Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Norway at the
1952 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Oslo
Competitors73 (61 men, 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearerHjalmar Andersen (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
16
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

By winning 7 gold medals, Norway had the most golds at these games. This would be the last time a host country would win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics until Canada won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldStein EriksenAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom
 GoldHallgeir BrendenCross-country skiingMen's 18 km
 GoldSimon SlåttvikNordic combinedMen's individual
 GoldArnfinn BergmannSki jumpingMen's normal hill
 GoldHjalmar AndersenSpeed skatingMen's 1500m
 GoldHjalmar AndersenSpeed skatingMen's 5000m
 GoldHjalmar AndersenSpeed skatingMen's 10,000m
 SilverStein EriksenAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 SilverMagnar Estenstad
Mikal Kirkholt
Martin Stokken
Hallgeir Brenden
Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 10 km relay
 SilverTorbjørn FalkangerSki jumpingMen's normal hill
 BronzeGuttorm BergeAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 BronzeMagnar EstenstadCross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 BronzeSverre StenersenNordic combinedMen's individual
 BronzeArne JohansenSpeed skatingMen's 500m
 BronzeRoald AasSpeed skatingMen's 1500m
 BronzeSverre HaugliSpeed skatingMen's 5000m

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sverre Johannessen Downhill DSQ
Johnny Lunde 2:43.6 20
Gunnar Hjeltnes 2:35.9 7
Stein Eriksen 2:33.8 6
Alf Opheim Giant Slalom 2:35.9 19
Guttorm Berge 2:34.5 13
Gunnar Hjeltnes 2:33.7 10
Stein Eriksen 2:25.0
Gunnar Hjeltnes Slalom 1:11.6 49 Did not advance
Per Rollum 1:01.6 11 Q 1:02.9 9 2:04.5 8
Guttorm Berge 1:01.1 6 Q 1:00.6 3 2:01.7
Stein Eriksen 59.2 1 Q 1:02.0 6 2:01.2
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Borghild Niskin Downhill DSQ
Karen-Sofie Styrmoe 2:15.5 31
Dagny Jørgensen 1:56.8 21
Margit Hvammen 1:50.9 7
Tull Gasmann Giant Slalom 2:34.3 35
Dagny Jørgensen 2:31.1 33
Margit Hvammen 2:17.7 18
Borghild Niskin 2:11.9 6
Tull Gasmann Slalom 1:29.4 35 1:07.5 8 2:36.9 33
Karen-Sofie Styrmoe 1:15.0 28 1:12.6 27 2:27.6 23
Margit Hvammen 1:09.8 14 1:11.4 23 2:21.2 18
Borghild Niskin 1:08.7 10 1:09.0 14 2:17.7 11

Bobsleigh

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
Kåre Christiansen
Two-man 1:24.52 13 1:24.77 11 1:24.24 12 1:24.88 14 5:38.41 13
NOR-2 Erik Tandberg
Curt James Haydn
Two-man 1:26.33 15 1:24.82 12 1:24.23 11 1:24.24 10 5:39.62 14
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
Trygve Brudevold
Curt James Haydn
Kåre Christiansen
Four-man 1:20.05 12 1:19.93 9 1:19.98 12 1:21.40 12 5:21.36 12
NOR-2 Reidar Alveberg
Anders Hveem
Arne Røgden
Gunnar Thoresen
Four-man 1:21.53 15 1:21.18 13 1:20.77 14 1:20.99 10 5:24.47 13

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Sverre Stenersen 1'09:44 27
Per Gjelten 1'07:40 20
Ottar Gjermundshaug 1'06:13 17
Simon Slåttvik 1'05:40 15
Mikal Kirkholt 1'04:53 12
Magnar Estenstad 1'04:26 11
Martin Stokken 1'03:00 6
Hallgeir Brenden 1'01:34
50 km Harald Maartmann 3'43:43 8
Edvin Landsem 3'40:43 7
Olav Økern 3'38:45 4
Magnar Estenstad 3'38:28
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Magnar Estenstad
Mikal Kirkholt
Martin Stokken
Hallgeir Brenden
2'23:13
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km Jorun Tangen-Askersrud 47:45 12
Gina Regland-Sigstad 45:37 10
Marit Øiseth 45:04 7
Rakel Wahl 44:54 6

Figure skating

Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Bjørg Løhner Øien 23 DNS DNF
Ingeborg Nilsson 25 24 113.322 215 24
Pairs
Athletes Points Places Rank
Bjørg Skjærlaaen
Reidar Børjeson
8.346 117 13

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.

Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Canada 8701711415
 United States 8611432113
 Sweden 9720532214
 Czechoslovakia 9630502312
  Switzerland 844040408
 Poland 825121565
 Finland 826021604
 West Germany 816121533
 Norway 9th 808015460
  • Norway 2-3 USA
  • Norway 0-6 Czechoslovakia
  • Norway 2-4 Sweden
  • Norway 2-7 Switzerland
  • Norway 2-5 Finland
  • Norway 2-6 Germany FR
  • Norway 2-11 Canada
  • Norway 3-4 Poland
Contestants
Jan Erik Adolfsen
Arne Berg
Egil Bjerklund
Per Dahl
Bjørn Gulbrandsen
Bjørn Oscar Gulbrandsen
Finn Gundersen
Arthur Kristiansen
Gunnar Kroge
Johnny Larntvet
Roar Pedersen
Annar Petersen
Ragnar Rygel
Leif Solheim
Øivind Solheim
Roy Strandem
Per Voigt

Nordic combined

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, 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 were allowed to perform three jumps, the best two jumps were counted and are shown here).

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Points Rank
Sverre Stenersen Individual 213.335 9 68.0 69.5 223.0 2 436.335
Per Gjelten 220.848 6 65.0 66.0 212.0 3 432.848 5
Ottar Gjermundshaug 226.121 5 61.0 64.5 206.0 6 432.121 6
Simon Slåttvik 228.121 3 67.0 66.5 223.5 1 451.621

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Halvor Næs Normal hill 63.5 108.0 8 64.5 108.5 3 216.5 4
Arne Hoel 66.5 109.0 7 63.5 106.5 5 215.5 6
Arnfinn Bergmann 67.5 112.0 2 68.0 114.0 1 226.0
Torbjørn Falkanger 68.0 113.0 1 64.0 108.5 3 221.5

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Sigmund Søfteland 44.3 10
Hroar Elvenes 44.1 6
Finn Helgesen 44.01 5
Arne Johansen 44.0
1500 m Nic Stene 2:24.8 15
Ivar Martinsen 2:23.4 8
Roald Aas 2:21.6
Hjalmar Andersen 2:20.4
5000 m Yngvar Karlsen 8:48.2 20
Wiggo Hanssen 8:37.2 9
Sverre Haugli 8:22.4
Hjalmar Andersen 8:10.6 OR
10,000 m Ingar Nordlund DNF
Yngvar Karlsen 18:10.6 18
Sverre Haugli 17:30.2 6
Hjalmar Andersen 16:45.8 OR
1 No bronze medal awarded due to Helgesen finishing behind his direct opponent during his race

References

  • (ed.) Rolf Petersen (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-31.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com
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