Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Norway at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Norway.svg
IOC code NOR
NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website www.idrett.no  (in Norwegian)
in Rome
Competitors40 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Sverre Strandli (athletics)
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
  • Quarter final 10.69 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
  • Quarter final 21.50 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)

Men's marathon

Men's 110 metres hurdles

  • Heat 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi-final)
  • Semi final 52.56 min (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.09 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Round 1 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)
  • Round 1 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final DNS (→ no ranking)
  • Round 1 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Round 1 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Round 1 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Round 1 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

One male cyclist represented Norway in 1960.

Individual road race

Fencing

One fencer represented Norway in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Gymnastics

Rowing

Norway had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960. [2]

Men's double sculls

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Norway in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Norway at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.