Norway_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Norway at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Norway at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Melbourne, Australia/Stockholm, Sweden; 22 November – 8 December
Competitors	22 (19 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Thor Thorvaldsen (Melbourne); Birck Elgaaen (Stockholm)
Medals; Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
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 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 22 competitors, 19 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.^[1]^[2]

Athletics edit

Individual dressage

Team dressage

Individual jumping

Five shooters represented Norway in 1956.

^ "Norway at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Norway Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.