Great Olympians

Biographies - SVE

Jiří Švec

B. 1935-11-20, Netolice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2014-06-30
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	fifth	fourth		3996
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)			11th	3996
				3996

Josef Švec

B. 1935-11-20, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	SF:3rd	410
		410

Jan Švéda

B. 1931-11-05, Břeclav, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2007-12-14
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	SF:3rd	bronze	1690
			1690

Hans Ingemar Svedberg

B. 1931-09-06, Piteå, Sweden; D. 2012-07-27
Ice Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

(Jan) Lennart Svedberg

B. 1944-02-29, Timrå, Sweden
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	fourth	800
		800

(Per Vilhelm) Rudolf Svedberg

B. 1910-08-19, Nurunda, Sweden; D. 1992-06-24
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Ruth Svedberg

B. 1903-04-14, Malmberget, Sweden; D. 2002-12-27
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m	R1:4th	0.015
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	R1:4th	82
Women's Discus Throw	bronze	3840
		3922.015

Åsa Elisabeth Svedmark

B. 1961-06-11, Vilhelmina, Sweden
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	24th	0.16
Women's Slalom	12th	40
		40.16

Ludmila Švédová

B. 1936-11-13, Šumperk, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2018-02-10
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	13th	25.6
Women's Team Combined	silver	1000
		1025.6

Nikolajs Švedrevics

B. 1891-01-18, Riga, Latvia, competed for Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 5475

1912-07-06-13:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - 20th (1)

Ladislav Švehla

represented Czechoslovakia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1928	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	24.56
		24.56

Paul Joseph Thomas Svehlik

B. 1947-04-15, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Lára Sveinsdóttir

B. 1955-08-22, Reykjavík, Iceland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's High Jump	QU:37th	-3.60
		0.0006

Elías Rúnar Sveinsson

B. 1952-01-10, represented Iceland
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.0384
		0.0384

Þórhallur Sveinsson

B. 1944-06-13, Diglufjörður, Iceland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	55th	-6.10
Men's 30 kilometres	61st	-8.64
		0.0000001064

Trausti Sveinsson

B. 1943-01-29, represented Iceland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	69th	-9.16
Men's 30 kilometres	63rd	-8.26
		0.00000000272

Søren Svejstrup

B. 1937-12-05, København, Denmark
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	HP
Men's Platform	20th	1
		1

Haris Šveminas

B. 1906, represented Lithuania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000000075
Men's 200 m	R1:3rd	0.0012
		0.00120000075

Arvid Svendel

Olympic Competitor nr 6780

1912-07-17-12:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Sally Svendelin

B. 1939-11-19, represented Switzerland
Archery

	1972	HP
Women's Individual	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

Tor Svendsberget

B. 1947-11-03, Aust-Torpa, Norway
Biathlon

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 km	8th	9th	520
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	fourth	fifth	650
			1170

Axel Svendsen

B. 1912-03-08, København, Denmark; D. 1995-08-10
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	7th	300
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	fourth	1200
		1500

Bodil Margrethe Svendsen

B. 1916-11-04, København, Denmark
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500m	fifth	1500
		1500

Christian Svendsen

Olympic Competitor nr 6337

1912-07-10-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - third (640)

Elvi Svendsen-Carlsen

B. 1920-01-08, København, Denmark; D. 2013-02-07
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1936	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:18th		2.56
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	silver	164
			166.56

B. 1985-07-12, Trondheim, Norway
Biathlon (4 gold, 3 silver)

2006 2010 2014 2018 HP

10 km silver 9th 18th 3161.92

10 km + 12.5 km Pursuit 8th 7th 20th 492.75

15 km Mass Start sixth 13th gold bronze 12032

20 km gold 7th 10th 6900

4 x 7.5 km gold fourth silver 3750

2 x 6 km & 2 x 7.5 km gold silver 2600

28936.67

	2006	2010	2014	2018	HP
10 km		silver	9th	18th	3161.92
10 km + 12.5 km Pursuit		8th	7th	20th	492.75
15 km Mass Start	sixth	13th	gold	bronze	12032
20 km		gold	7th	10th	6900
4 x 7.5 km		gold	fourth	silver	3750
2 x 6 km & 2 x 7.5 km			gold	silver	2600
					28936.67

Gunnar Edvin Svendsen

B. 1915-10-09, Glemmen, Norway; D. 1984-01-11
Shooting

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Free Pistol	30th	17th	6.015
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol		30th	0.015
			6.03

