| Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 69 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Oskar Bye |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Norway competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having made its Olympic debut in 1900.
Norway's best athletics result was Arne Halse's silver medal in the javelin throw.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Oscar Guttormsen | 12.0 seconds 2nd, heat 2 | Did not advance | |
| John Johansen | 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 5 | ||||
| Men's 200 metres | Semi- finalist | Oscar Guttormsen | Walkover 1st, heat 14 | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Oscar Guttormsen | Unknown 2nd, heat 5 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Oscar Larsen | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 8 | Did not advance |
| Nils Dahl | Unknown 7th, semifinal 1 | ||||
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Wilhelm Blystad | Unknown 2nd, heat 11 | Did not advance | |
| Oscar Guttormsen | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 | ||||
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's high jump | 13th | Henry Olsen | 1.72 metres |
| — | Otto Monsen | No mark | |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Henry Olsen | Unknown |
| Men's triple jump | 3rd | Edvard Larsen | 14.39 metres |
| 13th | Henry Olsen | 13.17 metres | |
| 14th | Oscar Guttormsen | 13.16 metres | |
| Men's standing high jump | 8th | Wilhelm Blystad | 1.42 metres |
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | Arne Halse | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | John Falchenberg | Unknown |
| Men's javelin throw | 2nd | Arne Halse | 50.57 metres |
| 8-16 | John Johansen | Unknown | |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 3rd | Arne Halse | 49.73 metres |
| 10-33 | Conrad Carlsrud | Unknown | |
| John Johansen | Unknown | ||
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's épée | First round | Hans Bergsland | 4-4 (6th in D) | Did not advance | ||
| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Carlsrud | Men's all-around | 124 | 84 |
| Petter Hol | 152.5 | 70 | |
| Eugen Ingebretsen | 109 | 94 | |
| Ole Iversen | 117 | 92 | |
| Per Mathias Jespersen | 120.5 | 87 | |
| Carl Klæth | 142 | 76 | |
| Frithjof Olsen | 127.5 | 82 | |
| John Skrataas | 154.5 | 67 |
| Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's eight | 5th | Otto Krogh, Erik Bye, Ambrosius Høyer, Gustav Hæhre, Emil Irgens, Hannibal Fegth, Wilhelm Hansen, Annan Knudsen, Ejnar Tønsager | None held | Unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 1 | Did not advance | |
| Class | Place | Boat | Sailors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 metre | 4th | Fram | Johan Anker, Einar Hvoslef, Hagbart Steffens, Magnus Konow, Eilert Falch-Lund |
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 28th | Jørgen Bru | 82 |
| 40th | Georg Erdmann | 61 | |
| 41st | Asmund Enger | 58 | |
| Kolbjørn Kvam | 58 | ||
| 47th | Mathias Glomnes | 26 | |
| AC | Olivius Skymoen | ||
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 1st | Albert Helgerud | 909 |
| 3rd | Ole Sæther | 883 | |
| 6th | Julius Braathe | 851 | |
| 9th | Olaf Sæther | 830 | |
| 13th | Georg Erdmann | 821 | |
| 19th | Kolbjørn Kvam | 777 | |
| 24th | Olivius Skymoen | 760 | |
| 26th | Per Olaf Olsen | 752 | |
| 47th | Mathias Glomnes | 563 | |
| Men's team free rifle | 1st | Albert Helgerud Ole Sæther Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe Olaf Sæther Julius Braathe Einar Liberg | 5055 |
| Men's team military rifle | 6th | Ole Sæther Einar Liberg Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe Albert Helgerud Mathias Glomnes Jørgen Bru | 2192 |
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle heavyweight | 2nd | Jacob Gundersen | Defeated West | Defeated Humphreys | Defeated Nixson | Lost to O'Kelly |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | .750 |
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. Only British players participated in the competitions.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four rowing events were contested, all for men only. Races were held at Henley-on-Thames. The competitions were held from 28 to 31 July. There was one fewer event in 1908 than 1904, after the double sculls was dropped from the programme. Hungary and Norway competed in rowing for the first time, along with six other nations.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events for men were contested. No nation was successful in winning more than one medal. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays.
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London saw fifteen shooting events. Most of the events were held at Bisley, Surrey while the trap shooting events were held at Uxendon.
Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908. Thirty-two athletes from 9 nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Frank Irons of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the first four Olympic Games. Calvin Bricker of Canada took bronze to break up the Americans' attempt at another sweep.
The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on 25 July 1908. Twenty athletes from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Tim Ahearne of Great Britain, breaking a streak of three American victories in the triple jump. All three medal-winning nations were on the podium for the first time.
The men's 300 m rifle three positions was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 11 July 1908. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters. Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed. The event was won by Albert Helgerud of Norway, the nation's first victory in the event. Norway also won bronze, with Ole Sæther finishing third. Between the two Norwegians was Harry Simon, taking silver in the United States' debut.
The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 9 July 1908 and was extended after sunset to Friday, 10 July 1908 — it was the first shooting event of the Games. Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed. The event was won by the team from Norway, improving on their second-place finish in 1900. Sweden made its debut in the event, taking silver. France repeated as bronze medalists.
The United States competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. During the opening ceremony, American athletes did not dip their flag to the British royalty in support of the Irish boycott over Great Britain's refusal to grant Irish independence.
Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.
Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was originally going to host the Games, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius meant the UK hosted them.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Austria competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.
Switzerland competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
Argentina at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's second appearance out of four editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina did not participate at the 1896 Summer Olympics and 1904 Summer Olympics. Horatio Torromé has the distinction of being Argentina's second one-man national representative, and debut Olympian in the Olympic sporting event of figure skating, ranking overall seventh. A one athlete team from Argentina competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Nils Dahl was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. He represented Kristiania IF.
