Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Norway at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Flag of Norway.svg
IOC code NOR
NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website www.idrett.no  (in Norwegian)
in London
Competitors69 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Oskar Bye
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
8
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.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Albert Helgerud Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Julius Braathe , Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg,
Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe
Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, team July 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arne Halse Athletics Men's javelin throw July 17
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gymnastics Men's team July 16
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jacob Gundersen Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight July 23
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edvard Larsen Athletics Men's triple jump July 25
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arne Halse Athletics Men's freestyle javelin July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ole Sæther Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions July 11

Results by event

Athletics

Norway's best athletics result was Arne Halse's silver medal in the javelin throw.

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
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 GuttormsenWalkover
1st, heat 14
Unknown
4th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 400 metres HeatsOscar GuttormsenUnknown
2nd, heat 5
Did not advance
Men's 1500 metres Semi-
finalist
Oscar Larsen None heldUnknown
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 GuttormsenUnknown
2nd, heat 12
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's high jump 13th Henry Olsen 1.72 metres
Otto Monsen No mark
Men's long jump 21-32Henry OlsenUnknown
Men's triple jump 3rd Edvard Larsen 14.39 metres
13thHenry Olsen13.17 metres
14thOscar Guttormsen13.16 metres
Men's standing high jump 8thWilhelm Blystad1.42 metres
Men's shot put 9-25 Arne Halse Unknown
Men's discus throw 12-42 John Falchenberg Unknown
Men's javelin throw 2ndArne Halse50.57 metres
8-16John JohansenUnknown
Men's freestyle javelin 3rdArne Halse49.73 metres
10-33 Conrad Carlsrud Unknown
John JohansenUnknown

Fencing

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée First
round
Hans Bergsland 4-4 (6th in D)Did not advance

Gymnastics

GymnastEventScoreRank
Conrad Carlsrud Men's all-around 12484
Petter Hol 152.570
Eugen Ingebretsen 10994
Ole Iversen 11792
Per Mathias Jespersen 120.587
Carl Klæth 14276
Frithjof Olsen 127.582
John Skrataas 154.567
EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team 2nd Carl Albert Andersen, Hermann Bohne, Trygve Bøyesen, Oskar Bye, Conrad Carlsrud, Sverre Grøner, Harald Halvorsen, Harald Hansen, Petter Hol, Eugen Ingebretsen, Ole Iversen, Per Mathias Jespersen, Sigge Johannessen, Nicolai Kiær, Carl Klæth, Thor Larsen, Rolf Lefdahl, Hans Lem, Anders Moen, Frithjof Olsen, Carl Alfred Pedersen, Paul Pedersen, Sigvard Sivertsen, John Skrataas, Harald Smedvik, Andreas Strand, Olaf Syvertsen, Thomas Thorstensen 425

Rowing

EventPlaceRowersFirst
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 heldUnknown
2nd, quarterfinal 1
Did not advance

Sailing

ClassPlaceBoatSailors
8 metre 4thFram Johan Anker, Einar Hvoslef, Hagbart Steffens,
Magnus Konow, Eilert Falch-Lund

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
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

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Freestyle heavyweight 2nd Jacob Gundersen Defeated
West
Defeated
Humphreys
Defeated
Nixson
Lost to
O'Kelly
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain 31.750
Total31.750

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