Team Sweden - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Sweden fielded a team of 108 athletes (58 men, 50 women) competing in nine sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, snowboarding and speed skating. Sweden won 14 medals (seven gold), with 10 medals won by women, four by men.

Two Swedish women cross-country skiers won four medals in PyeongChang. Charlotte Kalla did so with gold in the skiathlon and silver medals in the 10km, team sprint and women's relay. Stina Nilsson won the sprint, adding silver in the team sprint and relay, and bronze in the 30km mass start.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Alpine Skiing: 2 (2-0-0)
Biathlon: 4 (2-2-0)
Cross-Country Skiing: 6 (2-3-1)
Curling: 2 (1-1-0)
Total: 14 (7-6-1)

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Niklas Edin (CUR)
Closing Ceremony: Charlotte Kalla (CCS)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
With the exception of the St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games, Sweden has competed at every Olympic Games and every Olympic Winter Games.

The Swedes are one of the top countries at the Olympic Winter Games, winning 158 medals including 57 gold (164 and 60 including the figure skating and ice hockey events held at the Olympics Games).

Sweden's best sport/discipline has been cross-country skiing, in which it has won 80 medals (31 gold). Sweden set a national best of 15 medals won at a single edition of the Olympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014. Cross-country skiers accounted for 11 of these medals, with gold in the men's and women's relay teams.

Sweden has won 661 medals and 205 gold medals. The most successful Swede at the Olympics was canoeist Gert Fredriksson collecting six gold, one silver, and one bronze between 1948 and 1960. Cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg won more medals (nine) but won less gold (four). In addition to Jernberg, cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla has won nine medals with three golds (2010, 2014, 2018). Sport shooter Alf Swahn also won nine medals with three golds.

OLYMPIC HOSTS
Stockholm - 1912 Olympic Games

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Elna Montgomery (28 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 4th
First Competitor, Female: Magda Julin (25 April 1920) - 1920 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold

First Competitor, Female: Vivi-Anne Hulten (9 February 1932) - 1932 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 5th
First Competitor, Male: Ulrich Salchow (28 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold
First Competitor, Male: Richard Johansson (28 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Silver
First Competitor, Male: Per Thoren (28 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Bronze
First Competitor, Male: Eric Blomgren (26 January 1924) - 1924 - Speed Skating (500m) - 11th
First Competitor, Male: Axel Blomqvist (26 January 1924) - 1924 - Speed Skating (500m) - 6th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Jennie-Lee Burmansson (15y-220d) - 2018 - Freestyle Skiing (Slopestyle) - 8th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Glenn Olsson (17y-151d) - 1994 - Biathlon (20km) - 66th

Oldest Competitor, Female: Anette Norberg (43y-095d) - 2010 - Curling - Gold
Oldest Competitor, Male: Carl August Kronlund (58y-156d) - 1924 - Curling - Silver

First Medallist, Female: Magda Julin (25 April 1920) - 1920 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold
First Medallist, Female: Svea Noren (25 April 1920) - 1920 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Silver
First Medallist, Female: Vivi-Anne Hulten (15 February 1936) - 1936 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Bronze

First Medallist, Male: Ulrich Salchow (29 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold
First Medallist, Male: Richard Johansson (29 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Silver
First Medallist, Male: Per Thoren (29 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Bronze
First Medallist, Male: Team (30 January 1924) - 1924 - Curling - Silver
First Medallist, Male: Gillis Grafstroem (30 January 1924) - 1924 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold

First Gold Medallist, Female: Magda Julin (25 April 1920) - 1920 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Female: Team (26 February 1960) - 1960 - Cross-Country Skiing (3x5km Relay) - Gold

First Gold Medallist, Male: Ulrich Salchow (29 October 1908) - 1908 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Gillis Grafstroem (30 January 1924) - 1924 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Kim Martin-Hasson (15y-357d) - 2002 - Ice Hockey - Bronze
Youngest Medallist, Male: Kenny Joensson (19y-144d) - 1994 - Ice Hockey - Gold

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Pernilla Wiberg (21y-127d) - 1992 - Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Kenny Joensson (19y-144d) - 1994 - Ice Hockey - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Anette Norberg (43y-105d) - 2010 - Curling - Gold
Oldest Medallist, Male: Carl August Kronlund (58y-158d) - 1924 - Curling - Silver

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Anette Norberg (43y-105d) - 2010 - Curling - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Nicklas Lidstroem (35y-303d) - 2006 - Ice Hockey - Gold

Most Gold Medals, Female: Charlotte Kalla (3) - Cross-Country Skiing
Most Gold Medals, Male: Sixten Jernberg (4) - Cross-Country Skiing
Most Gold Medals, Male: Gunde Svan (4) - Cross-Country Skiing
Most Gold Medals, Male: Thomas Wassberg (4) - Cross-Country Skiing

Most Medals, Female: Charlotte Kalla (9 | 3-6-0) - Cross-Country Skiing
Most Medals, Male: Sixten Jernberg (9 | 4-3-2) - Cross-Country Skiing

Note: Lists include the 1908 and 1920 figure skating and ice hockey, which were technically part of the Olympic Games.

Additional Information:

http://sok.se/

Anthem Title: Du Gamla, du fria (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)

Anthem Composer: Music: Unknown, Edvin Kallstenius (arrangement), Lyrics: Richard Dybeck

Anthem Inducted: 1893

Founding Date: 1913

IOC Recognition Date: 1913

Delegation President: Mats Arjes

Delegation Secretary General: Gunilla Lindberg

IOC Members: Current:
Gunilla Lindberg (entry into IOC: 1996)

Former:
Viktor Gustaf Balck (1894-1921)
Clarence, Count von Rosen (1900-1948)
Sigfrid Edstroem (1921-1952)
Bo Ekelund (1948-1965)
Gustaf Dyrssen (1952-1970)
Gunnar Ericsson (1965-1996)
Sven Thofelt (1970-1976)
Matts Carlgren (1976-1993)
Arne Ljungqvist (1994-2012)
Pernilla Wiberg (2002-2010)
Goeran Petersson (2009-2012)
Stefan Holm (2013-2021)
Arne Ljungqvist (IOC member from 1994 to 2011; Honorary Member since 2012)

First OG/PG Appearance: 1924

Number OG/PG Appearances: 23

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