Norway at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:NOR
Nocname:Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1952
Website: 
Location:Helsinki, Finland
Start Date:19 July
End Date:3 August
Competitors:102 (96 men, 6 women)
Sports:14
Flagbearer:Martin Stokken (athletics)
Rank:10
Gold:3
Silver:2
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 102 competitors, 96 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 14 sports.[1] Earlier in the year, Norway had hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, all male, represented Norway in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre

Football

See main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Norway had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Nine shooters represented Norway in 1952. Erling Kongshaug won gold in the 50 m rifle, three positions and John H. Larsen, Sr. won gold in the 100m running deer.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
100m running deer
Trap

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norway at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042646/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 February 2015 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Norway Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417111725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1952/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 March 2018.