Norway at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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Norway at the
1960 Winter Olympics
Flag of Norway.svg
IOC code NOR
NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website www.idrett.no  (in Norwegian)
in Squaw Valley
Competitors29 (25 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Knut Johannesen (Speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Norway participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, held between 18 and 28 February 1960. The country's participation in the Games marked its eighth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1924 Games.

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The Norwegian team consisted of 29 athletes including four women who competed across six sports. Skater Knut Johannesen was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Norway was ranked fourth in the overall medal table with six medals including three gold, and three silver.

Background

Norway first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics, and has since taken part in every Olympic Games. The country made is debut in the Winter Olympics in the inaugural 1924 Games held in Chamonix, France. The nation also hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics at Oslo. Norway's participation in the 1960 Winter Olympics marked its eighth consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut. [1]

The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, United States between 18 and 28 February 1960. [2] [3] The Norwegian delegation consisted of 29 athletes competing across six sports. [4] [5] Skater Knut Johannesen was the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. [6]

Medalists

Knut Johannesen was the country's flag-bearer and won two medals in speed skating Knut Johannesen 1962b.jpg
Knut Johannesen was the country's flag-bearer and won two medals in speed skating

Austria was ranked fourth in the overall medal table with six medals including three gold, and three silver. [1] [2] Flag-bearer Knut Johannesen won a gold and silver medal in the speed skating events. [4] [5]

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Haakon Brusveen Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Roald Aas Speed skating Men's 1,500 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Knut Johannesen Speed skating Men's 10,000 m
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Harald Grønningen
Hallgeir Brenden
Einar Østby
Haakon Brusveen 		Cross-country skiing Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tormod Knutsen Nordic combined Men's individual
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Knut Johannesen Speed skating Men's 1,500 m

Competitors

There were 29 athletes including four women who took part in the medal events across six sports. [4] [5]

SportMenWomenAthletes
Alpine skiing 145
Biathlon 303
Cross-country skiing 707
Nordic combined 404
Ski jumping 404
Speed skating 606
Total25429

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics took place at Squaw Valley Ski Resort and consisted of six events. [7] Norway entered five competitors including four women, and was the only event in which Norwegian women took part in the Games. [4] [5] Oddvar Rønnestad competed in the men's events, and his best finish came in the slalom event (14th). [4] [5] In the women's events, Marit Haraldsen recorded the best performances with 11th and 12th place finishes in the slalom and downhill events respectively. [4] [8]

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Oddvar Rønnestad Downhill —2:15.420
Giant slalom 2:23.351
Slalom 1:18.8251:04.5152:23.314
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Astrid Sandvik Downhill —2:02.937
Liv Jagge-Christiansen 1:51.230
Marit Haraldsen 1:42.912
Astrid Sandvik Giant slalom 1:45.419
Inger Bjørnbakken 1:45.520
Liv Jagge-Christiansen 1:46.424
Marit Haraldsen DSQ–
Astrid Sandvik Slalom 58.181:31.3382:29.436
Inger Bjørnbakken 57.331:05.2272:02.514
Liv Jagge-Christiansen DSQ–––DSQ–
Marit Haraldsen 59.8191:00.0141:59.811

Biathlon

The biathlon events were held at McKinney Creek Stadium on 21 February. The 20 km event for men had four shooting stages consisting of five shots each, with time penalties applicable for each shot missed. [9] Three competitors competed for Norway, and Ola Wærhaug recorded the best place finish of seventh in the competition. [4]

EventAthleteTimeMissed targetsAdjusted time 1Rank
Henry Hermansen Men's 20 km 1'34:20.141'42:20.110
Jon Istad 1'36:53.541'44:53.511
Ola Wærhaug 1'36:35.811'38:35.87
1 Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Hakon Brusveen won the country's first gold medal in the Games in the men's 15 km event Hakon Brusveen 1960.jpg
Håkon Brusveen won the country's first gold medal in the Games in the men's 15 km event

The cross-country skiing events took place between 19 and 27 February 1960 and consisted of six medal events. [10] Norway sent the highest number of athletes (seven) to compete in the four men's events in the sport. [4] Håkon Brusveen won the country's first gold medal in the Games in the men's 15 km event with a best time of 51 minutes and 55.5 seconds. [11] The men's relay team consisting of Brusveen, Harald Grønningen, Hallgeir Brenden, and Einar Østby won the silver medal. [12]

EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
Einar Østby Men's 15 km 52:18.04
Håkon Brusveen 51:55.5Gold medal icon.svg
Hallgeir Brenden 53:10.312
Harald Grønningen 53:02.211
Hallgeir Brenden Men's 30 km 1'55:19.89
Magnar Lundemo 1'58:46.816
Oddmund Jensen 1'55:35.010
Sverre Stensheim 1'59:52.820
Hallgeir Brenden Men's 50 km 3'08:23.09
Harald Grønningen 3'11:17.114
Oddmund Jensen 3'09:16.211
Sverre Stensheim 3'08:51.510
Einar Østby
Håkon Brusveen
Hallgeir Brenden
Harald Grønningen 		Men's 4 x 10 km relay 2'18:46.4Silver medal icon.svg

Nordic combined

Tormod Knutsen won the silver medal in the Nordic combined event Tormod Knutsen 1964cr.jpg
Tormod Knutsen won the silver medal in the Nordic combined event

The Nordic combined event consisted of ski jumping and 15 km (9.3 mi) cross-country skiing. It was held between 22 and 24 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. [13] There were four Norwegian participants in the event, with Tormod Knutsen winning the silver medal. [4] [5]

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotal
Distance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRank
Arne Larsen Individual 67.064.5215.051'01:10.1229.61310444.6136
Gunder Gundersen 58.063.0205.5141'01:41.9227.54812433.04811
Sverre Stenersen 61.563.5205.5141'00:24.0232.5818438.0817
Tormod Knutsen 61.567.0217.0459:31.0236.0005453.000Silver medal icon.svg

Ski jumping

Torbjorn Yggeseth had the best result in ski jumping Torbjorn Yggeseth 1960b.jpg
Torbjørn Yggeseth had the best result in ski jumping

Ski jumping event was held on 21 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. Austria had four entrants to the competition. [14] Torbjørn Yggeseth had the best result in the event and finished fifth with a combined score of 216.1. [4] [5]

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Halvor Næs Normal hill 86.0103.11681.5106.77209.811
Kåre Berg 83.0100.71981.5106.77207.413
Ole Tom Nord 81.094.62982.0105.610200.223
Torbjørn Yggeseth 88.5106.6882.5109.54216.15

Speed skating

Roald Aas won the gold in the 1,500 m event 33191 Roald Aas.jpg
Roald Aas won the gold in the 1,500 m event

Speed skating events were held at the Speed Skating Oval. [15] [16] The sport resulted in the best haul of medals for Norway with two gold and one silver medal. [4] [5] Flag-bearer Knut Johannesen won the gold medal with a new world record in the men's 10,000 m event, and a silver in the 5,000 m event. [17] [18] Roald Aas won the gold in the 1,500 m event. [4] [5]

EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
Alv Gjestvang Men's 500 m 40.86
Hroar Elvenes 41.414
Knut Johannesen 42.320
Nils Aaness 42.524
Hroar Elvenes Men's 1,500 m 2:24.939
Knut Johannesen 2:14.511
Nils Aaness DNF–
Roald Aas 2:10.4Gold medal icon.svg
Knut Johannesen Men's 5,000 m 8:00.8Silver medal icon.svg
Roald Aas 8:30.125
Torstein Seiersten 8:05.34
Knut Johannesen Men's 10,000 m 15:46.6 WRGold medal icon.svg
Roald Aas 17:26.823
Torstein Seiersten 16:33.46

References

  1. 1 2 "Norway at the Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Squaw Valley 1960". Olympics.com . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "1960 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Norway at the 1960 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Norway at 1960 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  6. ↑ "Flag bearers at the 1960 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960". California Olympic Commission. 1960. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Biathlon, men". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cross-country skiing". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cross-country skiing – Men's 15 kilometre". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cross-country skiing – Men's relay". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nordic combined". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ski jumping Normal hill". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Speed skating, 500m". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Speed skating, 1500m". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Speed skating – Men's 10,000 metres". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Speed skating – Men's 5,000 metres". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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