Norway at the 1960 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 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors	40 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Sverre Strandli (athletics)
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Carl Fredrik Bunæs

• Heat — 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
• Quarter final — 10.69 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Carl Fredrik Bunæs

• Heat — 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
• Quarter final — 21.50 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Arne Hamarsland

• Heat — 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)

Men's marathon

• Tor Torgersen — 2:27:30 hrs (→ 26th place)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Jan Gulbrandsen

• Heat — 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi final)
• Semi final — 52.56 min (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Roar Berthelsen

• Qualification — 7.09 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Willy Rasmussen

• Round 1 — 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)

• Terje Pedersen

• Round 1 — 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

• Egil Danielsen

• Round 1 — 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Unn Thorvaldsen

• Round 1 — 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Stein Haugen

• Round 1 — 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Sverre Strandli

• Round 1 — 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

One male cyclist represented Norway in 1960.

Individual road race

• Per Digerud

Fencing

One fencer represented Norway in 1960.

Men's foil

• Leif Klette

Men's épée

• Leif Klette

Gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Norway in 1960.

25 m pistol

• Nicolaus Zwetnow

50 m pistol

• Kurt Johannessen

50 m rifle, three positions

• Erling Kongshaug
• Magne Landrø

50 m rifle, prone

• Erling Kongshaug
• Tor Richter

Trap

• Hans Aasnæs

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Norway at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database