Norway at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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IOC code NOR		Flag bearer Otto Berg (athletics)

NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Website www.idrett.no (Norwegian) Competitors 70 (68 men, 2 women) in 12 sports Medals Ranked 18th Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 3 2 6

Norway competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 70 competitors, 68 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 12 sports.

Gold

Willy Røgeberg — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone

Silver

Henry Tiller — Boxing, Men's Middleweight

Karsten Konow, Fredrik Meyer, Vaadjuv Nyqvist, and Alf Tveten — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class

John Ditlev-Simonsen, Tit Ditlev-Simonsen, Magnus Konow, Lauritz Schmidt, Hans Struksnæs, Jacob Tullin Thams, and Nordahl Wallem — Sailing, Men's 8 Meter Class

Bronze

Erling Nilsen — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight

Arne Brustad, Nils Eriksen, Odd Frantzen, Sverre Hansen, Rolf Holmberg, Øivind Holmsen, Fredrik Horn, Magnar Isaksen, Henry "Tippen" Johansen, Jørgen Juve, Reidar Kvammen, Alf Martinsen, Magdalon Monsen, and Frithjof Ulleberg — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

Cycling

Two male cyclists represented Norway in 1936.

Sprint

Haakon Sandtorp

Time trial

Harry Haraldsen

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1936.

Men's foil

Jens Frølich

Johan Falkenberg

Nils Jørgensen

Men's team foil

Nils Jørgensen, Jens Frølich, Johan Falkenberg, Thorstein Guthe

Men's épée

Egill Knutzen

Thorstein Guthe

Shooting

Four shooters represented Norway in 1936. Willy Røgeberg won the gold medal in the 50 m rifle event.

25 m rapid fire pistol

Hans Aasnæs

50 m pistol

Mauritz Amundsen

50 m rifle, prone

Willy Røgeberg

Mauritz Amundsen

Hakon Aasnæs

Wrestling

Olaf Knudsen

Arild Dahl

Ivar Stokke

References

Norway at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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