Harry Svendsen

Olympic Competitor nr 6212

1912-07-09-12:30 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, round one, heat three - third - fourth fastest (24)

Janet Anne "Jan" Svendsen

B. 1948-11-09, San Mateo, Cawl., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's Shot Put	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Jon Howard Svendsen

B. 1953-10-26, Berkeley, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Kim Gunnar Svendsen

B. 1955-12-24, Roskilde, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	13th	19.2
		19.2

Markus Anton Svendsen

B. 1941-02-28, Hjelmsøy, Norway
Nordic Combined

	1968	HP
Men's Individual	27th	0.06
		0.06

Ole Hyldgaard Svendsen

B. 1952-04-27, Aalborg, Denmark
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Poul Verner Svendsen

B. 1927-04-21, København, Denmark
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	bronze	3200
		3200

Alf Svensén

B. 1893-07-28, Tveta, Sweden; D. 1935-12-17
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	gold	1600
		1600

Helge Svensen

B. 1953-02-26, Oslo, Norway
Luge

	1976	HP
Doubles	13th	32
		32

(Per) Åke (Bertil) Svenson

B. 1953-03-29, Uppsala, Sweden
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:28th	0.0256
Men's 1500 metres	R1:28th	0.0256
		0.0512

(Ole) Thorbjørn Svenssen

B. 1924-04-22, Sandar, Norway; D. 2011-01-08
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Artur Svensson

B. 1901-01-16, Finspång, Sweden; D. 1984-01-20
Athletics (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	SF:6th	52
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	silver	1000
		1052

Carl Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 3053

1906-04-27-17:00 - Weightlifting - One-handed - fifth (750)
1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - bronze medal match - won (960)

Carl-Enock Svensson

B. 1895-01-03, Lund, Sweden; D. 1986-10-27
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Pentathlon	11th	64
		64

Egon Edvin Roland Svensson

B. 1913-11-17, Malmö, Sweden; D. 1995-06-12
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Einar Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 7007

1920-04-23-21:20 - Ice Hockey - Round One Match One - won (Q)
1920-04-25-17:00 - Ice Hockey - Semifinal Match One - won (Q)
1920-04-26-22:00 - Ice Hockey - Final - lost (Qs)
1920-04-27-22:00 - Ice Hockey - Second-Place Tournament Semifinal - lost (Qb)
1920-04-29-23:00 - Ice Hockey - Third-Place Tournament Final - lost (800)

Eric Svensson

B. 1903-09-10, Jönköping, Sweden; D. 1986-09-22
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Long Jump	8th	fourth	2784
Men's Triple Jump		silver	6000
			8784

Fritiof Svensson

B. 1896-06-02, Bälinge, Sweden; D. 1961-03-05
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	bronze		5340
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)		fifth	5340
			5340

(Karl) Georg Henry Svensson

B. 1908-08-23, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1970-08-15
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Gösta Bernhard Svensson

B. 1929-11-21, Karlshamm, Sweden; D. 2018-10-14
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's High Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

Gottfrid Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 6018

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - won by decision
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round four - lost - eliminated (0.96)
1920 40.5
1920 freestyle silver

(Sven) Gunnar Svensson

B. 1953-03-30, Karlstad, Sweden
Shooting

	1976	HP
Running Target	11th	96
		96

Gustaf Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 7095

1920-07-07-11:10 - Sailing - 40 m² class, race one - DQ
1920-07-08-11:40? - Sailing - 40 m² class, race two - second
1920-07-09-11:20? - Sailing - 40 m² class, race three - DNS - final ranking second (3000)

Hans Erik Ingemar Svensson

B. 1955-07-30, Falkenberg, Sweden
Rowing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Single Sculls	9th	fifth		2220
Men's Coxless Fours			sixth	2220
				2220

Hugo Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 6394

1912-07-10-15:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group two - 18th (3.84)

(Karl) Ingemar Svensson

B. 1929-03-21, Falkenberg, Sweden; D. 2004-04-06
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	1Rep:2nd	65
		65

(Barbro) Ing-Marie Svensson

B. 1950-01-13, Sollentuna, Sweden
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	7th	8th	656
			656

Ivar Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 5216

1912-06-29-19:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-01-19:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

Karl Oskar Svensson

B. 1925-11-11, Västerlöf, Sweden; D. 2000-07-15
Football (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

He was on the team in 1948 but did not play.

