Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Norway competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having made its Olympic debut in 1900.
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IOC code | NOR |
NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 69 in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Oskar Bye |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Albert Helgerud | Shooting | Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions | July 11 |
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Julius Braathe, Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg, Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe | Shooting | Men's 300 m free rifle, team | July 10 |
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Arne Halse | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | July 17 |
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Gymnastics | Men's team | July 16 |
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Jacob Gundersen | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | July 23 |
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Edvard Larsen | Athletics | Men's triple jump | July 25 |
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Arne Halse | Athletics | Men's freestyle javelin | July 15 |
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Ole Sæther | Shooting | Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions | July 11 |
Results by event
Athletics
Norway's best athletics result was Arne Halse's silver medal in the javelin throw.
Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's 100 metres | Heats | Oscar Guttormsen | 12.0 seconds 2nd, heat 2 | Did not advance | |
John Johansen | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 5 | ||||
Men's 200 metres | Semi- finalist | Oscar Guttormsen | Walkover 1st, heat 14 | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
Men's 400 metres | Heats | Oscar Guttormsen | Unknown 2nd, heat 5 | Did not advance | |
Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Oscar Larsen | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 8 | Did not advance |
Nils Dahl | Unknown 7th, semifinal 1 | ||||
Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Wilhelm Blystad | Unknown 2nd, heat 11 | Did not advance | |
Oscar Guttormsen | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 | ||||
Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
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Men's high jump | 13th | Henry Olsen | 1.72 metres |
— | Otto Monsen | No mark | |
Men's long jump | 21-32 | Henry Olsen | Unknown |
Men's triple jump | 3rd | Edvard Larsen | 14.39 metres |
13th | Henry Olsen | 13.17 metres | |
14th | Oscar Guttormsen | 13.16 metres | |
Men's standing high jump | 8th | Wilhelm Blystad | 1.42 metres |
Men's shot put | 9-25 | Arne Halse | Unknown |
Men's discus throw | 12-42 | John Falchenberg | Unknown |
Men's javelin throw | 2nd | Arne Halse | 50.57 metres |
8-16 | John Johansen | Unknown | |
Men's freestyle javelin | 3rd | Arne Halse | 49.73 metres |
10-33 | Conrad Carlsrud | Unknown | |
John Johansen | Unknown | ||
Fencing
Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
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Men's épée | First round | Hans Bergsland | 4-4 (6th in D) | Did not advance | ||
Gymnastics
Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
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Conrad Carlsrud | Men's all-around | 124 | 84 |
Petter Hol | 152.5 | 70 | |
Eugen Ingebretsen | 109 | 94 | |
Ole Iversen | 117 | 92 | |
Per Mathias Jespersen | 120.5 | 87 | |
Carl Klæth | 142 | 76 | |
Frithjof Olsen | 127.5 | 82 | |
John Skrataas | 154.5 | 67 |
Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
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Men's team | 2nd | Carl Albert Andersen, Hermann Bohne, Trygve Bøyesen, Oskar Bye, Conrad Carlsrud, Sverre Grøner, Harald Halvorsen, Harald Hansen, Petter Hol, Eugen Ingebretsen, Ole Iversen, Per Mathias Jespersen, Sigge Johannessen, Nicolai Kiær, Carl Klæth, Thor Larsen, Rolf Lefdahl, Hans Lem, Anders Moen, Frithjof Olsen, Carl Alfred Pedersen, Paul Pedersen, Sigvard Sivertsen, John Skrataas, Harald Smedvik, Andreas Strand, Olaf Syvertsen, Thomas Thorstensen | 425 |
Rowing
Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
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Men's eight | 5th | Otto Krogh, Erik Bye, Ambrosius Høyer, Gustav Hæhre, Emil Irgens, Hannibal Fegth, Wilhelm Hansen, Annan Knudsen, Ejnar Tønsager | None held | Unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 1 | Did not advance | |
Sailing
Class | Place | Boat | Sailors |
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8 metre | 4th | Fram | Johan Anker, Einar Hvoslef, Hagbart Steffens, Magnus Konow, Eilert Falch-Lund |
Shooting
Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
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Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 28th | Jørgen Bru | 82 |
40th | Georg Erdmann | 61 | |
41st | Asmund Enger | 58 | |
Kolbjørn Kvam | 58 | ||
47th | Mathias Glomnes | 26 | |
AC | Olivius Skymoen | ||
Men's 300 metre free rifle | 1st | Albert Helgerud | 909 |
3rd | Ole Sæther | 883 | |
6th | Julius Braathe | 851 | |
9th | Olaf Sæther | 830 | |
13th | Georg Erdmann | 821 | |
19th | Kolbjørn Kvam | 777 | |
24th | Olivius Skymoen | 760 | |
26th | Per Olaf Olsen | 752 | |
47th | Mathias Glomnes | 563 | |
Men's team free rifle | 1st | Albert Helgerud Ole Sæther Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe Olaf Sæther Julius Braathe Einar Liberg | 5055 |
Men's team military rifle | 6th | Ole Sæther Einar Liberg Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe Albert Helgerud Mathias Glomnes Jørgen Bru | 2192 |
Wrestling
Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
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Freestyle heavyweight | 2nd | Jacob Gundersen | Defeated West | Defeated Humphreys | Defeated Nixson | Lost to O'Kelly |
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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Great Britain | 3 | 1 | .750 |
Total | 3 | 1 | .750 |
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 5 June 2006.
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