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Norway at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
NOR

Norway at the 1964 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Website
  
www.idrett.no (Norwegian)

Competitors
  
26 (24 men, 2 women) in 6 sports

Flag bearer
  
Prince Harald of Norway (sailing)

Medals
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0000

Norway competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 26 competitors, 24 men and 2 women, took part in 23 events in 6 sports. It was only the second time that Norwegian athletes failed to win any medals at the Olympic Games.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres

  • Thor Helland
  • Heat — 13:52.4 min (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final — 13:57.0 min (→ 8th place)

    • Men's 10,000 metres

  • Pål Benum — 30:00.8 min (→ 19th place)

    • Women's long jump

  • Berit Berthelsen
  • Qualification — 6.32 m (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final — 6.19 m (→ 9th place)
  • Oddrun Hokland
  • Qualification — 6.03 m (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final — 5.68 m (→ 16th place)

    • Men's javelin throw

  • Terje Pedersen
  • Qualification — 72.10 metres (→ did not advance)
  • Willy Rasmussen
  • Qualification — 68.43 metres (→ did not advance)

    • Women's pentathlon

  • Oddrun Hokland — 4429 pts (→ 16th place)

    • Shooting

    Three shooters represented Norway in 1964.

    25 m pistol
  • Nicolaus Zwetnow
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Magne Landrø
  • Thormod Næs
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Magne Landrø
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Thormod Næs
  • Magne Landrø

    • References

    Norway at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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