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Norway at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
NOR

0
  
2

Competitors
  
7 in 2 sports

Norway at the 1900 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Website
  
www.idrett.no (Norwegian)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 3 5

Norway competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Results from Norwegian athletes are typically considered separate from those of Swedish competitors despite the Union between Sweden and Norway that existed in 1900.

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Medalists

Norway finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings with 5 medals.

Bronze

  • Carl-Albert Andersen — Athletics, Pole Vault
  • Ole Østmo — Shooting, Prone Military Rifle
  • Ole Østmo — Shooting, Military Rifle - 3 Positions
  • Athletics

    Two Norwegian athletes, a runner and a jumper, competed in four athletics events, winning one bronze medal in the pole vault.

    Shooting

    Norway won four medals in the five military rifle events, including the silver medal in the team section. Østmo took bronze in the individual overall, as well as a silver and a bronze in two of the positions.

    References

    Norway at the 1900 Summer Olympics Wikipedia