Sweden at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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.
Women's Individual Competition:

• Anna-Lisa Berglund — 2283 points (→ 16th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Goran Bjerendal — 2408 points (→ 12th place)
• Rolf Svensson — 2357 points (→ 20th place)

Men's Marathon

• Kjell-Erik Ståhl

• Final — 2:17:44 (→ 19th place)

• Tommy Persson

• Final — 2:21:11 (→ 30th place)

• Goran Hagberg

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Christer Gullstrand

• Heat — 50.95
• Semifinals — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Anders Carlson

• Heat — 9:01.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Miro Zalar

• Qualification — 5.40 m
• Final — 5.35 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Kenth Gardenkrans

• Qualification — 62.58 m
• Final — 60.24 m (→ 12th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Alf Brandt

• Final — 1:34:44.0 (→ 13th place)

• Bo Gustafsson

• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Bengt Simonsen

• Final — 3:57:08 (→ 4th place)

• Bo Gustafsson

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 100 metres

• Linda Haglund

• Heat — 11.37
• Quarterfinals — 11.31
• Semifinals — 11.36
• Final — 11.16 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Helena Pihl

• Heat — 13.46
• Semifinal — 13.68 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Susanne Lorentzon

• Qualification — 1.85 m (→ did not advance)

• Ann-Ewa Karlsson

• Qualification — 1.80 m (→ did not advance)

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) → 10th place

• Team Roster:

• Peter Andersson
• Thomas Nordgren
• Peter Gunterberg
• Göran Unger
• Torbjörn Taxén
• Joon-Olof Karlsson
• Jan Enjebo
• Bernt Malion
• Roland Rahm
• Sten Feldreich
• Leif Yttergren
• Åke Skyttevall

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Odd Bengtsson
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) on points (0-5)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Kalervo Alanenpää
  1. First Round — Lost to Omari Golaya (Tanzania) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Shadrach Odhiambo
  1. First Round — Defeated Bogdan Gajda (Poland) on points (4-1)
  2. Second Round — Lost to Anthony Willis (Great Britain) on points (0-5)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Anders Eklund
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Quarter Finals — Lost to István Lévai (Hungary) on points (1-4)

Six cyclists represented Sweden in 1980.

Individual road race

• Peter Jonsson
• Bernt Scheler
• Anders Adamson
• Mats Gustafsson

Team time trial

• Anders Adamson
• Bengt Asplund
• Mats Gustafsson
• Håkan Karlsson

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1980.

Men's épée

• Johan Harmenberg
• Rolf Edling
• Hans Jacobson

Men's team épée

• Johan Harmenberg, Rolf Edling, Leif Högström, Göran Malkar, Hans Jacobson

Women's foil

• Kerstin Palm

Wolfgang Biedron

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1980. They won the bronze in the team event.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Svante Rasmuson — 5,373 pts → (4th place)
• Lennart Pettersson — 5,243 pts → (7th place)
• George Horvath — 5,229 pts → (9th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Rasmuson, Pettersson, and Horvath — 15,845 pts → ( Bronze Medal)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Per Holmertz

• Heats — 52.01
• Semi-Finals — 51.19
• Final — 50.91 (→ Silver Medal)

• Per Johansson

• Heats — 52.11
• Semi-Finals — 51.42
• Final — 51.29 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Per Wikström

• Heats — 52.29
• Semi-Finals — 52.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Thomas Lejdström

• Heats — 1:53.04
• Final — 1:52.94 (→ 7th place)

• Per-Ola Quist

• Heats — 1:55.38 (→ did not advance)

• Per Wikström

• Heats — 1:53.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Pär Arvidsson

• Final — 54.92 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Pär Arvidsson

• Final — 2:02.61 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Bengt Baron

• Final — 56.53 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Michael Söderlund

• Final — 2:04.10 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Peter Berggren

• Final — 2:21.65 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Michael Söderlund, Per Wikström, Per-Alvar Magnusson, and Thomas Lejdström

• Final — 7:30.10 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Agneta Eriksson

• Final — 57.90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Agneta Mårtensson

• Final — 1:02.61 (→ 6th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Agneta Mårtensson

• Final — 2:15.22 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Eva-Marie Håkansson

• Heats — 1:12.26
• Final — 1:11.72 (→ 5th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Ann-Sofi Roos

• Heats — 4:57.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Carina Ljungdahl, Tina Gustafsson, Agneta Mårtensson, and Agneta Eriksson

• Final — 7:30.10 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Annika Uvehall, Eva-Marie Håkansson, Agneta Mårtensson, and Tina Gustafsson

• Final — 4:16.91 (→ 4th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Lost to Spain (3-7)
• Drew with Italy (4-4)
• Lost to Soviet Union (1-12)

• Final Round (Group B)

• Lost to Greece (5-9)
• Lost to Italy (3-8)
• Lost to Romania (3-8)
• Lost to Australia (4-9)
• Defeated Bulgaria (8-6) → 11th place

• Team Roster

• Anders Flodqvist
• Kenth Karlson
• Hans Lundén
• Tommy Danielson
• Sören Carlsson
• Christer Stenberg
• Gunnar Johansson
• Peter Carlström
• Lars Skåål
• Per Arne Andersson
• Arne Claesson