| Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Antwerp | |
| Competitors | 194 (188 men, 6 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Helge Løvland (athletics) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports. [1]
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.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 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 | ||
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 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 | ||
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.
| Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| 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 | ||
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 | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Erling Aastad | Long jump | 6.62 | 6 Q | — | 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 | |||||
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.
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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.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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| 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 | Horse | Event | Final | |
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| 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 | |
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.
Czechoslovakia  | 4–0 |  Norway |
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Vanik  8'Janda 17'66'77' | Report |
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.
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 | ||||||
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| 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 |
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 | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Per Gulbrandsen Theodor Klem Henry Larsen Birger Var | Thoralf Hagen | Coxed four | N/A | 7:14.0 | 1 Q | 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 | 1 Q | 6:36.0 | 2 | Did not advance | |
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.
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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.
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 |
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| 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 | |
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.
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
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| Gudmund Grimstad | Middleweight | Bye | Lindgren (SWE) (W) |  Johnson (USA) (L) | Did not advance | 5 | |
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| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
| Frithjof Andersen | Lightweight | Bye | Lindberg (SWE) (W) |  Coerse (NED) (W) |  Tamminen (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |
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| Frisenfeldt (NED) (W) |  Kopřiva (TCH) (W) | Janssens (BEL) (W) | |||||
| Richard Frydenlund | Lightweight | Bye | Nilsson (SWE) (W) | Tamminen (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 5 | |
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| Bye | Janssens (BEL) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
| Sjur Johnsen | Middleweight | Bye | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 4 | ||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| Einar Stensrud | Middleweight | Bye |  Notaris (GRE) (W) | Szymanski (USA) (L) | Did not advance | 11 | |
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| Harald Vassboten | Heavyweight | Bye | Calza (ITA) (W) | Ahlgren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | 10 | |
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Events in the year 1872 in Norway.
