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Norway competed at the 1920 Summer OlympicsinAntwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.[1]

Norway at the
1920 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
inAntwerp
Competitors194 (188 men, 6 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearerHelge Løvland (athletics)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
13
Silver
9
Bronze
9
Total
31
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    1906 Intercalated Games

    Medalists

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    Gold

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    Silver

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    Bronze

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    Aquatics

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    Diving

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    Four divers, two men and two women, represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. As in 1912, no Norwegian diver advanced to the final. Larsen came closest, placing fourth in her 10-metre platform semifinal; a top three finish was required to advance in all events.

    Men

    Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

    Diver Event Semifinals Final
    Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
    Sigvard Andersen 10 m platform 40 264.70 8 Did not advance
    Plain high dive 21 139.0 5 Did not advance
    Bernard Dahl Plain high dive 28 136.5 6 Did not advance
    Women

    Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

    Diver Event Semifinals Final
    Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
    Brynhild Berge 10 m platform 29 140.5 6 Did not advance
    Ragnhild Larsen 10 m platform 16 152.0 4 Did not advance

    Swimming

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    Two swimmers, both men, represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Neither swimmer advanced past the first round in any of their events.

    Ranks given are within the heat.

    Men
    Swimmer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    Alfred Steen 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance
    400 m free 6:30.6 4 Did not advance
    Asbjørn Wang 100 m back N/A 1:28.2 4 Did not advance

    Athletics

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    16 athletes represented Norway in the nation's independent Olympic debut in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Norway had competed each time the country had appeared at the Olympics. Løvland won Norway's only athletics medal, taking the gold in the decathlon.

    Ranks given are within the heat.

    Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    Erling Aastad Long jump 6.62 6Q 6.885 5
    Kaare Bache Triple jump 13.64 9 Did not advance
    Asle Bækkedahl 100 m 5 Did not advance
    Bjarne Guldager 100 m 4 Did not advance
    200 m 5 Did not advance
    Johan Johannesen Long jump 6.565 10 Did not advance
    Johan Johansen 100 m 11.2 4 Did not advance
    Erling Juul Triple jump 13.59 11 Did not advance
    Odolf Larsen 800 m 2:01.6 6 Did not advance
    Helge Løvland Pentathlon 27 5
    Decathlon 6803.355  
    Einar Mangset 400 m 51.4 4 Did not advance
    Einar Ræder Long jump 6.585 8 Did not advance
    Decathlon Did not finish
    Eivind Rasmussen 1500 m Did not finish Did not advance
    Ole Reistad Pentathlon Did not finish
    Rolf Stenersen 100 m 3 Did not advance
    200 m 23.8 4 Did not advance
    Even Vengshoel Cross country Did not finish
    Erling Vinne Triple jump 13.34 13 Did not advance
    Erling Aastad
    Asle Bækkedahl
    Bjarne Guldager
    Rolf Stenerson
    4 × 100 m relay Disqualified Did not advance

    Boxing

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    14 boxers represented Norway at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. Sørsdal won the nation's first Olympic boxing medal with a silver in the light heavyweight class.

    Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Johan Clementz Light heavyweight N/A   Holdstock (RSA)
    L
    Did not advance 9
    Paul Erdal Featherweight Bye   Adams (GBR)
    W
      Fritsch (FRA)
    L
    Did not advance 5
    Sigurd Hoel Heavyweight N/A Bye   Eluère (FRA)
    L
    Did not advance 5
    Rolf Jacobsen Middleweight Bye   Lagonia (USA)
    L
    Did not advance 9
    Peder Kjellberg Flyweight N/A   Charpentier (BEL)
    L
    Did not advance 9
    John Koss Bantamweight N/A Bye   McKenzie (GBR)
    L
    Did not advance 5
    Einar Nilsen Flyweight N/A   Genaro (USA)
    L
    Did not advance 9
    Hjalmar Nygaard Bantamweight N/A   Ricard (FRA)
    L
    Did not advance 9
    Arthur Olsen Featherweight Bye   Gachet (FRA)
    L
    Did not advance 9
    Johan Sæterhaug Lightweight N/A   Gilmour (GBR)
    W
      Newton (CAN)
    L
    Did not advance 5
    Sverre Sørsdal Light heavyweight N/A   Darbou (FRA)
    W
      Schell (USA)
    W
      Brown (GBR)
    W
      Eagan (USA)
    L
     
