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Sweden Athletics

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Sports:

Games: 26 summer games in 19 countries
Events: 68

Participants: 518 (461 men and 57 women)
Youngest Participant: Agneta Hannerz (16 years, 21 days), 1952 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Evy Palm (46 years, 236 days), 1988 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Eric Lemming (6 medals)

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68 Events

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Rk Event Participants Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Men's 60 metres 1
2 Men's 100 metres 26
3 Men's 200 metres 20
4 Men's 400 metres 29 1 1 Nils Engdahl (1 medal)
5 Men's 800 metres 23 1 1 Erik Byléhn (1 medal)
6 Men's 1,500 metres 26 1 1 1 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
7 Men's 5,000 metres 30 4 4 Edvin Wide (2 medals)
8 Men's 5 mile 6 1 2 3 John Svanberg (2 medals)
9 Men's 10,000 metres 21 1 2 3 Edvin Wide (2 medals)
10 Men's Marathon 37 1 2 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
11 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 15 1 1 Sten Pettersson (1 medal)
12 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 15 1 1 Rune Larsson (1 medal)
13 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 22 2 1 1 4 4 athletes with 1 medal
14 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 21 1 1 2 8 athletes with 1 medal
15 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 35 1 1 2 8 athletes with 1 medal
16 Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay 4
17 Men's 3,000 metres, Team 11 1 1 2 8 athletes with 1 medal
18 Men's 3 mile, Team 5
19 Men's 3,500 metres Walk 1
20 Men's 10 kilometres Walk 5 2 1 3 John Mikaelsson (2 medals)
21 Men's 10 mile Walk 1
22 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 14
23 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 20 1 2 2 5 John Ljunggren (3 medals)
24 Men's Cross-Country, Individual 22 2 1 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
25 Men's Cross-Country, Team 22 1 1 2 6 athletes with 1 medal
26 Men's High Jump 36 1 2 2 5 Patrik Sjöberg (3 medals)
27 Men's Standing High Jump 6
28 Men's Pole Vault 32 1 3 4 Bruno Söderström (2 medals)
29 Men's Long Jump 24 1 2 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
30 Men's Standing Long Jump 9
31 Men's Triple Jump 25 3 3 2 8 Erik Almlöf (2 medals)
32 Men's Standing Triple Jump 1
33 Men's Shot Put 17 1 1 Eric Lemming (1 medal)
34 Men's Shot Put, Both Hands 1
35 Men's 56-pound Weight Throw 4 1 1 Carl Johan Lind (1 medal)
36 Men's Stone Throw 1
37 Men's Discus Throw 28 1 1 Ricky Bruch (1 medal)
38 Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style 2
39 Men's Discus Throw, Both Hands 7 1 1 Emil Magnusson (1 medal)
40 Men's Hammer Throw 19 2 1 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
41 Men's Javelin Throw 28 3 1 2 6 Eric Lemming (2 medals)
42 Men's Javelin Throw, Both Hands 7
43 Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle 6 2 1 1 4 Eric Lemming (2 medals)
44 Men's Pentathlon 15
45 Men's Pentathlon (Ancient) 3 1 1 2 Eric Lemming and Hjalmar Mellander (1 medal)
46 Men's Decathlon 28 1 1 2 4 4 athletes with 1 medal
47 Women's 100 metres 7
48 Women's 200 metres 4
49 Women's 400 metres 2
50 Women's 800 metres 4 1 1 Inga Gentzel (1 medal)
51 Women's 1,500 metres 5
52 Women's 3,000 metres 1
53 Women's 5,000 metres 1
54 Women's Marathon 2
55 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 1
56 Women's 100 metres Hurdles 5 1 1 Lyudmila Narozhilenko-Engquist (1 medal)
57 Women's 400 metres Hurdles 3
58 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 15
59 Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4
60 Women's 10 kilometres Walk 1
61 Women's High Jump 10 1 1 Kajsa Bergqvist (1 medal)
62 Women's Long Jump 6 1 1 Ann-Britt Leyman (1 medal)
63 Women's Triple Jump 2
64 Women's Shot Put 1
65 Women's Discus Throw 6 1 1 Ruth Svedberg (1 medal)
66 Women's Javelin Throw 1
67 Women's Pentathlon 1
68 Women's Heptathlon 3 1 1 Carolina Klüft (1 medal)