1956 Winter Olympics / Participant (Norway)
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Norway took part in the VII Winter Olympics in 1956 in the Italian municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo with a delegation of 45 athletes in six disciplines, 37 of them men and 8 women. With two gold, one silver and one bronze medal, Norway was the seventh most successful nation at the Games.
The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the Nordic combined skier Sverre Stenersen .
Participants by sport
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Men, twos
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Reidar Alveberg , Arnold Dyrdahl (NOR-1)
- 3rd race not finished
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Arne Røgden , Odd Solli (NOR-2)
- 20th place (5: 52.33 min)
Men, foursome
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Arne Røgden , Arnold Dyrdahl , Odd Solli , Trygve Brudevold (NOR-1)
- 11th place (5: 21.50 min)
Speed skating
Men
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Hroar Elvenes
- 500 m: 17th place (42.8 s)
- 1500 m: 24th place (2: 16.0 min)
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Alv Gjestvang
- 500 m: bronze (41.0 s)
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Finn Hodt
- 500 m: 13th place (42.5 s)
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Sigmund Søfteland
- 500 m: 16th place (42.7 s)
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Roald Carrion
- 1500 m: 10th place (2: 12.9 min)
- 5000 m: 6th place (8: 01.6 min)
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Knut Johannesen
- 1500 m: 9th place (2: 12.2 min)
- 5000 m: 8th place (8: 02.3 min)
- 10,000 m: silver (16: 36.9 min)
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Jan Kristiansen
- 1500 m: 16th place (2: 13.7 min)
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Hjalmar Andersen
- 5000 m: 11th place (8: 06.5 min)
- 10,000 m: 6th place (16: 52.6 min)
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Torstein Seiersten
- 5000 m: 10th place (8: 06.4 min)
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Sverre Ingolf Haugli
- 10,000 m: 4th place (16: 48.7 min)
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Knut Tangen
- 10,000 m: 19th place (17: 22.3 min)
Nordic combination
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Arne Barhaugen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 5th place (435.581)
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Tormod Knutsen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 6th place (435,000)
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Kjetil Mårdalen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 14th place (423,500)
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Sverre Stenersen
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): Gold (455,000)
Alpine skiing
Men
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Trygve mountains
- Departure: disqualified
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Kåre Opdal
- Departure: disqualified
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Asle Sjåstad
- Downhill: 14th place (3: 08.8 min)
- Giant Slalom: 22nd place (3: 21.6 min)
- Slalom: 18th place (3: 40.9 min)
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Hans Magnus Andresen
- Giant slalom: 50th place (3: 44.7 min)
- Slalom: 20th place (3: 41.8 min)
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Guttorm mountains
- Giant slalom: disqualified
- Slalom: disqualified
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Jan Thorstensen
- Giant slalom: disqualified
- Slalom: disqualified
Women
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Inger Bjørnbakken
- Giant slalom: 14th place (2: 02.3 min)
- Slalom: 6th place (1: 58.0 min)
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Inger Jørgensen
- Downhill: 26th place (1: 54.3 min)
- Giant Slalom: 24th place (2: 04.4 min)
- Slalom: 13th place (2: 02.3 min)
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Borghild Niskin
- Downhill: 9th place (1: 49.5 min)
- Giant slalom: 7th place (1: 59.0 min)
- Slalom: 11th place (1: 59.0 min)
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Astrid Sandvik
- Downhill: 27th place (1: 54.4 min)
- Giant Slalom: 22nd place (2: 04.0 min)
- Slalom: 6th place (1: 58.0 min)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Hallgeir Brenden
- 15 km: Gold (49:39 min)
- 30 km: 14th place (1:49:29 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:21:16 h)
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Håkon Brusveen
- 15 km: 5th place (50:36 min)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:21:16 h)
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Magnar Ingebrigtsli
- 15 km: 30th place (54:30 min)
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Martin Stokken
- 15 km: 6th place (50:45 min)
- 30 km: 15th place (1:49:38 h)
- 50 km: disqualified
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:21:16 h)
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Oddmund Jensen
- 30 km: 17th place (1:51:04 h)
- 50 km: 14th place (3:11:14 h)
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Per Olsen
- 30 km: 19th place (1:51:15 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:21:16 h)
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Edvin Landsem
- 50 km: 15th place (3:11:43 h)
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Birger Vestermo
- 50 km: disqualified
Women
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Kjellfrid Brusveen
- 10 km: 10th place (40:38 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: 4th place (1:10:50 h)
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Gina Regland-Sigstad
- 10 km: 22nd place (42:42 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: 4th place (1:10:50 h)
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Squeegee choice
- 10 km: 11th place (40:49 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: 4th place (1:10:50 h)
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Ingrid Wigernæs
- 10 km: 27th place (43:40 min)
Ski jumping
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Arne Hoel
- Normal hill: 11th place (206.5)
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Asbjørn Osnes
- Normal hill: 18th place (199.5)
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Sverre Stallvik
- Normal hill: 9th place (208.0)
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Sverre Stenersen
- Normal hill: 35th place (183.5)
Web links
- Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )