Norway at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Norway at the
1960 Winter Olympics
IOC code NOR
NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website www.idrett.no (Norwegian)
in Squaw Valley
Competitors 29 (25 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Knut Johannesen (Speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 3 0 6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Brusveen, HaakonHaakon Brusveen Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km
 Gold Aas, RoaldRoald Aas Speed skating Men's 1500m
 Gold Johannesen, KnutKnut Johannesen Speed skating Men's 10,000m
 Silver Grønningen, HaraldHarald Grønningen
Brenden, HallgeirHallgeir Brenden
Østby, EinarEinar Østby
Brusveen, HaakonHaakon Brusveen
Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay
 Silver Knutsen, TormodTormod Knutsen Nordic combined Men's individual
 Silver Johannesen, KnutKnut Johannesen Speed skating Men's 5000m

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Oddvar Rønnestad Downhill 2:15.4 20
Oddvar Rønnestad Giant Slalom 2:23.3 51
Oddvar Rønnestad Slalom 1:18.8 25 1:04.5 15 2:23.3 14
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Astrid Sandvik Downhill 2:02.9 37
Liv Jagge-Christiansen 1:51.2 30
Marit Haraldsen 1:42.9 12
Marit Haraldsen Giant Slalom DSQ
Liv Jagge-Christiansen 1:46.4 24
Inger Bjørnbakken 1:45.5 20
Astrid Sandvik 1:45.4 19
Liv Jagge-Christiansen Slalom DSQ DSQ
Marit Haraldsen 59.8 19 1:00.0 14 1:59.8 11
Astrid Sandvik 58.1 8 1:31.3 38 2:29.4 36
Inger Bjørnbakken 57.3 3 1:05.2 27 2:02.5 14

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Time Missed targets Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Jon Istad 1'36:53.5 4 1'44:53.5 11
Henry Hermansen 1'34:20.1 4 1'42:20.1 10
Ola Wærhaug 1'36:35.8 1 1'38:35.8 7
1 Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Hallgeir Brenden 53:10.3 12
Harald Grønningen 53:02.2 11
Einar Østby 52:18.0 4
Håkon Brusveen 51:55.5 1st, gold medalist(s)
30 km Sverre Stensheim 1'59:52.8 20
Magnar Lundemo 1'58:46.8 16
Oddmund Jensen 1'55:35.0 10
Hallgeir Brenden 1'55:19.8 9
50 km Harald Grønningen 3'11:17.1 14
Oddmund Jensen 3'09:16.2 11
Sverre Stensheim 3'08:51.5 10
Hallgeir Brenden 3'08:23.0 9
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Harald Grønningen
Hallgeir Brenden
Einar Østby
Håkon Brusveen
2'18:46.4 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Nordic combined

Events:

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Gunder Gundersen Individual 58.0 63.0 205.5 14 1'01:41.9 227.548 12 433.048 11
Sverre Stenersen 61.5 63.5 205.5 14 1'00:24.0 232.581 8 438.081 7
Tormod Knutsen 61.5 67.0 217.0 4 59:31.0 236.000 5 453.000 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Arne Larsen 67.0 64.5 215.0 5 1'01:10.1 229.613 10 444.613 6

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Ole Tom Nord Normal hill 81.0 94.6 29 82.0 105.6 10 200.2 23
Kåre Olav Berg 83.0 100.7 19 81.5 106.7 7 207.4 13
Halvor Næs 86.0 103.1 16 81.5 106.7 7 209.8 11
Torbjørn Yggeseth 88.5 106.6 8 82.5 109.5 4 216.1 5

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Nils Aaness 42.5 24
Knut Johannesen 42.3 20
Hroar Elvenes 41.4 14
Alv Gjestvang 40.8 6
1500 m Nils Aaness DNF
Hroar Elvenes 2:24.9 39
Knut Johannesen 2:14.5 11
Roald Aas 2:10.4 1st, gold medalist(s)
5000 m Roald Aas 8:30.1 25
Torstein Seiersten 8:05.3 4
Knut Johannesen 8:00.8 2nd, silver medalist(s)
10,000 m Roald Aas 17:26.8 23
Torstein Seiersten 16:33.4 6
Knut Johannesen 15:46.6 WR 1st, gold medalist(s)

References


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