Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Antwerp
Competitors	194 (188 men, 6 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Helge Løvland (athletics)
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 13 Silver 9 Bronze 9 Total 31
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Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Helge Løvland — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
• Erik Herseth, Sigurd Holter, Ingar Nielsen, Ole Sørensen, Petter Jamvold, Gunnar Jamvold and Claus Juell — Sailing, Men's 10 metre class (1907 rating)
• Charles Arentz, Willy Gilbert, Robert Giertsen, Arne Sejersted, Halfdan Schjøtt, Trygve Schjøtt and Otto Falkenberg — Sailing, Men's 10 metre class (1919 rating)
• Henrik Østervold, Jan Østervold, Ole Østervold, Hans Næss, Halvor Møgster, Halvor Birkeland, Rasmus Birkeland, Kristian Østervold and Lauritz Christiansen — Sailing, Men's 12 metre class (1907 rating)
• Johan Friele, Olaf Ørvig, Arthur Allers, Christen Wiese, Martin Borthen, Egill Reimers, Kaspar Hassel, Thor Ørvig and Erik Ørvig — Sailing, Men's 12 metre class (1919 rating)
• Andreas Brecke, Paal Kaasen and Ingolf Rød — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class (1919 rating)
• Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye, Tellef Wagle, Kristoffer Olsen and Alf Jacobsen — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class (1907 rating)
• Magnus Konow, Reidar Marthiniussen, Ragnar Vik and Thorleif Christoffersen — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class (1919 rating)
• Ole Lilloe-Olsen — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, double shots
• Harald Natvig, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Einar Liberg, Hans Nordvik and Thorstein Johansen — Shooting, Men's Team 100m running deer, double shots
• Otto Olsen — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, single shot
• Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Einar Liberg and Hans Nordvik — Shooting, Men's Team 100m running deer, single shot
• Otto Olsen — Shooting, Men's 300m military rifle, prone

Silver

• Sverre Sørsdal — Boxing, Light-Heavyweight
• Andreas Krogh — Figure skating, Men's singles
• Alexia Bryn and Yngvar Bryn — Figure skating, Pairs
• Men's Team — Gymnastics
• Einar Torgersen, Andreas Knudsen and Leif Erichsen — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class (1907 rating)
• Christian Dick, Sten Abel, Niels Nielsen and Johann Faye — Sailing, Men's 7 metre class
• Jens Salvesen, Lauritz Schmidt, Finn Schiander, Nils Thomas and Ralph Tschudi — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class (1919 rating)
• Otto Olsen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sletten, Østen Østensen and Jacob Onsrud — Shooting, Men's Team military rifle, 300m + 600m
• Østen Østensen, Otto Olsen, Olaf Sletten, Gudbrand Skatteboe and Harald Natvig — Shooting, Men's Team free rifle
• Holger Sinding-Larsen

Bronze

• Martin Stixrud — Figure skating, Men's singles
• Tollef Tollefsen, Thoralf Hagen, Theodor Nag, Conrad Olsen, Adolf Nilsen, Håkon Ellingsen, Thore Michelsen, Arne Mortensen and Karl Nag — Rowing, Men's eight (8+)
• Birger Var, Theodor Klem, Henry Larsen, Per Gulbrandsen and Thoralf Hagen — Rowing, Men's four with coxswain (4+)
• Henrik Agersborg, Trygve Pedersen and Einar Berntsen — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class (1907 rating)
• Einar Liberg — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, double shots
• Harald Natvig — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, single shot
• Østen Østensen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, 3 positions
• Østen Østensen, Olaf Sletten, Anton Olsen, Sigvart Johansen and Albert Helgerud — Shooting, Men's Team 50m small bore rifle
• Frithjof Andersen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman lightweight

Aquatics

Diving

Four divers, two men and two women, represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. As in 1912, no Norwegian diver advanced to the final. Larsen came closest, placing fourth in her 10-metre platform semifinal; a top three finish was required to advance in all events.

Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Women

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Swimming

Two swimmers, both men, represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Neither swimmer advanced past the first round in any of their events.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Athletics

16 athletes represented Norway in the nation's independent Olympic debut in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Norway had competed each time the country had appeared at the Olympics. Løvland won Norway's only athletics medal, taking the gold in the decathlon.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Erling Aastad	Long jump	6.62	6 Q	—				6.885	5
Kaare Bache	Triple jump	13.64	9	—				Did not advance
Asle Bækkedahl	100 m		5	Did not advance
Bjarne Guldager	100 m		4	Did not advance
	200 m		5	Did not advance
Johan Johannesen	Long jump	6.565	10	—				Did not advance
Johan Johansen	100 m	11.2	4	Did not advance
Erling Juul	Triple jump	13.59	11	—				Did not advance
Odolf Larsen	800 m	—		2:01.6	6	Did not advance
Helge Løvland	Pentathlon	—						27	5
	Decathlon	—						6803.355
Einar Mangset	400 m	51.4	4	Did not advance
Einar Ræder	Long jump	6.585	8	—				Did not advance
	Decathlon	—						Did not finish
Eivind Rasmussen	1500 m	—				Did not finish		Did not advance
Ole Reistad	Pentathlon	—						Did not finish
Rolf Stenersen	100 m		3	Did not advance
	200 m	23.8	4	Did not advance
Even Vengshoel	Cross country	—						Did not finish
Erling Vinne	Triple jump	13.34	13	—				Did not advance
Erling Aastad Asle Bækkedahl Bjarne Guldager Rolf Stenerson	4 × 100 m relay	—				Disqualified		Did not advance

Boxing

14 boxers represented Norway at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. Sørsdal won the nation's first Olympic boxing medal with a silver in the light heavyweight class.

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
Johan Clementz	Light heavyweight	N/A	Holdstock (RSA) L	Did not advance			9
Paul Erdal	Featherweight	Bye	Adams (GBR) W	Fritsch (FRA) L	Did not advance		5
Sigurd Hoel	Heavyweight	N/A	Bye	Eluère (FRA) L	Did not advance		5
Rolf Jacobsen	Middleweight	Bye	Lagonia (USA) L	Did not advance			9
Peder Kjellberg	Flyweight	N/A	Charpentier (BEL) L	Did not advance			9
John Koss	Bantamweight	N/A	Bye	McKenzie (GBR) L	Did not advance		5
Einar Nilsen	Flyweight	N/A	Genaro (USA) L	Did not advance			9
Hjalmar Nygaard	Bantamweight	N/A	Ricard (FRA) L	Did not advance			9
Arthur Olsen	Featherweight	Bye	Gachet (FRA) L	Did not advance			9
Johan Sæterhaug	Lightweight	N/A	Gilmour (GBR) W	Newton (CAN) L	Did not advance		5
Sverre Sørsdal	Light heavyweight	N/A	Darbou (FRA) W	Schell (USA) W	Brown (GBR) W	Eagan (USA) L
Aage Steen	Welterweight	Della Valle (ITA) W	Richards (FRA) W	Schneider (CAN) L	Did not advance		5
Trygve Stokstad	Welterweight	Bye	Ingram (RSA) W	Clark (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Hjalmar Strømme	Middleweight	Bye	Dortet (FRA) W	Olsen (DEN) W	Prud'Homme (CAN) L	Herscovitch (CAN) L	4

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 0 1 .000  Canada 0 4 .000  Denmark 1 0 1.000  France 3 4 .429  Great Britain 3 1 .750  Italy 1 0 1.000  South Africa 1 1 .500  United States 1 4 .200 Total 10 15 .400

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 0 1.000 Round of 16 6 6 .500 Quarterfinals 2 6 .250 Semifinals 1 1 .500 Final 0 1 .000 Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 10 15 .400

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. All four competed in the road time trial, with Flatby coming in 28th to be the best Norwegian cyclist at the Games. The team came in eighth overall in combined time.

Road cycling

Equestrian

Football

Norway competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time. The country's first Olympic victory was a stunning 3–1 win over Great Britain, the previously undefeated winner of three gold medals in three attempts. It would also turn out to be Norway's only victory in 1920, as the team was defeated by Czechoslovakia in the quarterfinals and by Italy in the first round of the consolation tournament.

First round

August 28, 1920

Norway	3–1	Great Britain
Gundersen 13' 51' Wilhelms 63'	Report	Nicholas 25'

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Quarterfinals

August 29, 1920

Czechoslovakia	4–0	Norway
Vanik 8' Janda 17' 66' 77'	Report

La Butte, Brussels

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)

Consolation first round

August 31, 1920

Italy	2–1	Norway
Sardi 46' Badini 96'	Report	Andersen 41'

Broodstraat, Antwerp

Attendance: 500

Referee: Louis Fourgous (FRA)

Final rank

8th

Gymnastics

Twenty-six gymnasts represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway entered a team in the free system competition; competing against only Denmark, the Norwegians took second place and the silver medal. Hol was the only gymnast to enter the individual competition, placing fourteenth of twenty-five.

