Norway_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Norway competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Quick Facts Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | NOR |
NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
Competitors | 45 (37 men, 8 women) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Sverre Stenersen (Nordic combined) |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Hallgeir Brenden | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
Gold | Sverre Stenersen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
Silver | Knut Johannesen | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
Bronze | Alv Gjestvang | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Trygve Berge | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
Kåre Opdal | DSQ | – | |||||
Asle Sjåstad | 3:08.8 | 14 | |||||
Jan Thorstensen | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
Guttorm Berge | DSQ | – | |||||
Hans Magnus Andresen | 3:44.7 | 50 | |||||
Asle Sjåstad | 3:21.6 | 22 | |||||
Asle Sjåstad | Slalom | 1:36.4 | 25 | 2:04.5 | 17 | 3:40.9 | 18 |
Hans Magnus Andresen | 1:35.0 | 21 | 2:06.8 | 21 | 3:41.8 | 20 | |
Jan Thorstensen | 1:33.1 | 14 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
Guttorm Berge | 1:32.1 | 9 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Astrid Sandvik | Downhill | 1:54.4 | 27 | ||||
Inger Jørgensen | 1:54.3 | 26 | |||||
Borghild Niskin | 1:49.5 | 9 | |||||
Inger Jørgensen | Giant Slalom | 2:04.4 | 24 | ||||
Astrid Sandvik | 2:04.0 | 22 | |||||
Inger Bjørnbakken | 2:02.3 | 14 | |||||
Borghild Niskin | 1:59.0 | 7 | |||||
Inger Jørgensen | Slalom | 1:01.4 | 17 | 1:00.9 | 15 | 2:02.3 | 13 |
Borghild Niskin | 59.0 | 11 | 1:00.0 | 12 | 1:59.0 | 11 | |
Astrid Sandvik | 58.9 | 10 | 59.1 | 5 | 1:58.0 | 6 | |
Inger Bjørnbakken | 58.7 | 8 | 59.3 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 6 |
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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
More information Sled, Athletes ...
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
NOR-1 | Reidar Alveberg Arnold Dyrdahl |
Two-man | 1:29.04 | 22 | 1:26.83 | 17 | DNF | – | 1:28.86 | 19 | DNF | – |
NOR-2 | Arne Røgden Odd Solli |
Two-man | 1:27.57 | 20 | 1:26.90 | 19 | 1:28.81 | 21 | 1:29.05 | 21 | 5:52.33 | 20 |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
NOR-1 | Arne Røgden Arnold Dyrdahl Odd Solli Trygve Brudevold |
Four-man | 1:20.96 | 16 | 1:20.08 | 13 | 1:20.45 | 11 | 1:20.01 | 7 | 5:21.50 | 11 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
15 km | Magnar Ingebrigtsli | 54:30 | 30 |
Martin Stokken | 50:45 | 6 | |
Håkon Brusveen | 50:36 | 5 | |
Hallgeir Brenden | 49:39 | ||
30 km | Per Olsen | 1'51:15 | 19 |
Oddmund Jensen | 1'51:04 | 17 | |
Martin Stokken | 1'49:38 | 15 | |
Hallgeir Brenden | 1'49:29 | 14 | |
50 km | Martin Stokken | DSQ | – |
Birger Vestermo | DSQ | – | |
Edvin Landsem | 3'11:43 | 15 | |
Oddmund Jensen | 3'11:14 | 14 |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Håkon Brusveen Per Olsen Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden |
2'21:16 | 4 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
10 km | Ingrid Wigernæs | 43:40 | 27 |
Gina Regland-Sigstad | 42:42 | 22 | |
Rakel Wahl | 40:49 | 11 | |
Kjelfrid Brusveen | 40:38 | 10 |
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- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Kjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland-Sigstad Rakel Wahl |
1'10:50 | 4 |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kjetil Mårdalen | Individual | 64.0 | 67.0 | 189.0 | 26 | 57:43 | 234.500 | 6 | 423.500 | 14 |
Arne Barhaugen | 64.5 | 68.0 | 199.0 | 15 | 57:11 | 236.581 | 3 | 435.581 | 5 | |
Tormod Knutsen | 70.5 | 69.0 | 203.0 | 10 | 58:22 | 232.000 | 9 | 435.000 | 6 | |
Sverre Stenersen | 73.0 | 74.0 | 215.0 | 2 | 56:18 | 240.000 | 1 | 455.000 |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
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Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Sverre Stenersen | Normal hill | 72.0 | 90.5 | 39 | 70.0 | 93.0 | 29 | 183.5 | 35 |
Asbjørn Osnes | 75.5 | 102.0 | 18 | 72.0 | 97.5 | 21 | 199.5 | 18 | |
Sverre Stallvik | 77.0 | 104.5 | 11 | 75.5 | 103.5 | 11 | 208.0 | 9 | |
Arne Hoel | 77.5 | 104.5 | 11 | 76.5 | 102.0 | 13 | 206.5 | 11 |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Hroar Elvenes | 42.8 | 17 |
Sigmund Søfteland | 42.7 | 16 | |
Finn Hodt | 42.5 | 13 | |
Alv Gjestvang | 41.0 | ||
1500 m | Hroar Elvenes | 2:16.0 | 24 |
Jan Kristiansen | 2:13.7 | 16 | |
Roald Aas | 2:12.9 | 10 | |
Knut Johannesen | 2:12.2 | 9 | |
5000 m | Hjalmar Andersen | 8:06.5 | 11 |
Torstein Seiersten | 8:06.4 | 10 | |
Knut Johannesen | 8:02.3 | 8 | |
Roald Aas | 8:01.6 | 6 | |
10,000 m | Knut Tangen | 17:22.3 | 19 |
Hjalmar Andersen | 16:52.6 | 6 | |
Sverre Haugli | 16:48.7 | 4 | |
Knut Johannesen | 16:36.9 |
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