Norway at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 70 competitors, 68 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 12 sports.^[1]

Norway at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Berlin, Germany 1-16 August
Competitors	70 (68 men, 2 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Otto Berg (athletics)
Medals Ranked 18th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

• Willy Røgeberg — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone

Silver

• Henry Tiller — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• Karsten Konow, Fredrik Meyer, Vaadjuv Nyqvist, and Alf Tveten — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class
• John Ditlev-Simonsen, Tit Ditlev-Simonsen, Magnus Konow, Lauritz Schmidt, Hans Struksnæs, Jacob Tullin Thams, and Nordahl Wallem — Sailing, Men's 8 Meter Class

Bronze

• Erling Nilsen — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
• Arne Brustad, Nils Eriksen, Odd Frantzen, Sverre Hansen, Rolf Holmberg, Øivind Holmsen, Fredrik Horn, Magnar Isaksen, Henry "Tippen" Johansen, Jørgen Juve, Reidar Kvammen, Alf Martinsen, Magdalon Monsen, and Frithjof Ulleberg — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Asbjørn Berg-Hansen	Flyweight	Russell (GBR) W Points	Laurie (USA) L Points	did not advance
Ragnar Haugen	Lightweight	Bye	Kops (DEN) L Points	did not advance
Rudolf Andreassen	Welterweight	Ballado (MEX) W Points	Pedersen (DEN) L Points	did not advance
Henry Tiller	Middleweight	Peltz (RSA) W Points	Shrimpton (GBR) W Points	Baumgarten (GER) W Points	Chmielewski (POL) W Points	Despeaux (FRA) L Points
Jarl Johnsen	Light Heavyweight	Leibbrandt (RSA) L Points	did not advance
Erling Nilsen	Heavyweight	Bye	Marti (SUI) W DQ at Round 3	Toussaint (LUX) W KO at Round 2	Lovell (ARG) L Points	Nagy (HUN) W Walkover

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Two male cyclists represented Norway in 1936.

Sprint

• Haakon Sandtorp

Time trial

• Harry Haraldsen

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Sam Melberg	10 m platform	77.76	21

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Inger Nordbø	3 m springboard	65.94	11
Tullik Helsing	10 m platform	28.40	13
Inger Nordbø		28.62	12

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1936.

Men's foil

• Jens Frølich
• Johan Falkenberg
• Nils Jørgensen

Men's team foil

• Nils Jørgensen, Jens Frølich, Johan Falkenberg, Thorstein Guthe

Men's épée

• Egill Knutzen
• Thorstein Guthe

Football

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Turkey  v  Norway

3 August 1936 (1936-08-03) Round of 16	Turkey	0–4	Norway	Berlin
17:30		Report	Martinsen 30', 70' Brustad 53' Kvammen 80'	Stadium: Mommsenstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

Germany  v  Norway

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07) Quarterfinals	Germany	0–2	Norway	Berlin
17:30		Report	Isaksen 7', 83'	Stadium: Poststadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Arthur W. Barton (England)

Italy  v  Norway

10 August 1936 (1936-08-10) Semifinals	Italy	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Norway	Berlin
17:00	Negro 15' Frossi 96'	Report	Brustad 58'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)

Norway  v  Poland

13 August 1936 (1936-08-13) Bronze Medal Match	Norway	3–2	Poland	Berlin
16:00	Brustad 15', 21', 84'	Report	Wodarz 5' Peterek 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Norway had one rower participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's single sculls

• Carl Christiansen

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Norway in 1936. Willy Røgeberg won the gold medal in the 50 m rifle event.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Hans Aasnæs

50 m pistol

• Mauritz Amundsen

50 m rifle, prone

• Willy Røgeberg
• Mauritz Amundsen
• Hakon Aasnæs

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

• Olaf Knudsen
• Arild Dahl
• Ivar Stokke