Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names

With a month to go until the Olympic opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active members. A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers and a group of swimmers are among the team's newcomers.

» Updated: October 01 2024

» Published: June 26 2024

Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names
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With a month to go until the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active athletes.

A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers, and a group of swimmers are among the newcomers to the team.

A further eleven athletes can now plan for a trip to Paris. The latest additions to the Olympic team are:

+ Golfers Maja Stark, Linn Grant, and Alex Norén.

"Together with already selected Ludvig Åberg, we have a very strong Swedish Olympic golf team that will compete in Paris", says the Swedish team leader Peter Reinebo in a press release.

+ Swimmers Sara Junevik, Sofia Åstedt, Hanna Rosvall, Robin Hanson, Isak Eliasson, and Elias Persson. They will take part in the four relay teams that have qualified.

"It's great that we have so many relay teams in swimming. We're going with a strong swimming team of 13 people", says Reinebo.

+ Hammer thrower Ragnar Carlsson.

+ Skateboarder Hampus Winberg.

Winberg was tenth in the World Championship last year and a big future promise in the park discipline. Carlsson becomes the 16th track and field athlete to get the green light after recording 77,57.

"We hope Hampus and Ragnar will be able to perform now in Paris, but also in future games", says Peter Reinebo.

The Swedish team now consists of almost as many individual athletes as in Tokyo 2021. Three years ago, the Olympic team had 137 names. Then, the women's football national team with 22 players was included.

On Saturday, the equestrian riders in show jumping, dressage, and eventing will be selected. This concerns three riders in each team plus one reserve.

The entire Olympic team will be finalized on July 3, and then the Swedish Olympic Committee will announce its medal target.

The Olympic Games in Paris open on July 26.

Table tennis: Men's team, women's team, mixed doubles pair (Truls Möregårdh, Anton Källberg, Kristian Karlsson, Stina Källberg, Linda Bergström, Filippa Bergand)

Boxing: Nebil Ibrahim (57 kilo), Agnes Alexiusson (60 kilo)

Wrestling: Jonna Malmgren (53 kilo)

Cycling: Jenny Rissveds (mountain bike), Caroline Andersson (road race), Jakob Söderqvist (road race)

Athletics: Andreas Kramer (800 meters), Andreas Almgren (5,000 meters and 10,000 meters), Carl Bengtström (400 meters hurdles), Thobias Montler (long jump), Armand Duplantis (pole vault), Daniel Ståhl (discus), Fanny Roos (shot put), Suldan Hassan (marathon), Carolina Wikström (marathon), Perseus Karlström (walking), Axelina Johansson (shot put), Oskar Edlund, (400 meters hurdles), Thea Löfman (hammer), Ragnar Carlsson (hammer), Henrik Larsson (100 meters), Vanessa Kamga (discus)

Golf: Ludvig Åberg, Alex Norén, Linn Grant, Maja Stark

Handball, men: Andreas Palicka, Tobias Thulin, Mikael Appelgren, Hampus Wanne, Lucas Pellas, Max Darj, Oscar Bergendahl, Felix Möller, Daniel Pettersson, Sebastian Karlsson, Jonathan Carlsbogård, Karl Wallinius, Felix Claar, Jim Gottfridsson, Jonathan Edvarsson, Albin Lagergren, Lukas Sandell

Women: Johanna Bundsen, Evelina Eriksson, Elin Hansson, Linn Blohm, Sofia Hvenfelt, Mathilda Lundström, Nathalie Hagman, Jamina Roberts, Kristin Thorleifsdóttir, Tyra Axnér, Carin Strömberg, Jenny Carlson, Nina Koppang, Emma Lindqvist, Jessica Ryde (reserve), Linn Hansson (reserve), Olivia Löfqvist (reserve).

Judo: Marcus Nyman (90 kilo), Tara Babulfath (48 kg)

Canoeing: Linnea Stensils/Moa Wikberg (K2 500 meters, Stensils also K1 500 meters), Martin Nathell (K1 1,000 meters), Melina Andersson (K1 500 meters), Isak Öhrström (canoe slalom)

Modern pentathlon: Marlena Jawaid

Equestrian: Show jumping team, eventing team, dressage team

Sailing: Vilma Bobeck/Rebecca Netzler (49erFX), Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson (470), Josefin Olsson (laser radial), Emil Järudd/Hanna Jonsson (nacra-17), Johanna Hjertberg (windsurfing IQFoil)

Swimming: Sarah Sjöström (50 meters freestyle), Michelle Coleman (50 meters freestyle, 100 meters freestyle), Sophie Hansson (100 meters breaststroke), Louise Hansson (100 meters butterfly), Erik Persson (200 meters breaststroke), Björn Seeliger (50 meters freestyle), Victor Johansson (400, 800, and 1,500 meters freestyle), Robin Hanson (relay), Isak Eliasson (relay), Elias Persson (relay), Hanna Rosvall (relay), Sara Junevik (relay), Sofia Åstedt (relay), relay 4 x 100 meters freestyle men and women, relay 4 x 100 meters medley mixed, relay 4 x 100 meters medley women, and Emilia Nilsson Garip (diving, 3 meters).

Skateboarding: Hampus Winberg

Shooting sports: Stefan Nilsson (skeet), Marcus Svensson (skeet), Victoria Larsson (skeet), Rickard Levin Andersson (trap), Victor Lindgren (rifle 10 meters and helmatch), Stina Lawner (pistol 25 meters), Marcus Madsen (rifle helmatch)

Triathlon: Tilda Månsson

Volleyball: David Åhman/Jonatan Hellvig (beach volleyball)

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