    Aage Steen Welterweight   Della Valle (ITA)
    W
      Richards (FRA)
    W
      Schneider (CAN)
    L
    Did not advance 5
    Trygve Stokstad Welterweight Bye   Ingram (RSA)
    W
      Clark (USA)
    L
    Did not advance 5
    Hjalmar Strømme Middleweight Bye   Dortet (FRA)
    W
      Olsen (DEN)
    W
      Prud'Homme (CAN)
    L
      Herscovitch (CAN)
    L
    4

    Cycling

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    Four cyclists represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. All four competed in the road time trial, with Flatby coming in 28th to be the best Norwegian cyclist at the Games. The team came in eighth overall in combined time.

    Road cycling

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    Cyclist Event Final
    Result Rank
    Helge Flatby Time trial 5:12:50.2 28
    Paul Henrichsen Time trial 5:13:23.2 29
    Olaf Nygaard Time trial 5:24:56.6 35
    Thorstein Stryken Time trial 5:44:01.8 41
    Helge Flatby
    Paul Henrichsen
    Olaf Nygaard
    Thorstein Stryken
    Team time trial 21:35:11.8 8

    Equestrian

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    Equestrian Horse Event Final
    Result Rank
    Jens Falkenberg Hjördis Dressage 22.375 8
    Paul Michelet Raven Jumping 5.00 4
    Eugen Johansen Nökken 9.00 13
    Knut Gysler Emden Eventing 1537.50 9
    Eugen Johansen Nökken 1428.75 11
    Bjørn Bjørnseth Lydia Did not finish
    Knut Gysler
    Eugen Johansen
    Bjørn Bjørnseth
    Emden
    Nökken
    Lydia
    Team eventing Did not finish

    Football

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    Norway competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time. The country's first Olympic victory was a stunning 3–1 win over Great Britain, the previously undefeated winner of three gold medals in three attempts. It would also turn out to be Norway's only victory in 1920, as the team was defeated by Czechoslovakia in the quarterfinals and by Italy in the first round of the consolation tournament.

    First round
    Norway  3–1  Great Britain
    Gundersen   13'   51'
    Wilhelms   63'
    Report Nicholas   25'
    Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

    Attendance: 5,000

    Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

    Quarterfinals
    Czechoslovakia  4–0  Norway
    Vanik   8'
    Janda   17'   66'   77'
    Report
    La Butte, Brussels

    Attendance: 4,000

    Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)

    Consolation first round
    Italy  2–1  Norway
    Sardi   46'
    Badini   96'
    Report Andersen   41'
    Broodstraat, Antwerp

    Attendance: 500

    Referee: Louis Fourgous (FRA)

    Final rank
    8th

    Gymnastics

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    Twenty-six gymnasts represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway entered a team in the free system competition; competing against only Denmark, the Norwegians took second place and the silver medal. Hol was the only gymnast to enter the individual competition, placing fourteenth of twenty-five.

    Artistic gymnastics

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    Gymnast Event Final
    Result Rank
    Petter Hol All-around 80.75 14
    Alf Aaning
    Karl Aas
    Jörgen Andersen
    Gustav Bayer
    Jørgen Bjørnstad
    Asbjørn Bodahl
    Trygve Boyesen
    Eilert Bøhm
    Ingolf Davidsen
    Haakon Endreson
    Jacob Erstad
    Harald Faerstad
    Hermann Helgesen
    Petter Hol
    John Johansen
    Otto Johannesen
    Torbjörn Kristofferson
    Henrik Nielsen
    Jacob Opdahl
    Arthur Rydstrøm
    Bjørn Skjærpe
    Wilhelm Steffensen
    Olav Sundal
    Frithjof Sælen
    Reidar Tønsberg
    Lauritz Wigand-Larsen
    Team, free system 48.55  

    Modern pentathlon

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    Two pentathletes represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.

    A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.

    Pentathlete Final
    Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total Rank
    Olliver Smith 8 9 17 22 6 65 14
    Arne Tellefsen 2 10 20 19 13 62 13

    Rowing

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    Thirteen rowers represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Both boats earned bronze medals, matching the nation's best results to that time. The coxed fours boat took third place in the final, while the eights team earned their bronze as the best of two losing semifinalists.

