Sweden at the Olympics

Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games except for two, the 1896 Games and the 1904 Games (the latter of which Sweden did not compete at). Sweden is the country with the longest Olympic Games medalling streak in history, having earned medals at every Olympic game since 1908.

Sweden hosted the Games on one occasion, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Additionally however, the Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne were held earlier that year in Stockholm, due to quarantine reasons, due to Australian quarantine laws.

At the 1900 Paris Olympic Games (Games of the II Olympiad), Ernst Fast became the first Swedish athlete to win an Olympic medal, earning bronze in the men's marathon. Later, at the 1908 London Olympic Games (Games of the IV Olympiad), Oscar Swahn made history as Sweden's first Olympic gold medalist, winning the men's 100m running deer single shots shooting event.

Swedish athletes have won a total of 514 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 195 at the Winter Olympic Games. In addition to its sporting achievements, Sweden have won medals in one of the three discontinued Olympic non-sport competitions, winning two gold and two bronze medals at the art competitions.

The International Olympic Committee had Swedish officer and sports instructor Viktor Balck as one of its original members. The Swedish Olympic Committee was created and recognized in 1913.