Norway at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Norway at the Olympic Games

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At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley
Competitors 29 (25 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Knut Johannesen (Speed skating)
Medals
Rank: 6		 Gold
3		 Silver
3		 Bronze
0		 Total
6
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Norway competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.

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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 x 10 km relay
 Silver Knutsen, TormodTormod Knutsen Nordic combined Men's individual
 Silver Johannesen, KnutKnut Johannesen Speed skating Men's 5000m

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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

Main article: Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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

1Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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
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 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Harald Grønningen
Hallgeir Brenden
Einar Østby
Håkon Brusveen		 2'18:46.4

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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
Arne Larsen 67.0 64.5 215.0 5 1'01:10.1 229.613 10 444.613 6

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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

Main article: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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
5000 m Roald Aas 8:30.1 25
Torstein Seiersten 8:05.3 4
Knut Johannesen 8:00.8
10,000 m Roald Aas 17:26.8 23
Torstein Seiersten 16:33.4 6
Knut Johannesen 15:46.6 WR

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