Tags: Olympic Result, Results Of A Sport Competition.
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia with the exception of the equestrian events which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm Sweden.88 competitors 74 men and 14 women took part in 74 events in 14 sports. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.