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Sweden has participated in all the Olympic Games since the first in Athens 1896, with the only exception of the games in St. Louis 1904. Below you will find the history and the facts about the participation from Sweden and the Swedish Olympic athletes.
Here you will find the names of all the Swedes that have won medals at the Olympic Games since they were held in Paris 1900.Read more
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Here you will find the names of all the Swedes that have participated in an Olympic Games since they were held in Athens 1896.Read more
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Here you can read about the Summer Olympics from the first Games in Athens in 1896 to Athens in 2004.Read more
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The history of Swedish Olympic Committee
Svenska Gymnastikförbundet, in 1896, and a committee appointed by Sveriges Allmänna Idrottsförbund (later named Sveriges Centralförening för Idrottens Främjande), in 1900, were responsible for Swedish participation in the two first Olympic Games.The first Swedish Olympic Committee was founded on November 2, 1905, in order to prepare a team for the 1906 Intercalated games. "The Swedish Organising Committee", chaired by Colonel Viktor G. Balck, was dissolved at the end of 1906. For participation in the 1908 Games, a Swedish committee in 1907-08 was headed by HRH Prince Royal Gustaf Adolf (the future King Gustaf VI Adolf, reigning 1950-73). Another committee, also led by Balck, was formed in 1909 to take the responsibility for the organisation of the Games of the Vth Olympiad in Stockholm and for the participation of he Swedish team in 1912.In its present form, SOK was formed on April 27, 1913, and the statutes now in force were adopted by the General Meeting, November 27, 1997
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