Norway at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 62 competitors, 60 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 10 sports.^[1]

Norway at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Paris
Competitors	62 (60 men, 2 women) in 10 sports
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1924 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Otto von Porat	Boxing	Men's heavyweight	July 20
Gold	Christopher Dahl, Eugen Lunde, Anders Lundgren	Sailing	6 m Class	July 26
Gold	Rick Bockelie, Harald Hagen, Ingar Nielsen, Carl Ringvold, Carl Ringvold, Jr.	Sailing	8 m Class	July 26
Gold	Einar Liberg, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen	Shooting	Men's 100 m team running deer, single shots	July 2
Gold	Ole Lilloe-Olsen	Shooting	Men's 100 m running deer, double shots	July 1
Silver	Henrik Robert	Sailing	Monotype Class	July 13
Silver	Einar Liberg, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen	Shooting	Men's 100 m team running deer, double shots	July 3
Bronze	Sverre Hansen	Athletics	Men's long jump	July 8
Bronze	Sverre Sørsdal	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight	July 20
Bronze	Otto Olsen	Shooting	Men's 100 m running deer, single shots	July 10

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
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	48.8	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
Sverre Sørsdal	Light heavyweight	Delarge (BEL) W	Kidley (IRL) W	Kirby (USA) W	Petersen (DEN) L	Saraudi (ITA) W
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
Christopher Dahl Eugen Lunde Anders Lundgren	6 metre class	3	1 Q	1 Q	5	1	1	2
Rick Bockelie Harald Hagen Ingar Nielsen Carl Ringvold Carl Ringvold, Jr.	8 metre class	2 Q	4	1 Q	7	1	1	2

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Halvard Angaard	600 m free rifle	83	19
Eivind Holmsen	Trap	90	19
Olaf Johannessen	50 m rifle, prone	375	45
	600 m free rifle	78	41
Einar Liberg	25 m rapid fire pistol	18	8
	100 m deer, single shots	36	7
	100 m deer, double shots	70	5
Ole Lilloe-Olsen	100 m deer, single shots	33	15
	100 m deer, double shots	76
	Trap	94	11
Harald Natvig	100 m deer, single shots	36	7
	100 m deer, double shots	62	9
Otto Olsen	600 m free rifle	73	51
	100 m deer, single shots	39
August Onsrud	50 m rifle, prone	385	26
	600 m free rifle	79	35
Willy Røgeberg	50 m rifle, prone	388	18
Olaf Sletten	50 m rifle, prone	385	26
Martin Stenersen	Trap	90	19
Oluf Wesmann-Kjær	100 m deer, double shots	59	13
	Trap	92	16
Halvard Angaard Olaf Johannessen Ludvig Larsen Otto Olsen Willy Røgeberg	Team free rifle	594	8
Einar Liberg Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Otto Olsen	Team deer, single shots	160
	Team deer, double shots	262
Eivind Holmsen Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Martin Stenersen Oluf Wesmann-Kjær	Team clay pigeons	336	7

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sven Thaulow	100 m backstroke	1:24.0	1 Q	1:24.2	5	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Conrad Langaard	Singles	Fyzee (IND) L 2–6, 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Jack Nielsen	Singles	Bye	Tegner (DEN) W 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7	Borotra (FRA) W 6–0, 6–1, 6–2	Did not advance
Conrad Langaard Jack Nielsen	Doubles	—	Bye	Muhammad / Rutnam (IND) L 2–6, 3–6, 0–6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Caro Dahl	Singles	Bye	Vlasto (FRA) L 1–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Molla Mallory	Singles	Bye	Vaussard (FRA) W 6–2, 6–3	Bouman (NED) W 9–7, 6–0	Wills Moody (USA) L 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Caro Dahl Conrad Langaard	Doubles	Valaoritou-Skaramaga / Zerlentis (GRE) L 6–4, 2–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Molla Mallory Jack Nielsen	Doubles	Dupont / Washer (BEL) W 1–6, 6–3, 6–3	Jessup / Richards (USA) L 3–6, 2–6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Martin Egeberg	Featherweight	Bye	Radvány (HUN) L	Řezáč (TCH) W	Svensson (SWE) L	Did not advance				=8
Arne Gaupset	Lightweight	Friman (FIN) L	Bergmann (AUT) W	Beránek (TCH) W	Sesta (AUT) W	Kusnets (EST) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Paul Jahren	Middleweight	Gorgano (ITA) W	Kónyi (HUN) L	Gorletti (ITA) L	Did not advance				—	=15
Sven Martinsen	Bantamweight	Zervinis (GRE) W	Andersen (DEN) W	Dierickx (BEL) L	Ikonen (FIN) L	Did not advance		—		=9
Erling Michelsen	Lightweight	Frisenfeldt (DEN) L	Solé (ESP) L	Did not advance				—		=20
Arthur Nord	Featherweight	Radvány (HUN) W	Řezáč (TCH) W	Väli (EST) W	Naito (JPN) W	Capron (FRA) W	Malmberg (SWE) L	Anttila (FIN) L	Did not advance	4
Ragnvald Olsen	Bantamweight	Ponte (ITA) W	Skopový (TCH) L	Kueny (FRA) W	Dierickx (BEL) W	Ikonen (FIN) L	Did not advance	—		=5

Art Competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics