Sweden at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Sweden at the
1948 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sok.se (in Swedish and English)
in St. Moritz
Competitors43 (42 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports
Flag bearerErik Lindström (ski jumping)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
10
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMartin LundströmCross-country skiingMen's 18 km
 GoldNils KarlssonCross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 GoldNils Östensson
Nils Täpp
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström		Cross-country skiingMen's 4 x 10 km relay
 GoldÅke SeyffarthSpeed skatingMen's 10,000m
 SilverNils ÖstenssonCross-country skiingMen's 18 km
 SilverHarald ErikssonCross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 SilverÅke SeyffarthSpeed skatingMen's 1500m
 BronzeGunnar ErikssonCross-country skiingMen's 18 km
 BronzeSven IsraelssonNordic combinedMen's individual
 BronzeGöthe HedlundSpeed skatingMen's 5000m

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Olle Dalman Downhill 3:23.2 41
Stig Sollander 3:23.1 40
Åke Nilsson 3:22.2 38
Sixten Isberg 3:15.0 30
Hans Hansson 3:05.0 10
Åke Nilsson Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Hans Hansson 1:11.1 11 1:07.2 16 2:18.3 11
Sixten Isberg 1:10.7 8 1:06.5 13 2:17.2 10
Olle Dalman 1:10.4 7 1:03.2 3 2:13.6 5

Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete Slalom Total (downhill + slalom)
Time 1 Time 2 Rank Points Rank
Stig Sollander – – – DNF –
Olle Dalman – – – DNF –
Åke Nilsson 1:15.3 1:09.4 10 19.43 19
Hans Hansson 1:13.5 1:10.0 9 9.31 6
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
May Nilsson Downhill 2:39.1 18
May Nilsson Slalom 1:12.2 19 57.5 2 2:09.7 10

Women's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete Slalom Total (downhill + slalom)
Time 1 Time 2 Rank Points Rank
May Nilsson 1:05.3 1:05.3 9 13.03 15

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Clas Haraldsson 1'24:21 33
Erik Elmsäter 1'22:12 19
Sven Israelsson 1'21:44 16
Nils Karlsson 1'16:54 5
Gunnar Eriksson 1'16:06
Nils Östensson 1'14:22
Martin Lundström 1'13:50
50 km Arthur Herrdin DNF –
Anders Törnqvist 3'58:20 5
Harald Eriksson 3'52:20
Nils Karlsson 3'47:48
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Nils Östensson
Nils Täpp
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström		 2'32:08

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics

The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.

Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Canada 870169515
 Czechoslovakia 8701801815
  Switzerland 8620672112
 Sweden 4th 844055288
 Great Britain 835039476
 Poland 826029974
 Austria 817033772
 Italy 8080241560
 United States * 8530863310

* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.

  • Canada 3-1 Sweden
  • Czechoslovakia 6-3 Sweden
  • Sweden 7-1 Austria
  • USA 5-2 Sweden
  • Switzerland 8-2 Sweden
  • Sweden 4-3 United Kingdom
  • Sweden 23-0 Italy
  • Sweden 13-2 Poland
Contestants
Stig Andersson
Åke Andersson
Stig Carlsson
Åke Ericson
Rolf Ericsson
Svante Granlund
Arne Johansson
Rune Johansson
Gunnar Landelius
Klas Lindström
Lars Ljungman
Holger Nurmela
Bror Pettersson
Rolf Pettersson
Kurt Svanberg
Sven Thunman

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Events:

  • 18 km cross-country skiing
  • normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Distance 3 Points Rank Points Rank
Clas Haraldsson Individual 197.35 15 63.5 66.0 66.0 213.4 4 410.75 10
Erik Elmsäter 208.95 6 56.0 61.5 58.0 202.0 15 410.95 9
Sven Israelsson 211.50 4 67.5 66.0 67.0 221.9 1 433.40

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank
Erik Lindström Normal hill DNF – DNF –
Vilhelm Hellman 57.5 65.0 208.1 14
Nils Lundh 61.5 (fall) 66.0 152.7 40
Evert Karlsson 65.5 68.0 212.2 11

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Göthe Hedlund 45.6 20
Åke Seyffarth 44.0 11
Halle Janemar 44.0 11
Mats Bolmstedt 43.7 10
1500 m Mats Bolmstedt 2:22.8 17
Göthe Hedlund 2:20.7 8
Harry Jansson 2:20.0 5
Åke Seyffarth 2:18.1
5000 m Rune Hammarström 8:53.8 16
Åke Seyffarth 8:37.9 7
Harry Jansson 8:34.9 4
Göthe Hedlund 8:34.8
10,000 m Göthe Hedlund DNF –
Rune Hammarström 18:39.6 9
Harry Jansson 18:08.0 8
Åke Seyffarth 17:26.3

References
  • Comité Olympique Suisse (January 1951). Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: H. Jaunin. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com
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