    Ranks given are within the heat.

    Rower Cox Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    Per Gulbrandsen
    Theodor Klem
    Henry Larsen
    Birger Var
    Thoralf Hagen Coxed four N/A 7:14.0 1Q 7:02.0  
    Håkon Ellingsen
    Thore Michelsen
    Arne Mortensen
    Karl Nag
    Theodor Nag
    Adolf Nilsen
    Conrad Olsen
    Tollef Tollefsen
    Thoralf Hagen Eight 6:32.2 1Q 6:36.0 2 Did not advance  

    Sailing

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    Fifty-nine sailors represented Norway in 1920, by far the most of any country (Belgium was next, with fourteen). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway took seven gold medals (five uncontested), three silvers, and a bronze.

    Sailors Class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Score Rank
    Henrik Agersborg
    Einar Berntsen
    Trygve Pedersen
    6 metre (1907) Unknown  
    Andreas Brecke
    Paal Kaasen
    Ingolf Rød
    6 metre (1919) Unknown  
    Leif Erichsen
    Andreas Knudsen
    Einar Torgersen
    6 metre (1907) Unknown  
    Sten Abel
    Christian Dick
    Johan Faye
    Niels Nielsen
    7 metre Unknown  
    Thorleif Christoffersen
    Magnus Konow
    Reidar Marthiniussen
    Ragnar Vik
    8 metre (1919) Unknown  
    Thorleif Holbye
    Alf Jacobsen
    Kristoffer Olsen
    Carl Ringvold
    Tellef Wagle
    8 metre (1907) Unknown  
    Jens Salvesen
    Finn Schiander
    Lauritz Schmidt
    Nils Thomas
    Ralph Tschudi
    8 metre (1919) Unknown  
    Charles Arentz
    Otto Falkenberg
    Robert Giertsen
    Willy Gilbert
    Halfdan Schjøtt
    Trygve Schjøtt
    Arne Sejersted
    10 metre (1919) Unknown  
    Erik Herseth
    Sigurd Holter
    Gunnar Jamvold
    Petter Jamvold
    Claus Juell
    Ingar Nielsen
    Ole Sørensen
    10 metre (1907) Unknown  
    Halvor Birkeland
    Rasmus Birkeland
    Lauritz Christiansen
    Halvor Møgster
    Hans Næss
    Henrik Østervold
    Jan Østervold
    Kristian Østervold
    Ole Østervold
    12 metre (1907) Unknown  
    Arthur Allers
    Martin Borthen
    Johan Friele
    Kaspar Hassel
    Erik Ørvig
    Olaf Ørvig
    Thor Ørvig
    Egill Reimers
    Christen Wiese
    12 metre (1919) Unknown  

    Skating

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    Figure skating

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    Six figure skaters represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The Norwegian skaters took three medals in the men's singles and the pairs, but finished without a gold medal.

    Skater Event Final
    Result Rank
    Ingrid Gulbrandsen Ladies' singles 24.0 6
    Andreas Krogh Men's singles 18.0  
    Margot Moe Ladies' singles 22.5 5
    Martin Stixrud Men's singles 24.5  
    Alexia Bryn
    Yngvar Bryn
    Pairs 15.5  

    Shooting

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    Norvegian shooting team

    Sixteen shooters represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics. Norway took all four gold medals in the running deer events. Lilloe-Olsen was on both of the gold medal teams, as well as taking the individual gold in the double shots version. Otto Olsen was on the single shots team, took gold in the individual version of that event, and added a third gold in the prone 300 metre military rifle as well as being on two silver medal rifle teams. In all, the nation won 11 medals, more than any other country except the United States.

    Shooter Event Final
    Result Rank
    Anton Dahl 300 m military rifle, standing 52 Unknown
    Albert Helgerud 50 m small-bore rifle 375 Unknown
    300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 955 Unknown
    300 m military rifle, prone 58 6
    Sigvart Johansen 50 m small-bore rifle 373 Unknown
    Einar Liberg 50 m free pistol 442 Unknown
    100 m deer, double shots 71  
    Ole Lilloe-Olsen 100 m deer, double shots 82  
    Harald Natvig 100 m deer, single shots 41  
    Nordal Lunde Trap 85 7
    Anton Olsen 50 m small-bore rifle 379 Unknown
    Otto Olsen 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 908 Unknown
    300 m military rifle, prone 60  
    100 m deer, single shots 43  
    Østen Østensen 50 m small-bore rifle 368 Unknown
    300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 980  
    Gudbrand Skatteboe 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 975 5
    Olaf Sletten 50 m small-bore rifle 371 Unknown
    300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 930 Unknown
    300 m military rifle, prone 58 6
    600 m military rifle, prone 58 5
    Oluf Wesmann-Kjær 50 m free pistol 434 Unknown
    Albert Helgerud
    Sigvart Johansen
    Anton Olsen
    Østen Østensen
    Olaf Sletten
    50 m team small-bore rifle 1866  
    Albert Helgerud
    Otto Olsen
    Østen Østensen
    Gudbrand Skatteboe
    Olaf Sletten
    Team free rifle 4748  
    300 m team military rifle, standing 242 6
    Albert Helgerud
    Otto Olsen
    Jacob Onsrud
    Østen Østensen
    Olaf Sletten
    300 m team military rifle, prone 280 6
    600 m team military rifle, prone 282 4
    300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone 565  
    Thorstein Johansen
    Einar Liberg
    Ole Lilloe-Olsen
    Harald Natvig
    Hans Nordvik
    100 m team deer, double shots 343  
    Einar Liberg
    Ole Lilloe-Olsen
    Harald Natvig
    Hans Nordvik
    Otto Olsen
    100 m team deer, single shots 178  
    Thorstein Johansen
    Ole Lilloe-Olsen
    Harald Natvig
    Nordal Lunde
    Hans Nordvik
    Oluf Wesmann-Kjær
    Team clay pigeons 210 7

    Tennis

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    Three tennis players, two men and a woman, competed for Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Each of the three players lost their first singles match. The men, playing as a pair, won a single match to advance to the quarterfinals before being defeated.

    Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Caro Dahl Women's singles N/A Bye   Fick (SWE)
    L 7–5, 6–2
    Did not advance 9
    Conrad Langaard Men's singles   de Laveleye (BEL)
    L 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
    Did not advance 32
    Jack Nielsen Men's singles Bye   Colombo (ITA)
    L 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
    Did not advance 17
    Conrad Langaard
    Jack Nielsen
    Men's doubles N/A Bye   Andersson & Müller (SWE)
    W 6–1, 6–8, 6–1, 6–4
      Blanchy & Brugnon (FRA)
    L 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
    Did not advance 5

    Wrestling

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    Seven wrestlers competed for Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Andersen was the only medalist, taking a bronze in the Greco-Roman lightweight. Johnsen almost added another in the middleweight, but lost the bronze medal match to finish fourth.

    Freestyle

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    Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals / Bronze match Rank
    Gudmund Grimstad Middleweight Bye   Lindgren (SWE) (W)   Johnson (USA) (L) Did not advance 5

    Greco-Roman

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    Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
    Silver quarters Silver semis Silver match
    Bronze quarters Bronze semis Bronze match
    Frithjof Andersen Lightweight Bye   Lindberg (SWE) (W)   Coerse (NED) (W)   Tamminen (FIN) (L) Did not advance  
    Did not advance
      Frisenfeldt (NED) (W)   Kopřiva (TCH) (W)   Janssens (BEL) (W)
    Richard Frydenlund Lightweight Bye   Nilsson (SWE) (W)   Tamminen (FIN) (L) Did not advance 5
    Did not advance
    Bye   Janssens (BEL) (L) Did not advance
    Sjur Johnsen Middleweight Bye   Lindfors (FIN) (L) Did not advance 4
    Did not advance
      Szymanski (USA) (W)   Christensen (DEN) (W)   Perttilä (FIN) (L)
    Wilhelm Olsen Featherweight Bye   Pütsep (EST) (L) Did not advance 11
    N/A Did not advance
    Did not advance
    Einar Stensrud Middleweight Bye   Notaris (GRE) (W)   Szymanski (USA) (L) Did not advance 11
    Did not advance
    Did not advance
    Harald Vassboten Heavyweight Bye   Calza (ITA) (W)   Ahlgren (SWE) (L) Did not advance 10
    Did not advance
    Did not advance

    Art Competitions

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    References

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    1. ^ "Norway at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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