Norway at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Norway at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors	52 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Kittil Askilt
Medals Rank: 19	Gold 1	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 4
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Norway competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 42 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav, Johan Anker, Erik Anker and Haakon Bryhn — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class

Silver

• Arthur Qvist, Bjart Ording and Wilhelm Johansen — Equestrian, Team eventing
• Henrik Robert — Sailing, Men's 12 foot dinghy

Bronze

• Olav Sunde — Athletics, Men's javelin throw

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Olav Nielsen

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Sverre Sørsdal

• First Round — Bye
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Kaletchetz (USA), KO-1
• Semifinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points
• Third Place Match — Lost to Michael Michaelsen (DEN), walk-over

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1928.

Men's foil

• Johan Falkenberg
• Frithjof Lorentzen
• Jacob Bergsland

Men's team foil

• Jacob Bergsland, Johan Falkenberg, Frithjof Lorentzen, Sigurd Akre-Aas

Men's épée

• Raoul Heide
• Sigurd Akre-Aas
• Frithjof Lorentzen

Men's team épée

• Sigurd Akre-Aas, Raoul Heide, Frithjof Lorentzen, Jacob Bergsland

Men's sabre

• Sigurd Akre-Aas

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ "Norway at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1928/. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database