- Norway at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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Norway at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Norway – Flag bearersIOC code NOR NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Website www.nif.idrett.no (Norwegian) At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz Competitors 49 (45 men, 4 women) in 7 sports Flag bearer Birger Ruud (ski jumping) Medals
Rank: 1Gold
4Silver
3Bronze
3Total
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Contents
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event 
GoldPetter Hugsted Ski jumping Men's normal hill GoldFinn Helgesen Speed skating Men's 500m GoldSverre Farstad Speed skating Men's 1500m GoldReidar Liaklev Speed skating Men's 5000m 
SilverBirger Ruud Ski jumping Men's normal hill SilverThomas Byberg Speed skating Men's 500m SilverOdd Lundberg Speed skating Men's 5000m 
BronzeErling Evensen
Olav Økern
Reidar Nyborg
Olav HagenCross-country skiing Men's 4 x 10km relay BronzeThorleif Schjelderup Ski jumping Men's normal hill BronzeOdd Lundberg Speed skating Men's 1500m 
Alpine skiingMain article: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics- Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Johnny Lunde Downhill DNF – Stein Eriksen 3:15.1 31 Sverre Johannessen 3:12.1 25 Marius Eriksen 3:09.4 20 Bjarne Arentz 3:09.0 16 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl 3:06.4 11 Alf Opheim Slalom 1:36.4 46 1:15.0 33 2:51.4 41 Stein Eriksen 1:24.4 33 1:08.0 20 2:32.4 29 Jack Nielsen 1:22.0 32 1:07.8 19 2:29.8 26 Bjarne Arentz 1:16.2 24 1:11.5 27 2:27.7 23 Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
Athlete Slalom Total (downhill + slalom) Time 1 Time 2 Rank Points Rank Stein Eriksen 1:51.8 (+0:05) 1:11.5 46 32.50 32 Sverre Johannessen 1:26.2 1:14.8 27 21.00 22 Marius Eriksen 1:21.6 1:19.4 27 19.68 20 Bjarne Arentz 1:20.8 1:15.5 21 17.17 17 - Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Borghild Niskin Downhill 2:44.4 23 Laila Schou Nilsen 2:32.4 7 Borghild Niskin Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ – Laila Schou Nilsen 1:06.8 14 1:04.7 15 2:11.5 14 Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
Athlete Slalom Total (downhill + slalom) Time 1 Time 2 Rank Points Rank Borghild Niskin 1:12.6 1:13.5 21 24.37 19 Laila Schou Nilsen 1:11.0 1:06.0 13 12.14 13 
BobsleighMain article: Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter OlympicsSled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank NOR-1 Bjarne Schrøen
Gunnar ThoresenTwo-man 1:27.1 13 1:27.1 15 1:26.1 13 1:26.2 13 5:46.5 13 NOR-2 Arne Holst
Ivar JohansenTwo-man 1:25.6 9 1:25.0 8 1:23.7 5 1:23.9 4 5:38.2 7 Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank NOR-1 Arne Holst
Ivar Johansen
Reidar Berg
Alf LargeFour-man 1:17.3 3 1:20.8 3 1:21.4 1 1:23.0 6 5:22.5 5 NOR-2 Bjarne Schrøen
Gunnar Thoresen
Arnold Dyrdahl
Benn John ValsøFour-man 1:20.0 11 1:22.6 10 1:23.6 10 1:23.5 8 5:29.7 10 
Cross-country skiingMain article: Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics- Men
Event Athlete Race Time Rank 18 km Kaare Østerdahl 1'24:20 32 Eilert Dahl 1'22:52 27 Olaf Dufseth 1'21:50 18 Reidar Nyborg 1'21:47 17 Erling Evensen 1'21:40 15 Olav Odden 1'21:35 14 Olav Økern 1'20:37 13 Olav Hagen 1'19:05 9 50 km Leif Haugen DNF – Thorleif Vangen DNF – Martin Jære 4'17:11 10 Kristian Bjørn 4'15:21 9 - Men's 4 x 10km relay
Athletes Race Time Rank Erling Evensen
Olav Økern
Reidar Nyborg
Olav Hagen2'44:33 
Figure skatingMain article: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics- Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Final rank Marit Henie 21 23 133.111 194 22 - Pairs
Athletes Points Places Final rank Margot Walle
Allan Fjeldheim9.281 118.5 10 
Nordic combinedMain article: Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter OlympicsEvents:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
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. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Distance 3 Points Rank Points Rank Kaare Østerdahl Individual 198.00 14 55.0 62.0 61.0 206.2 11 404.20 12 Eilert Dahl 205.50 10 62.0 62.5 63.0 208.8 8 414.30 6 Olaf Dufseth 211.50 5 61.0 59.0 61.0 201.1 16 412.60 8 Olav Odden 212.25 3 59.0 53.5 55.5 196.9 19 409.15 11 
Ski jumpingMain article: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter OlympicsAthlete Event Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank Asbjørn Ruud Normal hill 58.0 67.5 220.2 7 Thorleif Schjelderup 64.0 67.0 225.1 Birger Ruud 64.0 67.0 226.6 Petter Hugsted 65.0 70.0 228.1 
Speed skatingMain article: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics- Men
Event Athlete Race Time Rank 500 m Torodd Hauer 43.6 6 Sverre Farstad 43.6 6 Thomas Byberg 43.2 Finn Helgesen 43.1 OR 1500 m Ivar Martinsen 2:22.6 16 Gunnar Konsmo 2:21.2 10 Odd Lundberg 2:18.9 Sverre Farstad 2:17.6 OR 5000 m Charles Mathiesen DNF – Henry Hebbe 9:03.0 23 Odd Lundberg 8:32.7 Reidar Liaklev 8:29.4 10,000 m Henry Wahl DNF – Reidar Liaklev DNF – Hjalmar Andersen DNF – Odd Lundberg 18:05.8 7 References
- Comité Olympique Suisse (January 1951) (in French) (PDF). Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948. Lausanne: H. Jaunin. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com
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