Norway at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	62 (60 men, 2 women) in 10 sports
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 5	Silver 2	Bronze 3	Total 10
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Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Gold

• Otto von Porat — Boxing, Heavyweight
• Eugen Lunde, Christopher Dahl and Anders Lundgren — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class
• Rick Bockelie, Harald Hagen, Ingar Nielsen, Carl Ringvold and Carl Ringvold, Jr. — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class
• Ole Lilloe-Olsen — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, double shots
• Einar Liberg, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Hans Nordvik, Otto Olsen and Oluf Wesmann-Kjær — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, single shot

Silver

• Henrik Robert — Sailing, Men's Olympic monotype
• Einar Liberg, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Hans Nordvik, Otto Olsen and Oluf Wesmann-Kjær — Shooting, Men's Team 100m running deer, double shots

Bronze

• Sverre Hansen — Athletics, Men's Long jump
• Sverre Sörsdal — Boxing, Light heavyweight
• Otto Olsen — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, single shot

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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	3 !
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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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	Colacicco (ITA) W	Mello (USA) L	Did not advance			9
Haakon Hansen	Lightweight	Eichholzer (AUT) W	Petersen (DEN) W	Nielsen (DEN) L	Did not advance		5
Olaf Hansen	Featherweight	Bye	Fields (USA) L	Did not advance			9
Øivind Jensen	Middleweight	Meeuwessen (NED) W	Henning (CAN) L	Did not advance			9
Kristoffer Nilsen	Lightweight	Beland (RSA) L	Did not advance				17
Alf Pedersen	Welterweight	Cornelisse (NED) L	Did not advance				17
Otto von Porat	Heavyweight	N/A	Jardine (AUS) W	Bertazzolo (ITA) W	Porzio (ARG) W	Petersen (DEN) W	1 !
Sverre Sørsdal	Light heavyweight	Delarge (BEL) W	Kidley (IRL) W	Kirby (USA) W	Petersen (DEN) L	Saraudi (ITA) W	3 !
Trygve Stokstad	Middleweight	Mallin (GBR) L	Did not advance				17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Argentina 1 0 1.000 Australia 1 0 1.000 Austria 1 0 1.000 Belgium 1 0 1.000 Canada 0 1 .000 Denmark 2 2 .500 Great Britain 0 1 .000 Ireland 1 0 1.000 Italy 3 0 1.000 Netherlands 1 1 .500 South Africa 0 1 .000 United States 1 2 .333 Total 12 8 .600

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 4 3 .571 Round of 16 3 3 .500 Quarterfinals 2 1 .667 Semifinals 1 1 .500 Final 1 0 1.000 Bronze match 1 0 1.000 Total 12 8 .600

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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.

Men

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

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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	2 !
Christopher Dahl Eugen Lunde Anders Lundgren	6 metre class	3	1 Q	1 Q	5	1	1	2	1 !
Rick Bockelie Harald Hagen Ingar Nielsen Carl Ringvold Carl Ringvold, Jr.	8 metre class	2 Q	4	1 Q	7	1	1	2	1 !

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database