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Norway at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
NOR

Norway at the 1952 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Website
  
www.idrett.no (Norwegian)

Competitors
  
102 (96 men, 6 women) in 14 sports

Flag bearer
  
Martin Stokken (athletics)

Medals Ranked 10th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 2 0 5

Norway competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 102 competitors, 96 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 14 sports. Earlier in the year, Norway had hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Contents

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

  • Odd Berg — 5:17:30.2 (→ 24th place)
  • Erling Kristiansen — 5:11:16.5 (→ 25th place)
  • Lorang Christiansen — 5:20:01.3 (→ 28th place)

    • Fencing

    Five fencers, all male, represented Norway in 1952.

    Men's foil
  • Leif Klette
    • Men's épée
  • Johan von Koss
  • Egill Knutzen
  • Alfred Eriksen
    • Men's team épée
  • Egill Knutzen, Alfred Eriksen, Johan von Koss, Sverre Gillebo
    • Men's sabre
  • Alfred Eriksen

    • Shooting

    Nine shooters represented Norway in 1952. Erling Kongshaug won gold in the 50 m rifle, three positions and John H. Larsen, Sr. won gold in the 100m running deer.

    25 m pistol
  • Gunnar Svendsen
  • Oddvar Wenner Nilssen
    • 50 m pistol
  • Gunnar Svendsen
  • Rolf Klementsen
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Erling Kongshaug
  • Mauritz Amundsen
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Erling Kongshaug
  • Mauritz Amundsen
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Erling Kongshaug
  • Mauritz Amundsen
    • 100m running deer
  • John H. Larsen, Sr.
  • Rolf Bergersen
    • Trap
  • Hans Aasnæs
  • Svein Helling

    • References

    Norway at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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