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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
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| inMelbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 97 (83 men and 14 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearers | Per Carleson (Melbourne) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. (Stockholm) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer OlympicsinMelbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
97 competitors, 83 men and 14 women, took part in 74 events in 14 sports in Australia[1] and 6 events in 1 sport in Sweden. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games, including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.
Men's Marathon
Men's Team Time Trial
Men's Individual Road Race
Women's 10m Platform
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Five fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1956.
Three male pentathletes represented the Sweden in 1956. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event.
Sweden had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Eight shooters represented Sweden in 1956. Olof Sköldberg won a silver in the 100m running deer and John Sundberg won a bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.
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Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only) | |
