Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

SOC lists 138 participants on their webpage. Their count includes Emilia Fahlin in road cycling who withdrew due to lack of form before the games started and Jon Persson, reserve in men's table tennis team.^[3]

One Swedish archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by securing one of three remaining spots available in the secondary tournament at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.^[4] Christine Bjerendal was selected on July 8, 2021.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Christine Bjerendal	Women's individual	622	55	Rebagliati (ITA) L 2–6	Did not advance

Swedish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[5][6]

On 20 November 2019, race walker Perseus Karlström, world discus throw champion Daniel Ståhl, and American-born pole vaulter Armand Duplantis were officially named to the first batch of nominated Swedish athletes for the Games, with two-time Olympians Kim Amb (men's javelin throw) and Angelica Bengtsson (women's pole vault) joining them as part of the next batch two months later.^[7][8] Seven additional athletes were added to the nation's athletics roster for the Games on 24 March 2021, with marathon runner Carolina Wikström joining them one month later.^[9][10] Meraf Bahta and Sarah Lahti were added to the squad June 10.^[11] The athletics squad was completed with the addition of five athletes on 30 June 2021^[12] and one final athlete on July 8.^[3]

Track & road events

Men

Women

Field events

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Thobias Montler	Long jump	8.01	8 q	8.08	7
Armand Duplantis	Pole vault	5.75	3 Q	6.02
Wictor Petersson	Shot put	19.73	28	Did not advance
Simon Pettersson	Discus throw	64.18	7 Q	67.39
Daniel Ståhl		66.12	1 Q	68.90
Kim Amb	Javelin throw	82.40	12 q	79.69	11

Women

Sweden entered one badminton player in men's singles based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings as of 25 May 2021.^[13][14] Felix Burestedt was selected by SOC in May 2021.^[15]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Felix Burestedt	Men's singles	Chou T-c (TPE) L (12–21, 11–21)	Yang (CAN) W (21–12, 21–17)	2	Did not advance

Agnes Alexiusson qualified for a spot in the women's lightweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France. She was selected for the games by SOC a few days later, on June 10.^[11] Adam Chartoi was added June 30th.^[12]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Adam Chartoi	Men's middleweight	Verón (ARG) L 0–5	Did not advance
Agnes Alexiusson	Women's lightweight	Wu S-y (TPE) L 1–4	Did not advance

Slalom

Sweden qualified one canoeist for the men's K-1 class by finishing in the top eighteen at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.^[16] Erik Holmer was selected in June 2021.^[17]

Sprint

Sweden qualified a single boat in the women's K-1 500 m for the Games by finishing sixth in the final race at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.^[18][19] On 20 November 2019, Rio 2016 kayaker Linnea Stensils was officially selected to the Swedish roster for the Games,^[7] with Petter Menning joining her in May 2021.^[15]

Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to quarterfinal; SF = Qualify to semifinal; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Road

Sweden qualified one rider each to compete in the men's and women's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.^[20] Two-time Olympian Emilia Fahlin was officially selected to the Swedish roster for the Games in April 2021.^[10] A week before the Games started, she withdrew due to not being in sufficiently good form to be able to compete for a medal.^[21]

Mountain biking

Sweden qualified one female mountain biker, based on the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Reigning Olympic champion Jenny Rissveds was selected in May 2021.^[22]

Emma Gullstrand qualified through her placement in women's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. She was selected by SOC on June 30, 2021.^[12]

Swedish equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team dressage and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States.^[23][24] The eventing riders were added to the squad by winning the bronze medal and finishing second among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Luhmühlen, Germany.^[25][26] Four athletes, including one reserve, were selected by the SOC for the jumping events on June 21, 2021.^[27] Dressage and eventing teams, including reserves as well, were selected by the SOC on June 28, 2021.^[28]

Dressage

Antonia Ramel and Brother de Jeu have been named the traveling alternates.^[28] Antonia Ramel got called up following the withdrawal of Patrik Kittel due to a horse injury two days prior to the competition.

