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Sweden Shooting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Date Started: November 29, 1956
Date Finished: December 4, 1956

Events for Sweden: 6
Participants for Sweden: 8 (8 men and 0 women)
Youngest Participant for Sweden: Anders Kvissberg (27 years, 312 days)
Oldest Participant for Sweden: Torsten Ullman (48 years, 127 days)
Most Medals for Sweden (Athlete): Olof Sköldberg and John Sundberg (1 medal)

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Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Torsten Ullman 48 Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres 6
Åke Lindblom 37 Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres 7

Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Sundberg 35 Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres 6
Anders Kvissberg 27 Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres 7

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Sundberg 35 Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres 3 Bronze
Anders Kvissberg 27 Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres 8

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Sundberg 35 Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres 12
Anders Kvissberg 27 Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres 14

Men's Running Target, Single And Double Shot

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Olof Sköldberg 46 Men's Running Target, Single And Double Shot 2 Silver
Benkt Austrin 47 Men's Running Target, Single And Double Shot 7

Men's Trap

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Knut Holmqvist 38 Men's Trap 7
Hans Liljedahl 43 Men's Trap 8

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