| Norway at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 62 (60 men, 2 women) in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 62 competitors, 60 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 10 sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Otto von Porat | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | July 20 |
| Christopher Dahl , Eugen Lunde, Anders Lundgren | Sailing | 6 m Class | July 26 |
| Rick Bockelie , Harald Hagen, Ingar Nielsen, Carl Ringvold, Carl Ringvold, Jr. | Sailing | 8 m Class | July 26 |
| Einar Liberg , Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen | Shooting | Men's 100 m team running deer, single shots | July 2 |
| Ole Lilloe-Olsen | Shooting | Men's 100 m running deer, double shots | July 1 |
 | Henrik Robert | Sailing | Monotype Class | July 13 |
| Einar Liberg , Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen | Shooting | Men's 100 m team running deer, double shots | July 3 |
 | Sverre Hansen | Athletics | Men's long jump | July 8 |
| Sverre Sørsdal | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | July 20 |
| Otto Olsen | Shooting | Men's 100 m running deer, single shots | July 10 |
Ten athletes represented Norway in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Hansen took the nation's only athletics medal of the Games, with a bronze in the long jump.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Erling Aastad | Long jump | N/A | 6.72 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ketil Askildt | Shot put | N/A | 13.09 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Discus throw | N/A | 43.405 | 3 Q | 43.405 | 5 | ||||
| Sverre Hansen | Long jump | N/A | 7.26 | 1 Q | 7.26 | | |||
| Sverre Helgesen | High jump | N/A | 1.83 | 1 Q | 1.83 | 8 | |||
| Charles Hoff | 400 m | 53.0 | 2 Q | 49.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 800 m | N/A | 2:02.1 | 3 Q | 1:58.4 | 3 Q | 1:56.7 | 8 | ||
| Martin Mølster | Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-4 | ||||||
| Nils Andersen Johan Badendyck Hans Gundhus Haakon Jansen | 3000 m team | N/A | 27 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Nine boxers represented Norway at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Von Porat became Norway's first Olympic boxing champion. Sørsdal, who had won a silver medal in 1920 to become Norway's first medalist in the sport, won his second medal (a bronze).
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Edgar Christensen | Welterweight |  W |  L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Haakon Hansen | Lightweight |  W |  W | L | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Olaf Hansen | Featherweight | Bye | L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Øivind Jensen | Middleweight |  W |  L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Kristoffer Nilsen | Lightweight |  L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Alf Pedersen | Welterweight | L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Otto von Porat | Heavyweight | N/A |  W | W |  W | W | |
| Sverre Sørsdal | Light heavyweight |  W |  W | W | L | W | |
| Trygve Stokstad | Middleweight |  L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
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Four fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Heide and Lorentzen became the first Norwegian fencers to reach the semifinals.
Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sigurd Akre-Aas | Épée | 4–4 | 2 Q | N/A | 4–5 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Foil | 1–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Sabre | N/A | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Johan Falkenberg | Épée | 3–6 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Foil | 2–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Raoul Heide | Épée | 5–4 | 3 Q | N/A | 7–3 | 1 Q | 5–6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Frithjof Lorentzen | Épée | 1–8 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Foil | 1–2 | 3 Q | 4–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 0–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Sigurd Akre-Aas Johan Falkenberg Raoul Heide Frithjof Lorentzen | Team épée | 0.5–1.5 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
Two pentathletes represented Norway in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon to that point.
| Pentathlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Leif Knudtzon | Individual | 99.5 | 21 |
| Olliver Smith | Individual | 87.5 | 16 |
Nine sailors, the maximum possible, represented Norway in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. All three Norwegian boats won medals, with two taking gold and one earning silver. It was the second consecutive Games that each Norwegian boat had medalled.
| Sailor | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Henrik Robert | Olympic monotype | 1 Q | 4 | N/A | 2 | 5 | 7 | | |
| Christopher Dahl Eugen Lunde Anders Lundgren | 6 metre class | 3 | 1 Q | 1 Q | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rick Bockelie Harald Hagen Ingar Nielsen Carl Ringvold Carl Ringvold, Jr. | 8 metre class | 2 Q | 4 | 1 Q | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shooter | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Halvard Angaard | 600 m free rifle | 83 | 19 |
| Eivind Holmsen | Trap | 90 | 19 |
| Olaf Johannessen | 50 m rifle, prone | 375 | 45 |
| 600 m free rifle | 78 | 41 | |
| Einar Liberg | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 18 | 8 |
| 100 m deer, single shots | 36 | 7 | |
| 100 m deer, double shots | 70 | 5 | |
| Ole Lilloe-Olsen | 100 m deer, single shots | 33 | 15 |
| 100 m deer, double shots | 76 | | |
| Trap | 94 | 11 | |
| Harald Natvig | 100 m deer, single shots | 36 | 7 |
| 100 m deer, double shots | 62 | 9 | |
| Otto Olsen | 600 m free rifle | 73 | 51 |
| 100 m deer, single shots | 39 | | |
| August Onsrud | 50 m rifle, prone | 385 | 26 |
| 600 m free rifle | 79 | 35 | |
| Willy Røgeberg | 50 m rifle, prone | 388 | 18 |
| Olaf Sletten | 50 m rifle, prone | 385 | 26 |
| Martin Stenersen | Trap | 90 | 19 |
| Oluf Wesmann-Kjær | 100 m deer, double shots | 59 | 13 |
| Trap | 92 | 16 | |
| Halvard Angaard Olaf Johannessen Ludvig Larsen Otto Olsen Willy Røgeberg | Team free rifle | 594 | 8 |
| Einar Liberg Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Otto Olsen | Team deer, single shots | 160 | |
| Team deer, double shots | 262 | | |
| Eivind Holmsen Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Martin Stenersen Oluf Wesmann-Kjær | Team clay pigeons | 336 | 7 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sven Thaulow | 100 m backstroke | 1:24.0 | 1 Q | 1:24.2 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Conrad Langaard | Singles |  L 2–6, 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jack Nielsen | Singles | Bye | W 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7 |  W 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Conrad Langaard Jack Nielsen | Doubles | N/A | Bye | Rutnam (IND) L 2–6, 3–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Caro Dahl | Singles | Bye | L 1–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Molla Mallory | Singles | Bye | W 6–2, 6–3 | W 9–7, 6–0 | L 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Caro Dahl Conrad Langaard | Doubles |  Zerlentis (GRE) L 6–4, 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Molla Mallory Jack Nielsen | Doubles | Washer (BEL) W 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Richards (USA) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Eighth round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Martin Egeberg | Featherweight | Bye |  L |  W |  L | Did not advance | =8 | |||
| Arne Gaupset | Lightweight |  L | W | W | W |  L | Did not advance | N/A | =5 | |
| Paul Jahren | Middleweight | W | L | L | Did not advance | N/A | =15 | |||
| Sven Martinsen | Bantamweight | W | W | L | L | Did not advance | N/A | =9 | ||
| Erling Michelsen | Lightweight | L |  L | Did not advance | N/A | =20 | ||||
| Arthur Nord | Featherweight | W | W | W |  W | W | L | L | Did not advance | 4 |
| Ragnvald Olsen | Bantamweight | W | L | W | W | L | Did not advance | N/A | =5 | |
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