Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Norway at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Norway at the; 1956 Winter Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	45 (37 men, 8 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Sverre Stenersen (Nordic combined)
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Norway competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Hallgeir Brenden	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km
Gold	Sverre Stenersen	Nordic combined	Men's individual
Silver	Knut Johannesen	Speed skating	Men's 10,000m
Bronze	Alv Gjestvang	Speed skating	Men's 500m

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Trygve Berge	Downhill					DSQ	–
Kåre Opdal						DSQ	–
Asle Sjåstad						3:08.8	14
Jan Thorstensen	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Guttorm Berge						DSQ	–
Hans Magnus Andresen						3:44.7	50
Asle Sjåstad						3:21.6	22
Asle Sjåstad	Slalom	1:36.4	25	2:04.5	17	3:40.9	18
Hans Magnus Andresen		1:35.0	21	2:06.8	21	3:41.8	20
Jan Thorstensen		1:33.1	14	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Guttorm Berge		1:32.1	9	DSQ	–	DSQ	–

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Astrid Sandvik	Downhill					1:54.4	27
Inger Jørgensen						1:54.3	26
Borghild Niskin						1:49.5	9
Inger Jørgensen	Giant Slalom					2:04.4	24
Astrid Sandvik						2:04.0	22
Inger Bjørnbakken						2:02.3	14
Borghild Niskin						1:59.0	7
Inger Jørgensen	Slalom	1:01.4	17	1:00.9	15	2:02.3	13
Borghild Niskin		59.0	11	1:00.0	12	1:59.0	11
Astrid Sandvik		58.9	10	59.1	5	1:58.0	6
Inger Bjørnbakken		58.7	8	59.3	6	1:58.0	6

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
NOR-1	Reidar Alveberg Arnold Dyrdahl	Two-man	1:29.04	22	1:26.83	17	DNF	–	1:28.86	19	DNF	–
NOR-2	Arne Røgden Odd Solli	Two-man	1:27.57	20	1:26.90	19	1:28.81	21	1:29.05	21	5:52.33	20

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
NOR-1	Arne Røgden Arnold Dyrdahl Odd Solli Trygve Brudevold	Four-man	1:20.96	16	1:20.08	13	1:20.45	11	1:20.01	7	5:21.50	11

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Håkon Brusveen Per Olsen Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden	2'21:16	4

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Kjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland-Sigstad Rakel Wahl	1'10:50	4

Events:

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kjetil Mårdalen	Individual	64.0	67.0	189.0	26	57:43	234.500	6	423.500	14
Arne Barhaugen		64.5	68.0	199.0	15	57:11	236.581	3	435.581	5
Tormod Knutsen		70.5	69.0	203.0	10	58:22	232.000	9	435.000	6
Sverre Stenersen		73.0	74.0	215.0	2	56:18	240.000	1	455.000

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sverre Stenersen	Normal hill	72.0	90.5	39	70.0	93.0	29	183.5	35
Asbjørn Osnes		75.5	102.0	18	72.0	97.5	21	199.5	18
Sverre Stallvik		77.0	104.5	11	75.5	103.5	11	208.0	9
Arne Hoel		77.5	104.5	11	76.5	102.0	13	206.5	11