Norway at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Norway competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Norway at the
1936 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Competitors31 (25 men, 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearerIvar Ballangrud (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
15
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Sonja Henie Figure skating Women's singles
  Gold Oddbjørn Hagen Nordic combined Men's individual
  Gold Birger Ruud Ski jumping Men's normal hill
  Gold Ivar Ballangrud Speed skating Men's 500m
  Gold Charles Mathiesen Speed skating Men's 1500m
  Gold Ivar Ballangrud Speed skating Men's 5000m
  Gold Ivar Ballangrud Speed skating Men's 10,000m
  Silver Oddbjørn Hagen Cross-country skiing Men's 18 km
  Silver Oddbjørn Hagen
Olaf Hoffsbakken
Sverre Brodahl
Bjarne Iversen
Cross-country skiing Men's 4 x 10 km relay
  Silver Olaf Hoffsbakken Nordic combined Men's individual
  Silver Georg Krog Speed skating Men's 500m
  Silver Ivar Ballangrud Speed skating Men's 1500m
  Bronze Laila Schou Nilsen Alpine skiing Women's combined
  Bronze Sverre Brodahl Nordic combined Men's individual
  Bronze Reidar Andersen Ski jumping Men's normal hill

Alpine skiing edit

 
The Norwegian team for the alpine combination.
Men
Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Rank Time 1 Time 2 Rank Total points Rank
Sigmund Ruud Combined 5:11.6 10 DNS DNF
Per Fossum 5:03.2 7 1:30.3 1:29.7 15 88.12 9
Alf Konningen 5:00.4 5 1:29.3 1:24.3 9 90.06 8
Birger Ruud 4:47.4 1 1:31.9 (+0:06) 1:17.1 6 93.38 4
Women
Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Rank Time 1 Time 2 Rank Total points Rank
Nora Strømstad Combined 5:57.4 11 1:34.2 1:51.1 (+0:06) 14 77.20 11
Johanne Dybwad 5:32.0 8 1:26.5 (+0:06) 1:30.9 7 85.90 7
Laila Schou Nilsen 5:04.4 1 1:26.1 (+0:06) 1:17.3 5 93.48  

Cross-country skiing edit

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Bjarne Iversen 1'18:56 9
Arne Rustadstuen 1'18:13 6
Olaf Hoffsbakken 1'17:37 5
Oddbjørn Hagen 1'15:33  
50 km Per Samuelshaug DNF
Kåre Hatten 3'50:37 12
Trygve Brodahl 3'50:14 11
Arne Tuft 3'41:18 6
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Oddbjørn Hagen
Olaf Hoffsbakken
Sverre Brodahl
Bjarne Iversen
2'41:39  

Figure skating edit

Women
Athlete Event CF FS Places Points Final rank
Nanna Egedius Women's singles DNS
Sonja Henie 1 1 7.5 424.5  
Pairs
Athletes Points Score Final rank
Randi Bakke
Christen Christensen
132.5 8.2 15

Nordic combined edit

Events:

  • 18 km cross-country skiing
  • normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Time Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank Points Rank
Bernt Østerkløft Individual 1'21:37 205.1 6 44.0 48.0 188.7 21 393.8 6
Sverre Brodahl 1'18:01 225.5 3 40.0 47.0 182.6 28 408.1  
Olaf Hoffsbakken 1'17:37 227.8 2 47.0 45.5 192.0 13 419.8  
Oddbjørn Hagen 1'15:33 240.0 1 42.0 46.0 190.3 16 430.3  

Ski jumping edit

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Arnholdt Kongsgård Normal hill 74.5 111.6 6 66.0 106.1 12 217.7 8
Reidar Andersen 74.0 113.5 4 75.0 115.4 2 228.9  
Kåre Walberg 73.5 113.7 3 72.0 113.3 4 227.0 4
Birger Ruud 75.0 114.9 2 74.5 117.1 1 232.0  

Speed skating edit

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Hans Engnestangen DNF
Harry Haraldsen 54.9 34
Georg Krog 43.5  
Ivar Ballangrud 43.4 OR  
1500 m Hans Engnestangen 2:23.0 8
Harry Haraldsen 2:22.4 7
Ivar Ballangrud 2:20.2  
Charles Mathiesen 2:19.2 OR  
5000 m Edvard Wangberg 8:54.7 20
Michael Staksrud 8:38.5 9
Charles Mathiesen 8:36.9 7
Ivar Ballangrud 8:19.6 OR  
10,000 m Edvard Wangberg 18:15.8 18
Michael Staksrud 17:56.7 10
Charles Mathiesen 17:41.2 4
Ivar Ballangrud 17:24.3 OR  

References edit

  • (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1936, full results by sports-reference.com