- Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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Norway at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Norway – Flag bearersIOC code NOR NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Website www.nif.idrett.no (Norwegian) At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Competitors 73 (61 men, 12 women) in 8 sports Flag bearer Hjalmar Andersen (speed skating) Medals
Rank: 1Gold
7Silver
3Bronze
6Total
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By winning 7 gold medals, Norway had the most golds at these games. This would be the last time a host country would win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics until Canada won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event 
GoldStein Eriksen Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom GoldHallgeir Brenden Cross-country skiing Men's 18 km GoldSimon Slåttvik Nordic combined Men's individual GoldArnfinn Bergmann Ski jumping Men's normal hill GoldHjalmar Andersen Speed skating Men's 1500m GoldHjalmar Andersen Speed skating Men's 5000m GoldHjalmar Andersen Speed skating Men's 10,000m 
SilverStein Eriksen Alpine skiing Men's slalom SilverMagnar Estenstad
Mikal Kirkholt
Martin Stokken
Hallgeir BrendenCross-country skiing Men's 4 x 10 km relay SilverTorbjørn Falkanger Ski jumping Men's normal hill 
BronzeGuttorm Berge Alpine skiing Men's slalom BronzeMagnar Estenstad Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km BronzeSverre Stenersen Nordic combined Men's individual BronzeArne Johansen Speed skating Men's 500m BronzeRoald Aas Speed skating Men's 1500m BronzeSverre Haugli Speed skating Men's 5000m Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics- Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Sverre Johannessen Downhill DSQ – Johnny Lunde 2:43.6 20 Gunnar Hjeltnes 2:35.9 7 Stein Eriksen 2:33.8 6 Alf Opheim Giant Slalom 2:35.9 19 Guttorm Berge 2:34.5 13 Gunnar Hjeltnes 2:33.7 10 Stein Eriksen 2:25.0 Gunnar Hjeltnes Slalom 1:11.6 49 Did not advance Per Rollum 1:01.6 11 Q 1:02.9 9 2:04.5 8 Guttorm Berge 1:01.1 6 Q 1:00.6 3 2:01.7 Stein Eriksen 59.2 1 Q 1:02.0 6 2:01.2 - Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Borghild Niskin Downhill DSQ – Karen-Sofie Styrmoe 2:15.5 31 Dagny Jørgensen 1:56.8 21 Margit Hvammen 1:50.9 7 Tull Gasmann Giant Slalom 2:34.3 35 Dagny Jørgensen 2:31.1 33 Margit Hvammen 2:17.7 18 Borghild Niskin 2:11.9 6 Tull Gasmann Slalom 1:29.4 35 1:07.5 8 2:36.9 33 Karen-Sofie Styrmoe 1:15.0 28 1:12.6 27 2:27.6 23 Margit Hvammen 1:09.8 14 1:11.4 23 2:21.2 18 Borghild Niskin 1:08.7 10 1:09.0 14 2:17.7 11 Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter OlympicsSled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank NOR-1 Arne Holst
Kåre ChristiansenTwo-man 1:24.52 13 1:24.77 11 1:24.24 12 1:24.88 14 5:38.41 13 NOR-2 Erik Tandberg
Curt James HaydnTwo-man 1:26.33 15 1:24.82 12 1:24.23 11 1:24.24 10 5:39.62 14 Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank NOR-1 Arne Holst
Trygve Brudevold
Curt James Haydn
Kåre ChristiansenFour-man 1:20.05 12 1:19.93 9 1:19.98 12 1:21.40 12 5:21.36 12 NOR-2 Reidar Alveberg
Anders Hveem
Arne Røgden
Gunnar ThoresenFour-man 1:21.53 15 1:21.18 13 1:20.77 14 1:20.99 10 5:24.47 13 Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics- Men
Event Athlete Race Time Rank 18 km Sverre Stenersen 1'09:44 27 Per Gjelten 1'07:40 20 Ottar Gjermundshaug 1'06:13 17 Simon Slåttvik 1'05:40 15 Mikal Kirkholt 1'04:53 12 Magnar Estenstad 1'04:26 11 Martin Stokken 1'03:00 6 Hallgeir Brenden 1'01:34 50 km Harald Maartmann 3'43:43 8 Edvin Landsem 3'40:43 7 Olav Økern 3'38:45 4 Magnar Estenstad 3'38:28 - Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race Time Rank Magnar Estenstad
Mikal Kirkholt
Martin Stokken
Hallgeir Brenden2'23:13 - Women
Event Athlete Race Time Rank 10 km Jorun Tangen-Askersrud 47:45 12 Gina Regland-Sigstad 45:37 10 Marit Øiseth 45:04 7 Rakel Wahl 44:54 6 Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics- Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank Bjørg Løhner Øien 23 DNS DNF – – Ingeborg Nilsson 25 24 113.322 215 24 - Pairs
Athletes Points Places Rank Bjørg Skjærlaaen
Reidar Børjeson8.346 117 13 Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter OlympicsThe tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.
Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts 
Canada8 7 0 1 71 14 15 
United States8 6 1 1 43 21 13 
Sweden9 7 2 0 53 22 14 
Czechoslovakia9 6 3 0 50 23 12 
Switzerland8 4 4 0 40 40 8 
Poland8 2 5 1 21 56 5 
Finland8 2 6 0 21 60 4 
West Germany8 1 6 1 21 53 3 
Norway 9th8 0 8 0 15 46 0 - Norway 2-3 USA
- Norway 0-6 Czechoslovakia
- Norway 2-4 Sweden
- Norway 2-7 Switzerland
- Norway 2-5 Finland
- Norway 2-6 Germany FR
- Norway 2-11 Canada
- Norway 3-4 Poland
Contestants
Jan Erik Adolfsen
Arne Berg
Egil Bjerklund
Per Dahl
Bjørn Gulbrandsen
Bjørn Oscar Gulbrandsen
Finn Gundersen
Arthur Kristiansen
Gunnar Kroge
Johnny Larntvet
Roar Pedersen
Annar Petersen
Ragnar Rygel
Leif Solheim
Øivind Solheim
Roy Strandem
Per VoigtNordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter OlympicsEvents:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below (athletes were allowed to perform three jumps, the best two jumps were counted and are shown here).
Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Points Rank Sverre Stenersen Individual 213.335 9 68.0 69.5 223.0 2 436.335 Per Gjelten 220.848 6 65.0 66.0 212.0 3 432.848 5 Ottar Gjermundshaug 226.121 5 61.0 64.5 206.0 6 432.121 6 Simon Slåttvik 228.121 3 67.0 66.5 223.5 1 451.621 Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter OlympicsAthlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank Halvor Næs Normal hill 63.5 108.0 8 64.5 108.5 3 216.5 4 Arne Hoel 66.5 109.0 7 63.5 106.5 5 215.5 6 Arnfinn Bergmann 67.5 112.0 2 68.0 114.0 1 226.0 Torbjørn Falkanger 68.0 113.0 1 64.0 108.5 3 221.5 Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics- Men
Event Athlete Race Time Rank 500 m Sigmund Søfteland 44.3 10 Hroar Elvenes 44.1 6 Finn Helgesen 44.01 5 Arne Johansen 44.0 1500 m Nic Stene 2:24.8 15 Ivar Martinsen 2:23.4 8 Roald Aas 2:21.6 Hjalmar Andersen 2:20.4 5000 m Yngvar Karlsen 8:48.2 20 Wiggo Hanssen 8:37.2 9 Sverre Haugli 8:22.4 Hjalmar Andersen 8:10.6 OR 10,000 m Ingar Nordlund DNF – Yngvar Karlsen 18:10.6 18 Sverre Haugli 17:30.2 6 Hjalmar Andersen 16:45.8 OR 1No bronze medal awarded due to Helgesen finishing behind his direct opponent during his race
References
- (ed.) Rolf Petersen (1952) (PDF). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo. Oslo. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com
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