Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 45 (37 men, 8 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sverre Stenersen (Nordic combined) |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Norway competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hallgeir Brenden | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Gold | Sverre Stenersen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
 Silver | Knut Johannesen | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
 Bronze | Alv Gjestvang | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
Alpine skiing
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Trygve Berge | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Kåre Opdal | DSQ | – | |||||
| Asle Sjåstad | 3:08.8 | 14 | |||||
| Jan Thorstensen | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Guttorm Berge | DSQ | – | |||||
| Hans Magnus Andresen | 3:44.7 | 50 | |||||
| Asle Sjåstad | 3:21.6 | 22 | |||||
| Asle Sjåstad | Slalom | 1:36.4 | 25 | 2:04.5 | 17 | 3:40.9 | 18 |
| Hans Magnus Andresen | 1:35.0 | 21 | 2:06.8 | 21 | 3:41.8 | 20 | |
| Jan Thorstensen | 1:33.1 | 14 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Guttorm Berge | 1:32.1 | 9 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Astrid Sandvik | Downhill | 1:54.4 | 27 | ||||
| Inger Jørgensen | 1:54.3 | 26 | |||||
| Borghild Niskin | 1:49.5 | 9 | |||||
| Inger Jørgensen | Giant Slalom | 2:04.4 | 24 | ||||
| Astrid Sandvik | 2:04.0 | 22 | |||||
| Inger Bjørnbakken | 2:02.3 | 14 | |||||
| Borghild Niskin | 1:59.0 | 7 | |||||
| Inger Jørgensen | Slalom | 1:01.4 | 17 | 1:00.9 | 15 | 2:02.3 | 13 |
| Borghild Niskin | 59.0 | 11 | 1:00.0 | 12 | 1:59.0 | 11 | |
| Astrid Sandvik | 58.9 | 10 | 59.1 | 5 | 1:58.0 | 6 | |
| Inger Bjørnbakken | 58.7 | 8 | 59.3 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 6 | |
Bobsleigh
[edit]| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| NOR-1 | Reidar Alveberg Arnold Dyrdahl | Two-man | 1:29.04 | 22 | 1:26.83 | 17 | DNF | – | 1:28.86 | 19 | DNF | – |
| NOR-2 | Arne Røgden Odd Solli | Two-man | 1:27.57 | 20 | 1:26.90 | 19 | 1:28.81 | 21 | 1:29.05 | 21 | 5:52.33 | 20 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| NOR-1 | Arne Røgden Arnold Dyrdahl Odd Solli Trygve Brudevold | Four-man | 1:20.96 | 16 | 1:20.08 | 13 | 1:20.45 | 11 | 1:20.01 | 7 | 5:21.50 | 11 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Magnar Ingebrigtsli | 54:30 | 30 |
| Martin Stokken | 50:45 | 6 | |
| Håkon Brusveen | 50:36 | 5 | |
| Hallgeir Brenden | 49:39 | | |
| 30 km | Per Olsen | 1'51:15 | 19 |
| Oddmund Jensen | 1'51:04 | 17 | |
| Martin Stokken | 1'49:38 | 15 | |
| Hallgeir Brenden | 1'49:29 | 14 | |
| 50 km | Martin Stokken | DSQ | – |
| Birger Vestermo | DSQ | – | |
| Edvin Landsem | 3'11:43 | 15 | |
| Oddmund Jensen | 3'11:14 | 14 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Håkon Brusveen Per Olsen Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden | 2'21:16 | 4 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Ingrid Wigernæs | 43:40 | 27 |
| Gina Regland-Sigstad | 42:42 | 22 | |
| Rakel Wahl | 40:49 | 11 | |
| Kjelfrid Brusveen | 40:38 | 10 | |
- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Kjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland-Sigstad Rakel Wahl | 1'10:50 | 4 |
Nordic combined
[edit]Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kjetil Mårdalen | Individual | 64.0 | 67.0 | 189.0 | 26 | 57:43 | 234.500 | 6 | 423.500 | 14 |
| Arne Barhaugen | 64.5 | 68.0 | 199.0 | 15 | 57:11 | 236.581 | 3 | 435.581 | 5 | |
| Tormod Knutsen | 70.5 | 69.0 | 203.0 | 10 | 58:22 | 232.000 | 9 | 435.000 | 6 | |
| Sverre Stenersen | 73.0 | 74.0 | 215.0 | 2 | 56:18 | 240.000 | 1 | 455.000 | | |
Ski jumping
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sverre Stenersen | Normal hill | 72.0 | 90.5 | 39 | 70.0 | 93.0 | 29 | 183.5 | 35 |
| Asbjørn Osnes | 75.5 | 102.0 | 18 | 72.0 | 97.5 | 21 | 199.5 | 18 | |
| Sverre Stallvik | 77.0 | 104.5 | 11 | 75.5 | 103.5 | 11 | 208.0 | 9 | |
| Arne Hoel | 77.5 | 104.5 | 11 | 76.5 | 102.0 | 13 | 206.5 | 11 | |
Speed skating
[edit]- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Hroar Elvenes | 42.8 | 17 |
| Sigmund Søfteland | 42.7 | 16 | |
| Finn Hodt | 42.5 | 13 | |
| Alv Gjestvang | 41.0 | | |
| 1500 m | Hroar Elvenes | 2:16.0 | 24 |
| Jan Kristiansen | 2:13.7 | 16 | |
| Roald Aas | 2:12.9 | 10 | |
| Knut Johannesen | 2:12.2 | 9 | |
| 5000 m | Hjalmar Andersen | 8:06.5 | 11 |
| Torstein Seiersten | 8:06.4 | 10 | |
| Knut Johannesen | 8:02.3 | 8 | |
| Roald Aas | 8:01.6 | 6 | |
| 10,000 m | Knut Tangen | 17:22.3 | 19 |
| Hjalmar Andersen | 16:52.6 | 6 | |
| Sverre Haugli | 16:48.7 | 4 | |
| Knut Johannesen | 16:36.9 | | |