Karl-Erik Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 5999

1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Karl-Gustaf Svensson

B. 1879-10-03, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1962-02-09
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Running Target, double shot	30th	0.01
		0.01

Karl-Johan Svensson

Olympic Competitor nr 3878

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)
1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Kjell Gustaf Svensson

B. 1938-09-10, Södertälje, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	silver	2500
			2500

Lars Åke Svensson

B. 1926-06-30, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1989-06-25
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fourth	2080
			2080

Lennart Svensson

B. 1950-08-14, Falkenberg, Sweden
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	12th	60
		60

Malcolm Svensson

B. 1885-10-25, Kulltorp, Sweden; D. 1961-03-19
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 58-lb Weight Throw	fifth	1500
Men's Hammer Throw	fourth	2400
		3900

Mats Gunnar Svensson

B. 1943-04-28, Borås, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:12th	40
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	fifth	250
		290

Per Oskar Svensson

B. 1943-02-06, Sollefteå, Sweden
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg)	silver	fourth		8784
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)			8th	8784
				8784

Ragnar Ossian Svensson

B. 1882-12-31, Torslanda, Sweden; D. 1959-06-05 Olympic Competitor nr 7096

1920-07-07-11:10 - Sailing - 40 m² class, race one - DQ
1920-07-08-11:40? - Sailing - 40 m² class, race two - second
1920-07-09-11:20? - Sailing - 40 m² class, race three - DNS - final ranking second (3000)

(Sten) Ragnar Svensson

B. 1934-06-22, Osby, Sweden
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	8th			4284
Men's Heavyweight (+97 kg)		fifth	fourth	4284
				4284

Roland Krister Svensson

B. 1945-06-23, Malmö, Sweden; D. 2014-03-20
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	18th	3.84
		3.84

(Tage) Rolf Svensson

B. 1935-06-29, Södertälje, Sweden
Archery

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual	16th	11th	20th	107.1
				107.1

Rudolf Svensson

B. 1899-03-27, Gudhem, Sweden; D. 1978-12-04
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Free-style Wrestling (2 gold, 2 silver)

Greco-Roman 1924 1928 1932 HP

Light heavyweight (-82.5 kg) silver 37800

Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) gold

Light heavyweight (-87 kg) gold

Free-style 1924

Light heavyweight (-87 kg) silver 6000

43800

One of the select list of wrestlers to have won medals in both styles.
(see Kalle Anttila, Wilfried Dietrich, Ivar Johansson, Kristjan Palusalu, Carl Westergren, Hamit Kaplan)

(Karl Johan) Sigurd Svensson

B. 1912-09-27, Vadsbro, Sweden; D. 1969-01-13
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	15th	12.5
Three−Day Event, Team	silver	1000
		1012.5

Thorsten Svensson

B. 1901-10-08, Jonsered, Sweden; D. 1954-06-29
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	(bronze)	800
		800

Stanislav Sventek

B. 1930-11-09, Nová Ves, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1998-10-12
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Hryhoriy Sverbetov

B. 1939-04-03, Odessa, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:8th	-2.91
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	7th	100
		100.0091

Ole Sverre

B. 1865-06-07, Fredrikstad, Norway; D. 1952-10
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	2 works	146.74
		146.74

Two catalogue numbers, but for different buildings (for a Rowing Club and a Ski Museum), so two separate participations.

Vilborg Sverrisdóttir

B. 1957-06-19, represented Iceland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	43rd	-4.26
Women's 200 m Freestyle	33rd	-2.26
Women's 400 m Freestyle	30th	0.01
		0.0125856

German Aleksandrovich Sveshnikov

B. 1937-05-11, Gorky (now again Nizhny Novgorod), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2003-06-09
Fencing (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		QF	7th	475.94
Men's Foil, Team	gold	gold	silver	6300
				6775.94

Mateja Svet

B. 1968-08-16, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Super-G		20th	1
Women's Giant Slalom	23rd	fourth	1600.256
Women's Slalom	15th	silver	4010
			5611.256

Yury Svetikov

B. 1947-09-20, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Luge

	1972	HP
Men's Singles	41st	-4.96
Doubles	12th	50
		50.000096

Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2023-12-13

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

Greco-Roman	1924	1928	1932	HP
Light heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	silver			37800
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)		gold
Light heavyweight (-87 kg)			gold
Free-style	1924
Light heavyweight (-87 kg)	silver			6000
				43800