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

Sara Algotsson Ostholt and Chicuelo have been named the traveling alternates.^[28]

• (s) – substituted before cross-country – 20 replacement penalties

Jumping

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson and Ermindo W have been named the traveling alternates.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Final			Jump-off
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank
Malin Baryard-Johnsson	Indiana	Individual	0	=1 Q	0	87.22	=1	0	40.76	5
Henrik von Eckermann	King Edward		0	=1 Q	0	85.48	=1	0	39.71	4
Peder Fredricson	All In		0	=1 Q	0	86.77	=1	0	38.02
Malin Baryard-Johnsson Henrik von Eckermann Peder Fredricson	See above	Team	0	1 Q	8	235.65	=1	0	122.90

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sweden women's	Women's tournament	United States W 3–0	Australia W 4–2	New Zealand W 2–0	1 Q	Japan W 3–1	Australia W 1–0	Canada L 1–1 (2–3 P)

Women's tournament

Sweden women's national football team qualified for the Games by securing a top-three finish among UEFA teams at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, defeating Rio 2016 champion Germany in the quarterfinal round to reach the semifinals.^[29]

Team roster

The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 29 June 2021.^[30]

Head coach: Peter Gerhardsson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hedvig Lindahl	(1983-04-29)29 April 1983 (aged 38)	172	0	Atlético Madrid
2	2DF	Jonna Andersson	(1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 28)	56	1	Chelsea
3	2DF	Emma Kullberg	(1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 29)	6	0	Häcken
4	2DF	Hanna Glas	(1993-04-16)16 April 1993 (aged 28)	42	0	Bayern Munich
5	3MF	Hanna Bennison	(2002-10-16)16 October 2002 (aged 18)	8	0	Rosengård
6	2DF	Magdalena Eriksson	(1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 27)	70	8	Chelsea
7	4FW	Madelen Janogy	(1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 25)	17	4	Hammarby
8	4FW	Lina Hurtig	(1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 25)	38	12	Juventus
9	4FW	Kosovare Asllani	(1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 31)	148	38	Real Madrid
10	4FW	Sofia Jakobsson	(1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 31)	123	23	Real Madrid
11	4FW	Stina Blackstenius	(1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 25)	64	17	Häcken
12	1GK	Jennifer Falk	(1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 28)	8	0	Häcken
13	2DF	Amanda Ilestedt	(1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 28)	41	4	Bayern Munich
14	2DF	Nathalie Björn	(1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 24)	26	4	Rosengård
15	3MF	Olivia Schough	(1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 30)	83	11	Rosengård
16	3MF	Filippa Angeldal	(1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 24)	11	4	Häcken
17	3MF	Caroline Seger (captain)	(1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 36)	215	29	Rosengård
18	4FW	Fridolina Rolfö	(1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 27)	50	14	VfL Wolfsburg
19	4FW	Anna Anvegård	(1997-05-10)10 May 1997 (aged 24)	19	8	Rosengård
20	3MF	Julia Roddar	(1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 29)	9	0	Washington Spirit
21	4FW	Rebecka Blomqvist	(1997-07-24)24 July 1997 (aged 23)	8	1	VfL Wolfsburg
22	1GK	Zećira Mušović	(1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 25)	5	0	Chelsea

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)

17:30

Sweden	3–0	United States
Blackstenius 25', 54' Hurtig 72'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)

Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 0^[31]

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)

17:30

Sweden	4–2	Australia
Rolfö 20', 63' Hurtig 52' Blackstenius 82'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Kerr 36', 48'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 0^[31]

Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)

17:00

New Zealand	0–2	Sweden
	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Anvegård 17' Janogy 29'

Miyagi Stadium, Rifu

Attendance: 884^[31]

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Quarterfinal

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)

19:00

Sweden	3–1	Japan
Eriksson 7' Blackstenius 53' Asllani 68' (pen.)	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Tanaka 23'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 0^[31]

Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Semifinal

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)

20:00

Australia	0–1	Sweden
	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Rolfö 46'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 0^[31]

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Gold Medal Match

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)

21:00

Sweden	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Canada
Blackstenius 34'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Fleming 68' (pen.)
Penalties
Asllani Björn Schough Anvegård Seger Andersson	2–3	Fleming Lawrence Gilles Leon Rose Grosso

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Sweden entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Alex Norén and Henrik Norlander qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the individual event based on the IGF World Rankings.^[17] Female golfers Anna Nordqvist and Madelene Sagström were added on 30 June 2021.^[12]

Artistic

Sweden entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. David Rumbutis and London 2012 Olympian Jonna Adlerteg received a spare berth each from the men's and women's apparatus events, respectively, as one of the highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

Men

Women

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sweden men's	Men's tournament	Bahrain W 32–31	Japan W 28–26	Portugal W 29–28	Egypt L 22–27	Denmark W 33–30	3 Q	Spain L 33–34	Did not advance		5[32]
Sweden women's	Women's tournament	Spain W 31–24	ROC W 36–24	France D 28–28	Brazil W 34–31	Hungary L 23–26	1 Q	South Korea W 39–30	France L 27–29	Norway L 19–36	4

