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.
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. <br> Women's Individual Competition:
<br> Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
Men's Marathon
* Final — 2:17:44 (â 19th place)
* Final — 2:21:11 (â 30th place)
* Final — did not finish (â no ranking)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
* Heat — 50.95
* Semifinals — did not start (â did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
* Heat — 9:01.8 (â did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
* Qualification — 5.40 m
* Final — 5.35 m (â 10th place)
Men's Discus Throw
* Qualification — 62.58 m
* Final — 60.24 m (â 12th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
* Final — 1:34:44.0 (â 13th place)
* Final — DSQ (â no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
* Final — 3:57:08 (â 4th place)
* Final — did not finish (â no ranking)
Women's 100 metres
* Heat — 11.37
* Quarterfinals — 11.31
* Semifinals — 11.36
* Final — 11.16 (â 4th place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
* Heat — 13.46
* Semifinal — 13.68 (â did not advance)
Women's High Jump
* Qualification — 1.85 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification — 1.80 m (â did not advance)
Basketball
Summary
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) â 10th place
* Peter Andersson
* Thomas Nordgren
* Peter Gunterberg
* Göran Unger
* Torbjörn Taxén
* Joon-Olof Karlsson
* Jan Enjebo
* Bernt Malion
* Roland Rahm
* Sten Feldreich
* Leif Yttergren
* ÃÂ
ke Skyttevall
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
<br> Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
<br> Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
<br> 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 â ( Bronze Medal)
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle
* Heats — 52.01
* Semi-Finals — 51.19
* Final — 50.91 (â Silver Medal)
* Heats — 52.11
* Semi-Finals — 51.42
* Final — 51.29 (â Bronze Medal)
* Heats — 52.29
* Semi-Finals — 52.15 (â did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
* Heats — 1:53.04
* Final — 1:52.94 (â 7th place)
* Heats — 1:55.38 (â did not advance)
* Heats — 1:53.59 (â did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Final — 54.92 (â Gold Medal)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
* Final — 2:02.61 (â 7th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
* Final — 56.53 (â Gold Medal)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
* Final — 2:04.10 (â 6th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
* Final — 2:21.65 (â 7th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Final — 7:30.10 (â 4th place)
<br> Women's 100 m Freestyle
* Final — 57.90 (â 8th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
* Final — 1:02.61 (â 6th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
* Final — 2:15.22 (â 7th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* Heats — 1:12.26
* Final — 1:11.72 (â 5th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* Heats — 4:57.13 (â did not advance)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Final — 7:30.10 (â Silver Medal)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
* Final — 4:16.91 (â 4th place)
Water polo
Summary
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
* Lost to Spain (3-7)
* Drew with Italy (4-4)
* Lost to Soviet Union (1-12)
* Lost to Greece (5-9)
* Lost to Italy (3-8)
* Lost to Romania (3-8)
* Lost to Australia (4-9)
* Defeated Bulgaria (8-6) â 11th place
* Anders Flodqvist
* Kenth Karlson
* Hans Lundén
* Tommy Danielson
* Sören Carlsson
* Christer Stenberg
* Gunnar Johansson
* Peter Carlström
* Lars SkÃÂ¥ÃÂ¥l
* Per Arne Andersson
* Arne Claesson
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References