Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Norway at the Olympic Games
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors	40 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Sverre Strandli (athletics)
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Carl Fredrik Bunæs

• Heat — 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
• Quarter final — 10.69 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Carl Fredrik Bunæs

• Heat — 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
• Quarter final — 21.50 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Arne Hamarsland

• Heat — 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)

Men's marathon

• Tor Torgersen — 2:27:30 hrs (→ 26th place)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Jan Gulbrandsen

• Heat — 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi final)
• Semi final — 52.56 min (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Roar Berthelsen

• Qualification — 7.09 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Willy Rasmussen

• Round 1 — 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)

• Terje Pedersen

• Round 1 — 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

• Egil Danielsen

• Round 1 — 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Unn Thorvaldsen

• Round 1 — 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Stein Haugen

• Round 1 — 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Sverre Strandli

• Round 1 — 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Norway in 1960.

Men's foil

• Leif Klette

Men's épée

• Leif Klette

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ "Norway at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1960/. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database