Men's tournament

Sweden men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Berlin leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[33]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 18 June 2021.^[34] Anton Lindskog was added after the squad limit was increased from 14 to 15 players.^[35]

Head coach: Glenn Solberg

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 LB Jonathan Carlsbogård (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 26) 1.95 m 18 37 TBV Lemgo 5 P Max Darj (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 29) 1.92 m 78 62 Bergischer HC 10 RW Niclas Ekberg (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 32) 1.91 m 183 758 THW Kiel 11 RW Daniel Pettersson (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 29) 1.79 m 45 121 SC Magdeburg 12 GK Andreas Palicka (1986-07-10)10 July 1986 (aged 35) 1.89 m 122 9 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 15 LW Hampus Wanne (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 27) 1.85 m 47 155 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 16 GK Mikael Aggefors (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 (aged 36) 1.91 m 35 0 Aalborg Håndbold 18 P Fredric Pettersson (1989-02-11)11 February 1989 (aged 32) 2.01 m 72 96 Fenix Toulouse Handball 19 CB Felix Claar (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 24) 1.92 m 25 39 Aalborg Håndbold 22 LW Lucas Pellas (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 25) 1.84 m 32 98 Montpellier HB 23 RB Albin Lagergren (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 28) 1.86 m 63 185 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 24 CB Jim Gottfridsson (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 28) 1.91 m 107 349 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 27 LB Oskar Sunnefeldt (1998-04-21)21 April 1998 (aged 23) 1.98 m 13 14 SC DHfK Leipzig 33 RB Lukas Sandell (1997-02-03)3 February 1997 (aged 24) 1.92 m 13 32 Aalborg Håndbold 66 P Anton Lindskog (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 27) 1.98 m 28 17 SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	4	0	1	174	139	+35	8[a]	Quarter-finals
2	Egypt	5	4	0	1	154	134	+20	8[a]
3	Sweden	5	4	0	1	144	142	+2	8[a]
4	Bahrain	5	1	0	4	129	149	−20	2[b]
5	Portugal	5	1	0	4	143	156	−13	2[b]
6	Japan (H)	5	1	0	4	146	170	−24	2[b]

24 July 2021 14:15	Sweden	32–31	Bahrain	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Wanne 13	(16–18)	Habib 6
	1×  3×	Report	1×  5×

26 July 2021 21:30	Japan	26–28	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Motoki 6	(14–17)	Wanne 8
	1×  4×	Report	1×  1×

28 July 2021 11:00	Sweden	29–28	Portugal	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
	Ekberg 9	(14–14)	three players 4
	1×  2×	Report	1×  6×

30 July 2021 16:15	Sweden	22–27	Egypt	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Pellas 7	(9–13)	Sanad 6
	2×  2×	Report	2×

1 August 2021 21:30	Denmark	30–33	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Gidsel, J. Hansen 5	(13–17)	Carlsbogård, Sandell 6
	3×  2×	Report	2×  6×

Quarterfinal

3 August 2021 13:15	Sweden	33–34	Spain	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Wanne 10	(20–18)	Gómez 8
	1×  4×	Report	2×  3×

Women's tournament

Sweden women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Llíria leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[36]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 18 June 2021.^[37] Nina Dano was added after the squad limit was increased from 14 to 15 players.^[38] On 21 July, four days before the tournament started, Isabelle Andersson was replaced by Johanna Westberg, because of a knee injury during preparations.^[39]

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Johanna Bundsen (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 30) 1.85 m 95 1 København Håndbold 6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 28) 1.84 m 103 127 Nantes Atlantique Handball 7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20)20 May 1992 (aged 29) 1.80 m 113 303 Győri Audi ETO KC 8 LB Jamina Roberts (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 31) 1.76 m 177 377 IK Sävehof 9 CB Melissa Petrén (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 26) 1.73 m 29 64 København Håndbold 10 RW Mathilda Lundström (1996-12-20)20 December 1996 (aged 24) 1.64 m 47 55 IK Sävehof 14 LB Johanna Westberg (1990-04-06)6 April 1990 (aged 31) 1.87 m 71 132 Nykøbing Falster HK 16 GK Jessica Ryde (1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 27) 1.85 m 23 0 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 21) 1.72 m 14 16 HH Elite 19 P Anna Lagerquist (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 27) 1.75 m 69 102 Rostov-Don 23 RB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 23) 1.77 m 32 54 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 30) 1.67 m 165 519 Nantes Atlantique Handball 29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 23) 1.82 m 16 32 Randers HK 38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 24) 1.73 m 17 16 Skuru IK 42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17)17 April 1995 (aged 26) 1.72 m 5 14 Holstebro Håndbold

