Norway at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Norway at the Olympic Games
Flag of Norway IOC code  NOR NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Website www.idrett.no (Norwegian)
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	22 (19 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Thor Thorvaldsen (Melbourne) Birck Elgaaen (Stockholm)
Medals Rank: 22	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 3
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 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
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

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

Canoeing

Equestrian

Individual dressage

• Else Christophersen
• Anne-Lise Kielland
• Bodil Russ

Team dressage

• Else Christophersen
• Anne-Lise Kielland
• Bodil Russ

Individual jumping

• Birck Elgaaen

Sailing

Shooting

Five shooters represented Norway in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Erling Kongshaug
• Anker Hagen

50 m rifle, prone

• Erling Kongshaug
• Anker Hagen

100m running deer

• Rolf Bergersen
• John Larsen

Trap

• Hans Aasnæs

Wrestling

References

1. "Norway at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. "Norway Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database