Norway_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Norway at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Norway at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Helsinki, Finland; 19 July – 3 August
Competitors	102 (96 men, 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Martin Stokken (athletics)
Medals; Ranked 10th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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.^[1] Earlier in the year, Norway had hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Athletics edit

Boxing edit

Canoeing edit

Cycling edit

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)

Equestrian edit

Fencing edit

Five fencers, all male, represented Norway in 1952.

Men's foil

Leif Klette

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Egill Knutzen, Alfred Eriksen, Johan von Koss, Sverre Gillebo

Men's sabre

Alfred Eriksen

Football edit

Gymnastics edit

Rowing edit

Norway had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952.^[2]

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

Sailing edit

Shooting edit

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

50 m pistol

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

100m running deer

Trap

Swimming edit

Weightlifting edit

Wrestling edit

References edit

^ "Norway at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.