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Sweden Summer Sports
Sweden: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 26 summer games in 19 countries
Events: 401 distinct events in 34 sports
Participants: 2,720 (2,284 men and 436 women)
Youngest Participant: Greta Carlsson (14 years, 1 days), 1912 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Oscar Swahn (72 years, 281 days), 1920 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Alfred Swahn (9 medals)
34 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1972 | 2008 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | Gunnar Jervill and Magnus Petersson (1 medal) | ||
| 2 | Art Competitions | 1932 | 1948 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 3 | Athletics | 1896 | 2008 | 518 | 461 | 57 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 92 | Eric Lemming (6 medals) |
| 4 | Badminton | 1992 | 2008 | 17 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| 5 | Basketball | 1980 | 1980 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Beach Volleyball | 1996 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | Boxing | 1924 | 2008 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 8 | Canoeing | 1936 | 2008 | 91 | 74 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 | Gert Fredriksson (8 medals) |
| 9 | Cycling | 1906 | 2008 | 103 | 91 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | Ragnar Malm and Gösta Pettersson (3 medals) |
| 10 | Diving | 1906 | 2008 | 87 | 54 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 3 athletes with 3 medals |
| 11 | Equestrianism | 1912 | 2008 | 128 | 102 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 4 athletes with 3 medals |
| 12 | Fencing | 1900 | 2008 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 13 | Figure Skating | 1908 | 1920 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 athletes with 1 medal |
| 14 | Football | 1908 | 2008 | 162 | 119 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Erik Nilsson (2 medals) | |
| 15 | Gymnastics | 1896 | 2004 | 122 | 95 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (3 medals) |
| 16 | Handball | 1972 | 2008 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 athletes with 3 medals | ||
| 17 | Ice Hockey | 1920 | 1920 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | Judo | 1972 | 2004 | 17 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| 19 | Modern Pentathlon | 1912 | 2004 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 | Bo Lindman and Lars Hall (3 medals) |
| 20 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1984 | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | Rowing | 1912 | 2008 | 98 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 22 | Sailing | 1908 | 2008 | 229 | 217 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 33 | Tore Holm (4 medals) |
| 23 | Shooting | 1906 | 2008 | 192 | 181 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 57 | Alfred Swahn (9 medals) |
| 24 | Swimming | 1900 | 2008 | 250 | 141 | 109 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 35 | Anders Holmertz and Arne Borg (5 medals) |
| 25 | Synchronized Swimming | 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 26 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2008 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Jan-Ove Waldner (2 medals) |
| 27 | Taekwondo | 2000 | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 28 | Tennis | 1908 | 2008 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Gunnar Setterwall (4 medals) | |
| 29 | Triathlon | 2000 | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 30 | Tug-Of-War | 1900 | 1912 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 31 | Volleyball | 1988 | 1988 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | Water Polo | 1908 | 1980 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 athletes with 3 medals | |
| 33 | Weightlifting | 1906 | 1996 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 34 | Wrestling | 1908 | 2008 | 158 | 154 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 81 | Rudolf Svensson (4 medals) |