Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Athletics
Sweden was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, and one of only three to earn more than one. Sweden's two gold medals placed the nation third in the standings behind the United States and Great Britain.;Running
;Jumping
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
| Men's high jump | 8th | Axel Hedenlund | 1.80 metres |
| Men's high jump | 16th | Folke Hellstedt | 1.67 metres |
| Men's long jump | 10th | Gunnar Rönström | 6.66 metres |
| Men's long jump | 20th | Carl Silfverstrand | 6.34 metres |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Arvid Ringstrand | Unknown |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Hugo Wieslander | Unknown |
| Men's triple jump | 7th | Karl Fryksdal | 13.65 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 3rd | Bruno Söderström | 3.58 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 10th | Carl Silfverstrand | 3.20 metres |
| Men's standing high jump | 14th | Allan Bengtsson | 1.40 metres |
| Men's standing high jump | 14th | Karl Fryksdahl | 1.40 metres |
| Men's standing long jump | 5th | Ragnar Ekberg | 3.19 metres |
;Throwing
| Event | Place | Athlete | Distance |
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | Hugo Wieslander | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Folke Fleetwood | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Eric Lemming | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Theodor Neijström | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Otto Nilsson | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Hugo Wieslander | Unknown |
| Men's hammer throw | 8th | Eric Lemming | 43.06 metres |
| Men's hammer throw | 10-19 | Robert Olsson | Unknown |
| Men's javelin throw | 1st | Eric Lemming | 51.92 metres |
| Men's javelin throw | 3rd | Otto Nilsson | 47.11 metres |
| Men's javelin throw | 8-16 | Hugo Wieslander | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Folke Fleetwood | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Eric Lemming | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 1st | Eric Lemming | 54.44 metres |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 5th | Hugo Wieslander | 47.56 metres |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | Knut Lindberg | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | Otto Nilsson | Unknown |
Diving
Sweden dominated the platform diving in 1908, taking the top four spots in the event. In addition to the men's competitions, Ebba Gisico participated in a women's diving exhibition along with Valborg Florström of Finland.Figure skating
The Swedish men swept the medals, while the only female Swedish skater took 4th.| Event | Place | Skater | Score |
| Men's individual | 1st | Ulrich Salchow | 377.3 |
| Men's individual | 2nd | Richard Johansson | 365.2 |
| Men's individual | 3rd | Per Thorén | 357.4 |
| Women's individual | 4th | Elna Montgomery | 170.3 |
Football
;SummaryGymnastics
Sailing
| Class | Place | Boat | Sailors |
| 6 metre | 5th | Freja | Karl-Einar Sjögren, Birger Gustafsson, Jonas Jonsson |
| 8 metre | 2nd | Vinga | Carl Hellström, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Eric Sandberg, Harald Wallin |
| 8 metre | 5th | Saga | John Carlsson, Edvin Hagberg, Hjalmar Lönnroth, Karl Ljungberg, August Olsson |
Shooting
Tennis
Sweden was Great Britain's only competitor in the indoor tennis events, taking two bronze medals.Tug of war
Sweden's tug of war team lost in the semifinals. They did not appear for the bronze medal match, thereby taking 4th place.| Event | Place | Athletes | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Tug of war | 4th | Albrekt Almqwist, Frans Fast, Carl-Emil Johansson, Emil Johansson, Knut Johansson, Karl Krook, Karl-Gustaf Nilsson, Anders Wollgarth | Bye | Lost to Great Britain Liverpool Police | Did not advance |
Water polo
;Summary| Team | Event | First round | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | - |
| Sweden men | Men's tournament | L 4–8 | Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Water poloists | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's water polo | 3rd | Robert Andersson, Erik Bergvall, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin, Torsten Kumfeldt, Axel Runström, Gunnar Wennerström | Bye | Lost to Belgium 8-4 | Did not advance |