Sweden Gymnastics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Date Started: December 3, 1956
Date Finished: December 7, 1956

Events for Sweden: 14
Participants for Sweden: 8 (2 men and 6 women)
Youngest Participant for Sweden: Doris Hedberg (20 years, 290 days)
Oldest Participant for Sweden: Karin Lindberg (27 years, 63 days)
Most Medals for Sweden (Athlete): Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (2 medals)

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Men's Individual All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal William Thoresson 24 Men's Individual All-Around 32T Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Individual All-Around 48 Men's Floor Exercise Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal William Thoresson 24 Men's Floor Exercise 2T Silver Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Floor Exercise 14 Men's Horse Vault Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal William Thoresson 24 Men's Horse Vault 16T Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Horse Vault 19T Men's Parallel Bars Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal William Thoresson 24 Men's Parallel Bars 16T Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Parallel Bars 43T Men's Horizontal Bar Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Horizontal Bar 40T William Thoresson 24 Men's Horizontal Bar 47 Men's Rings Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal William Thoresson 24 Men's Rings 46T Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Rings 57 Men's Pommelled Horse Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Kurt Wigartz 23 Men's Pommelled Horse 38T William Thoresson 24 Men's Pommelled Horse 45T Women's Floor Exercise Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Floor Exercise 8 Eva Rönström 23 Women's Floor Exercise 18T Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Floor Exercise 22T Maude Karlén 23 Women's Floor Exercise 25T Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Floor Exercise 39T Evy Berggren 22 Women's Floor Exercise 44T Women's Horse Vault Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Horse Vault 3T Bronze Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Horse Vault 10T Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Horse Vault 23T Eva Rönström 23 Women's Horse Vault 27T Maude Karlén 23 Women's Horse Vault 32T Evy Berggren 22 Women's Horse Vault 38 Women's Uneven Bars Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Eva Rönström 23 Women's Uneven Bars 38T Evy Berggren 22 Women's Uneven Bars 46T Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Uneven Bars 49 Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Uneven Bars 50T Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Uneven Bars 54 Maude Karlén 23 Women's Uneven Bars 62 Women's Balance Beam Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Balance Beam 41T Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Balance Beam 46 Eva Rönström 23 Women's Balance Beam 50T Maude Karlén 23 Women's Balance Beam 50T Evy Berggren 22 Women's Balance Beam 52T Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Balance Beam 56 Women's Individual All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Individual All-Around 31 Eva Rönström 23 Women's Individual All-Around 37T Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Individual All-Around 46 Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Individual All-Around 48 Evy Berggren 22 Women's Individual All-Around 49 Maude Karlén 23 Women's Individual All-Around 53 Women's Team All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Team All-Around 8 Eva Rönström 23 Women's Team All-Around 8 Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Team All-Around 8 Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Team All-Around 8 Evy Berggren 22 Women's Team All-Around 8 Maude Karlén 23 Women's Team All-Around 8 Women's Team Portable Apparatus Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling 24 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 2 Silver Eva Rönström 23 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 2 Silver Doris Hedberg 20 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 2 Silver Karin Lindberg 27 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 2 Silver Evy Berggren 22 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 2 Silver Maude Karlén 23 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 2 Silver

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