One competitor from Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

was present at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

. He competed in athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

 and gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

, with 5 entries in as many events. Sweden was one of four nations present that won no medals; Italy

Italy at the 1896 Summer Olympics

One competitor from Italy was present at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He competed in shooting. Italy was one of four nations present that won no medals; Sweden, Chile and Bulgaria were the others. Italy's competitor, Rivabella, entered one event in the shooting program.A second Italian was present...

, Chile

Chile at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Chile claims one athlete, Luis Subercaseaux, competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics. This makes Chile one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games. Subercaseaux's results are not listed in the Official Report, though that Report typically includes only...

 and Bulgaria

Bulgaria at the 1896 Summer Olympics

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee claims one gymnast, Charles Champaud, competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics. This makes Bulgaria one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games...

 were the others.

Athletics

The high jump was Sjöberg's most successful event, as he took 4th in it. He took either 4th or 5th in his heat in the 100 metres, needing 2nd to advance to the final. In the long jump, he placed somewhere between 5th and 9th, jumping something less than 5.74 metres. He was again somewhere between 5th and 9th in the discus throw, with a distance less than 25.20 metres.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Final
100 metres Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres race was the first event run at the modern Olympics, on 6 April 1896. It was the shortest race on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. 21 athletes were entered in the first round, divided into three heats of seven runners, but six of them later withdrew...	–	Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg was a Swedish athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....	Unknown	Did not advance

Event	Place	Athlete	Best mark
Long jump Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump The men's long jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were nine contestants in the long jump, held on 7 April. The American jumpers proved themselves dominant in taking the top three spots...	–	Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg was a Swedish athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....	Unknown
High jump Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump The men's high jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The high jump was held on 10 April. Five competitors took part in the event, three of them Americans. Ellery Clark, who had previously won the long jump, also won this event...	4th	Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg was a Swedish athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....	1.60 metres
Discus throw Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The men's discus throw was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The discus throw was the fourth event held. It was contested on 6 April...	–	Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg was a Swedish athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....	Unknown

Gymnastics

Sjöberg did not place in the vaulting competition.

Event	Place	Gymnast
Vault Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's vault The men's vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The third event, it was held on 9 April. 15 athletes from five nations competed. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for...	–	Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg Henrik Sjöberg was a Swedish athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....