Football

The national foodball team has had a few international victories wirh a gold medal in the Olympic Games in 1948, with the most renowned players being Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. A silver medal was again awarded in 1958 in the World Campionship and a third place i.e. Bronze medalin the World Championship in 1994 with only Italy and Brazil ahead of the Swedish team.

Added to this the Swedish player Thomas Brolin was voted into the world-team. He is today a professional player in the Italian team Parma. The goalkeeper from IFK Götaborg Thomas Ravelli was voted the second best goalkeeper in the world. He is, in addition, the player in a Swedish team who has played the most international matches. They were 117 including the World Championship in 1994.

Ice Hockey

The Swedish ice hockey team Tre kronor has won one gold medal in 1994 in the Olympics and they have six titles in the World Championships: in 1953,1957,1962,1991 and 1992.

Ice hockey has always been a very popular sport in Sweden both as far as the players are concerned as well as viewers. The broad base for recruitment lies in the many hockey clubs all over the country. Every boy has on one occasion or another tried to play Ice hockey

Riding Sports

Riding in all forms and styles has always been a very popular sport in Sweden. On the outskirts of large cities and in the countryside there are a large number of riding scools providing the opportunity to ride a horse. For the beginner the riding school will teach the students not only how to ride the horse but also how to take care of it. Göteborg has for a long time been regarded as the most important riding centre in Sweden due to the renowned and annually held Gothenburg Horse Show.

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