Norway at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Norway at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Norway at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Berlin, Germany; 1-16 August
Competitors	70 (68 men, 2 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Otto Berg (athletics)
Medals; Ranked 18th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 6
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 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 70 competitors, 68 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

Willy Røgeberg — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone

Silver

Henry Tiller — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
Karsten Konow, Fredrik Meyer, Vaadjuv Nyqvist, and Alf Tveten — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class
John Ditlev-Simonsen, Tit Ditlev-Simonsen, Magnus Konow, Lauritz Schmidt, Hans Struksnæs, Jacob Tullin Thams, and Nordahl Wallem — Sailing, Men's 8 Meter Class

Bronze

Erling Nilsen — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
Arne Brustad, Nils Eriksen, Odd Frantzen, Sverre Hansen, Rolf Holmberg, Øivind Holmsen, Fredrik Horn, Magnar Isaksen, Henry "Tippen" Johansen, Jørgen Juve, Reidar Kvammen, Alf Martinsen, Magdalon Monsen, and Frithjof Ulleberg — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Asbjørn Berg-Hansen	Flyweight	Russell (GBR) W Points	Laurie (USA) L Points	did not advance
Ragnar Haugen	Lightweight	Bye	Kops (DEN) L Points	did not advance
Rudolf Andreassen	Welterweight	Ballado (MEX) W Points	Pedersen (DEN) L Points	did not advance
Henry Tiller	Middleweight	Peltz (RSA) W Points	Shrimpton (GBR) W Points	Baumgarten (GER) W Points	Chmielewski (POL) W Points	Despeaux (FRA) L Points
Jarl Johnsen	Light Heavyweight	Leibbrandt (RSA) L Points	did not advance
Erling Nilsen	Heavyweight	Bye	Marti (SUI) W DQ at Round 3	Toussaint (LUX) W KO at Round 2	Lovell (ARG) L Points	Nagy (HUN) W Walkover

Canoeing

Cycling

Two male cyclists represented Norway in 1936.

Sprint

Haakon Sandtorp

Time trial

Harry Haraldsen

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Nils Jørgensen, Jens Frølich, Johan Falkenberg, Thorstein Guthe

Men's épée

Football

3 August 1936 (1936-08-03) Round of 16	Turkey	0–4	Norway	Berlin
17:30		Report	Martinsen 30', 70' Brustad 53' Kvammen 80'	Stadium: Mommsenstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07) Quarterfinals	Germany	0–2	Norway	Berlin
17:30		Report	Isaksen 7', 83'	Stadium: Poststadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Arthur W. Barton (England)

10 August 1936 (1936-08-10) Semifinals	Italy	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Norway	Berlin
17:00	Negro 15' Frossi 96'	Report	Brustad 58'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)

13 August 1936 (1936-08-13) Bronze Medal Match	Norway	3–2	Poland	Berlin
16:00	Brustad 15', 21', 84'	Report	Wodarz 5' Peterek 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

Rowing

Norway had one rower participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Carl Christiansen

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters represented Norway in 1936. Willy Røgeberg won the gold medal in the 50 m rifle event.

25 m rapid fire pistol

Hans Aasnæs

50 m pistol

Mauritz Amundsen

50 m rifle, prone

Wrestling

References

^ "Norway at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Norway at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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