Norway at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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

Silver

Bronze

Total

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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

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### Gold

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

### Silver

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* 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

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* 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

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Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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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

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Two male cyclists represented Norway in 1936.

Sprint

* Haakon Sandtorp

Time trial

* Harry Haraldsen

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1936.

Men's foil

* Jens Frølich
* Johan Falkenberg
* Nils Jørgensen

Men's team foil

* Nils Jørgensen, Jens Frølich, Johan Falkenberg, Thorstein Guthe

Men's épée

* Egill Knutzen
* Thorstein Guthe

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Turkey v  Norway 3 August 1936 (1936-08-03) Round of 16|  Turkey | 0–4|  Norway | Berlin

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17:30 |  | Report | Martinsen 30', 70'
Brustad 53'
Kvammen 80' | Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

Germany v  Norway 7 August 1936 (1936-08-07) Quarterfinals|  Germany | 0–2|  Norway | Berlin

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17:30 |  | Report | Isaksen 7', 83' | Stadium: Poststadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arthur W. Barton (England)

Italy v  Norway 10 August 1936 (1936-08-10) Semifinals|  Italy | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Norway | Berlin

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17:00 | Negro 15'
Frossi 96' | Report | Brustad 58' | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)

Norway v  Poland 13 August 1936 (1936-08-13) Bronze Medal Match|  Norway | 3–2|  Poland | Berlin

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16:00 | Brustad 15', 21', 84' | Report | Wodarz 5'
Peterek 24' (pen.) | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

Men's single sculls

* Carl Christiansen

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

* Willy Røgeberg
* Mauritz Amundsen
* Hakon Aasnæs

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

* Olaf Knudsen
* Arild Dahl
* Ivar Stokke

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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