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	5	3	1	1	152	133	+19	7[a]	Quarter-finals
2	ROC	5	3	1	1	148	149	−1	7[a]
3	France	5	2	1	2	139	135	+4	5
4	Hungary	5	2	0	3	142	149	−7	4[b]
5	Spain	5	2	0	3	135	142	−7	4[b]
6	Brazil	5	1	1	3	133	141	−8	3

25 July 2021 19:30	Spain	24–31	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Pena 7	(9–13)	Hansson 6
	1×  3×	Report	2×

27 July 2021 14:15	Sweden	36–24	ROC	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Strömberg 8	(15–9)	Vedekhina 5
	1×	Report	1×  4×

29 July 2021 21:30	Sweden	28–28	France	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
	Strömberg 7	(16–17)	Foppa 6
	1×  3×	Report	1×  4×

31 July 2021 16:15	Brazil	31–34	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Do Nascimento 7	(13–15)	Hansson, Roberts 6
	1×  4×	Report	5×

2 August 2021 16:15	Hungary	26–23	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	five players 4	(15–15)	Carlson, Hagman 5
	1×  1×	Report	5×

Quarterfinal

4 August 2021 17:00	Sweden	39–30	South Korea	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	three players 6	(21–13)	Kang K. 8
	1×  3×	Report	4×

Semifinal

6 August 2021 17:00	France	29–27	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Zaadi 7	(15–14)	Carlson, Westberg 6
	1×  6×	Report	1×  4×  1×

Bronze medal game

8 August 2021 11:00	Norway	36–19	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Brattset Dale, Mørk 8	(19–7)	Carlson, Westberg 4
	1×  3×	Report	3×

Four Swedish athletes have qualified in judo based on the world rankings released in June 2021. The Swedish Olympic Committee selected athletes Tommy Macias, in men's 73 kg, Marcus Nyman in men's 90 kg and Anna Bernholm, in women's 70 kg, in advance as they expected them to qualify.^[40][10] Robin Pacek in men's 81 kg was added to the squad in June 2021.^[17]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tommy Macias	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Scvortov (UAE) W 10–01	Gjakova (KOS) L 00–11	Did not advance
Robin Pacek	Men's −81 kg	Thaoubani (COM) W 10–00	Aprahamian (URU) W 10–00	Casse (BEL) L 01–11	Did not advance
Marcus Nyman	Men's −90 kg	Bye	Finesse (SEY) W 10–00	Sherazadishvili (ESP) L 00–10	Did not advance
Anna Bernholm	Women's −70 kg	Bye	Landolsi (TUN) W 10–00	Bellandi (ITA) L 01–11	Did not advance

Sweden qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing fourth in the A-final and securing the last of three berths available at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.^[41]

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swedish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.^[42][43][44]

On 20 November 2019, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) officially selected the first three sailors to compete at the Tokyo 2020 regatta, namely London 2012 champion and Finn yachtsman Max Salminen and 470 crew members Fredrik Bergström and Anton Dahlberg.^[7] Dinghy sailors Jesper Stålheim (Laser) and Josefin Olsson (Laser Radial) were named to the second batch of nominated Swedish athletes for the Games on 31 January 2020.^[8] Nacra 17 crew Cecilia Jonsson and Emil Järudd joined them in April 2021, with the women's 470 crew (Bergström and Karlsson) completing the Swedish sailing squad one month later.^[10][15]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Jesper Stålheim	Laser	22	11	1	20	4	17	11	9	29	13	EL	108	14
Max Salminen	Finn	8	12	7	8	12	8	4	2	11	12	18	90	9
Fredrik Bergström Anton Dahlberg	470	1	15	8	5	6	11	1	5	3	1	4	43

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Josefin Olsson	Laser Radial	34	15	8	4	1	6	4	9	22	10	1	81
Olivia Bergström Lovisa Karlsson	470	19†	10	10	16	7	9	18	14	11	18	EL	111	14

Mixed

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swedish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.^[45] On 20 November 2019, skeet shooter and two-time Olympian Stefan Nilsson was officially selected to the Swedish roster for the Games.^[7]

Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg qualified for the games by finishing top 16 in the Olympic world skateboarding rankings for men's park. The Swedish Olympic Committee selected him for the games in late May 2021.^[22]

Swedish swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[46][47][48]

On 20 November 2019, multiple Olympic medalist and current world record holder Sarah Sjöström was officially selected to the Swedish roster for the Games, with fellow swimmers Louise Hansson (women's 100 m butterfly) and Erik Persson (men's 200 m breaststroke) joining her as part of the next batch two months later.^[7][8] Four more swimmers, including Rio 2016 Olympians Michelle Coleman and Sophie Hansson - were added to the squad in May 2021 based on their performances at the 2021 European Championships.^[22] Björn Seeliger in men's 50m freestyle, and Sara Junevik for the women's 4x100m freestyle relay team, were added to the Swedish swimming squad on June 30, 2021.^[12] Victor Johansson, participating in the men's 800 and 1500 m freestyle, was the last addition to the squad, added on July 8, 2021.^[3]

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michelle Coleman	50 m freestyle	24.84	20	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	53.53	12 Q	53.73	14	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:00.54	21	Did not advance
Emelie Fast	100 m breaststroke	1:07.98	27	Did not advance
Louise Hansson	100 m backstroke	Did not start
	100 m butterfly	56.97	6 Q	56.92	7 Q	56.22	5
Sophie Hansson	100 m breaststroke	1:05.66	4 Q	1:05.81	4 Q	1:06.07	6
	200 m breaststroke	2:23.82	12 Q	2:24.28	10	Did not advance
Sarah Sjöström	50 m freestyle	24.26	4 Q	24.13	3 Q	24.07
	100 m freestyle	52.91	5 Q	52.82	4 Q	52.68	5
	100 m butterfly	56.18	3 Q	56.40	4 Q	56.91	7
Michelle Coleman Sara Junevik[a] Louise Hansson Sophie Hansson Sarah Sjöström	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:35.93	8 Q	—		3:34.69	6
Michelle Coleman Louise Hansson Sophie Hansson Sarah Sjöström	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:56.23	5 Q	—		3:54.27	5

^a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

Sweden entered five athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament.^[49] Meanwhile, Linda Bergström scored a second-match final triumph to book one of the five available places in the women's singles at the 2021 ITTF World Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.^[50][10]

On 20 November 2019, table tennis player Mattias Falck was officially selected to the Swedish roster for the Games.^[7] In May 2021, Anton Källberg and Kristian Karlsson were also selected, and Jon Persson was listed as the reserve to the men's team.^[15] Christina Källberg was added to the squad in June 2021.^[17]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mattias Falck	Men's singles	Bye			Assar (EGY) L 3–4	Did not advance
Anton Källberg		Bye		Kumar (USA) W 4–0	Lin Y-j (TPE) L 1–4	Did not advance
Mattias Falck Anton Källberg Kristian Karlsson	Men's team	Bye				United States (USA) W 3–1	Japan (JPN) L 1–3	Did not advance
Linda Bergström	Women's singles	Bye	Mukherjee (IND) L 3–4	Did not advance
Christina Källberg		Bye	Shao (POR) L 3–4	Did not advance

Rebecca Peterson qualified for women's singles based on the world ranking released in June 2021. The Swedish Olympic Committee had selected her in advance as they expected her to qualify.^[15]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rebecca Peterson	Women's singles	Sherif (EGY) W 7–5, 7–6(7–1)	Rybakina (KAZ) L 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance

Swedish weightlifters qualified for one quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.^[51] Patricia Strenius was selected to the squad in June 2021.^[17]

Sweden qualified three wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg and women's freestyle (62 and 68 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Swedish wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the women's freestyle 53 kg at the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.^[52][53]

On 20 November 2019, Greco-Roman wrestling rookie Alex Bjurberg Kessidis and freestyle wrestler Henna Johansson were officially selected to the Swedish roster for the Games.^[7] Johansson's teammate and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Jenny Fransson was permanently removed from the team for the Games after testing positive for the banned steroid methyltestosterone.^[54]

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sofia Mattsson	Women's −53 kg	Vinesh (IND) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance				13
Henna Johansson	Women's −62 kg	Marwa (TUN) W 3–1 PP	Kawai (JPN) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Ovcharova (ROC) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	7

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alex Bjurberg Kessidis	Men's −77 kg	Huseynov (AZE) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance				11

• Sweden at the 2020 Summer Paralympics