla
* Ivar Tingdahl

### Men's épée

* Nils Hellsten
* Gunnar Cederschiöld

### Men's team épée

* Nils Hellsten, Sidney Stranne, Gunnar Cederschiöld, Bertil Uggla

### Women's foil

* Ebba Gripenstedt
* Hanna Olsen

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1928. Bo Lindman won the silver medal and Sven Thofelt won the gold.
* Sven Thofelt
* Bo Lindman
* Ingvar Berg

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Net points | Final rank | Final series | Final series | Final series | Final series | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Final rank |
| Sven Thorell | 12' Dinghy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 Q | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Hakon Reuter Harry Hanson Georg Lindahl Yngve Lindqvist | 6 Metre | 2 Q | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 x 2nd | 5 Q | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 x 2nd | 7 |
| Clarence Hammar Tore Holm Carl Sandblom John Sandblom Philip Sandblom Wilhelm Törsleff | 8 Metre | 3 Q | 4 | 2 Q | 1 Q | 1 x 1st | 2 Q | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 x 1st | |