Norway_at_the_1952_Winter_Olympics

Norway at the
1952 Winter Olympics
Norway at the; 1952 Winter Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Oslo
Competitors	73 (61 men, 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Hjalmar Andersen (speed skating)
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 7 Silver 3 Bronze 6 Total 16
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

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By winning 7 gold medals, Norway had the most golds at these games. This would be the last time a host country would win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics until Canada won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Stein Eriksen	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
Gold	Hallgeir Brenden	Cross-country skiing	Men's 18 km
Gold	Simon Slåttvik	Nordic combined	Men's individual
Gold	Arnfinn Bergmann	Ski jumping	Men's normal hill
Gold	Hjalmar Andersen	Speed skating	Men's 1500m
Gold	Hjalmar Andersen	Speed skating	Men's 5000m
Gold	Hjalmar Andersen	Speed skating	Men's 10,000m
Silver	Stein Eriksen	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Silver	Magnar Estenstad Mikal Kirkholt Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden	Cross-country skiing	Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Silver	Torbjørn Falkanger	Ski jumping	Men's normal hill
Bronze	Guttorm Berge	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Bronze	Magnar Estenstad	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km
Bronze	Sverre Stenersen	Nordic combined	Men's individual
Bronze	Arne Johansen	Speed skating	Men's 500m
Bronze	Roald Aas	Speed skating	Men's 1500m
Bronze	Sverre Haugli	Speed skating	Men's 5000m

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sverre Johannessen	Downhill					DSQ	–
Johnny Lunde						2:43.6	20
Gunnar Hjeltnes						2:35.9	7
Stein Eriksen						2:33.8	6
Alf Opheim	Giant Slalom					2:35.9	19
Guttorm Berge						2:34.5	13
Gunnar Hjeltnes						2:33.7	10
Stein Eriksen						2:25.0
Gunnar Hjeltnes	Slalom	1:11.6	49	did not advance
Per Rollum		1:01.6	11 Q	1:02.9	9	2:04.5	8
Guttorm Berge		1:01.1	6 Q	1:00.6	3	2:01.7
Stein Eriksen		59.2	1 Q	1:02.0	6	2:01.2

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Borghild Niskin	Downhill					DSQ	–
Karen-Sofie Styrmoe						2:15.5	31
Dagny Jørgensen						1:56.8	21
Margit Hvammen						1:50.9	7
Tull Gasmann	Giant Slalom					2:34.3	35
Dagny Jørgensen						2:31.1	33
Margit Hvammen						2:17.7	18
Borghild Niskin						2:11.9	6
Tull Gasmann	Slalom	1:29.4	35	1:07.5	8	2:36.9	33
Karen-Sofie Styrmoe		1:15.0	28	1:12.6	27	2:27.6	23
Margit Hvammen		1:09.8	14	1:11.4	23	2:21.2	18
Borghild Niskin		1:08.7	10	1:09.0	14	2:17.7	11

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
NOR-1	Arne Holst Kåre Christiansen	Two-man	1:24.52	13	1:24.77	11	1:24.24	12	1:24.88	14	5:38.41	13
NOR-2	Erik Tandberg Curt James Haydn	Two-man	1:26.33	15	1:24.82	12	1:24.23	11	1:24.24	10	5:39.62	14

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
NOR-1	Arne Holst Trygve Brudevold Curt James Haydn Kåre Christiansen	Four-man	1:20.05	12	1:19.93	9	1:19.98	12	1:21.40	12	5:21.36	12
NOR-2	Reidar Alveberg Anders Hveem Arne Røgden Gunnar Thoresen	Four-man	1:21.53	15	1:21.18	13	1:20.77	14	1:20.99	10	5:24.47	13

Norway_at_the_1952_Winter_Olympics

Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

Ice hockey

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Speed skating

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Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Bjørg Løhner Øien	23	DNS	DNF	–	–
Ingeborg Nilsson	25	24	113.322	215	24

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Canada	8	7	0	1	71	14	15
United States	8	6	1	1	43	21	13
Sweden	9	7	2	0	53	22	14
Czechoslovakia	9	6	3	0	50	23	12
Switzerland	8	4	4	0	40	40	8
Poland	8	2	5	1	21	56	5
Finland	8	2	6	0	21	60	4
West Germany	8	1	6	1	21	53	3
Norway 9th	8	0	8	0	15	46	0

Athlete	Event	Cross-country		Ski Jumping				Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sverre Stenersen	Individual	213.335	9	68.0	69.5	223.0	2	436.335
Per Gjelten		220.848	6	65.0	66.0	212.0	3	432.848	5
Ottar Gjermundshaug		226.121	5	61.0	64.5	206.0	6	432.121	6
Simon Slåttvik		228.121	3	67.0	66.5	223.5	1	451.621

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Halvor Næs	Normal hill	63.5	108.0	8	64.5	108.5	3	216.5	4
Arne Hoel		66.5	109.0	7	63.5	106.5	5	215.5	6
Arnfinn Bergmann		67.5	112.0	2	68.0	114.0	1	226.0
Torbjørn Falkanger		68.0	113.0	1	64.0	108.5	3	221.5

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km	Jorun Tangen-Askersrud	47:45	12
	Gina Regland-Sigstad	45:37	10
	Marit Øiseth	45:04	7
	Rakel Wahl	44:54	6

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Sigmund Søfteland	44.3	10
	Hroar Elvenes	44.1	6
	Finn Helgesen	44.0¹	5
	Arne Johansen	44.0
1500 m	Nic Stene	2:24.8	15
	Ivar Martinsen	2:23.4	8
	Roald Aas	2:21.6
	Hjalmar Andersen	2:20.4
5000 m	Yngvar Karlsen	8:48.2	20
	Wiggo Hanssen	8:37.2	9
	Sverre Haugli	8:22.4
	Hjalmar Andersen	8:10.6 OR
10,000 m	Ingar Nordlund	DNF	–
	Yngvar Karlsen	18:10.6	18
	Sverre Haugli	17:30.2	6
	Hjalmar Andersen	16:45.8 OR