Norway at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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IOC code NOR Flag bearer Kittil Askilt		Competitors 52 in 9 sports

NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Website www.idrett.no (Norwegian) MedalsRanked 19th GoldSilverBronzeTotal1214

Norway competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 42 events in 9 sports.

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

Olav Nielsen

First Round — Bye

Second Round — Lost to Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Sverre Sørsdal

First Round — Bye

Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Kaletchetz (USA), KO-1

Semifinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points

Third Place Match — Lost to Michael Michaelsen (DEN), walk-over

Four cyclists, all men, represented Norway in 1928.

Individual road race

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1928.

Frithjof Lorentzen

Sigurd Akre-Aas, Raoul Heide, Frithjof Lorentzen, Jacob Bergsland

Sigurd Akre-Aas

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