Artistic gymnastics

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Petter Hol	All-around	80.75	14
Alf Aaning Karl Aas Jörgen Andersen Gustav Bayer Jørgen Bjørnstad Asbjørn Bodahl Trygve Boyesen Eilert Bøhm Ingolf Davidsen Haakon Endreson Jacob Erstad Harald Faerstad Hermann Helgesen Petter Hol John Johansen Otto Johannesen Torbjörn Kristofferson Henrik Nielsen Jacob Opdahl Arthur Rydstrøm Bjørn Skjærpe Wilhelm Steffensen Olav Sundal Frithjof Sælen Reidar Tønsberg Lauritz Wigand-Larsen	Team, free system	48.55

Modern pentathlon

Two pentathletes represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.

A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.

Rowing

Thirteen rowers represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Both boats earned bronze medals, matching the nation's best results to that time. The coxed fours boat took third place in the final, while the eights team earned their bronze as the best of two losing semifinalists.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Cox	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Per Gulbrandsen Theodor Klem Henry Larsen Birger Var	Thoralf Hagen	Coxed four	N/A		7:14.0	1 Q	7:02.0
Håkon Ellingsen Thore Michelsen Arne Mortensen Karl Nag Theodor Nag Adolf Nilsen Conrad Olsen Tollef Tollefsen	Thoralf Hagen	Eight	6:32.2	1 Q	6:36.0	2	Did not advance

Sailing

Fifty-nine sailors represented Norway in 1920, by far the most of any country (Belgium was next, with fourteen). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway took seven gold medals (five uncontested), three silvers, and a bronze.

Sailors	Class	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Score	Rank
Henrik Agersborg Einar Berntsen Trygve Pedersen	6 metre (1907)	Unknown
Andreas Brecke Paal Kaasen Ingolf Rød	6 metre (1919)	Unknown
Leif Erichsen Andreas Knudsen Einar Torgersen	6 metre (1907)	Unknown
Sten Abel Christian Dick Johan Faye Niels Nielsen	7 metre	Unknown
Thorleif Christoffersen Magnus Konow Reidar Marthiniussen Ragnar Vik	8 metre (1919)	Unknown
Thorleif Holbye Alf Jacobsen Kristoffer Olsen Carl Ringvold Tellef Wagle	8 metre (1907)	Unknown
Jens Salvesen Finn Schiander Lauritz Schmidt Nils Thomas Ralph Tschudi	8 metre (1919)	Unknown
Charles Arentz Otto Falkenberg Robert Giertsen Willy Gilbert Halfdan Schjøtt Trygve Schjøtt Arne Sejersted	10 metre (1919)	Unknown
Erik Herseth Sigurd Holter Gunnar Jamvold Petter Jamvold Claus Juell Ingar Nielsen Ole Sørensen	10 metre (1907)	Unknown
Halvor Birkeland Rasmus Birkeland Lauritz Christiansen Halvor Møgster Hans Næss Henrik Østervold Jan Østervold Kristian Østervold Ole Østervold	12 metre (1907)	Unknown
Arthur Allers Martin Borthen Johan Friele Kaspar Hassel Erik Ørvig Olaf Ørvig Thor Ørvig Egill Reimers Christen Wiese	12 metre (1919)	Unknown

Skating

Figure skating

Six figure skaters represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The Norwegian skaters took three medals in the men's singles and the pairs, but finished without a gold medal.

Skater	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Ingrid Gulbrandsen	Ladies' singles	24.0	6
Andreas Krogh	Men's singles	18.0
Margot Moe	Ladies' singles	22.5	5
Martin Stixrud	Men's singles	24.5
Alexia Bryn Yngvar Bryn	Pairs	15.5

Shooting

Sixteen shooters represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics. Norway took all four gold medals in the running deer events. Lilloe-Olsen was on both of the gold medal teams, as well as taking the individual gold in the double shots version. Otto Olsen was on the single shots team, took gold in the individual version of that event, and added a third gold in the prone 300 metre military rifle as well as being on two silver medal rifle teams. In all, the nation won 11 medals, more than any other country except the United States.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Anton Dahl	300 m military rifle, standing	52	Unknown
Albert Helgerud	50 m small-bore rifle	375	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	955	Unknown
	300 m military rifle, prone	58	6
Sigvart Johansen	50 m small-bore rifle	373	Unknown
Einar Liberg	50 m free pistol	442	Unknown
	100 m deer, double shots	71
Ole Lilloe-Olsen	100 m deer, double shots	82
Harald Natvig	100 m deer, single shots	41
Nordal Lunde	Trap	85	7
Anton Olsen	50 m small-bore rifle	379	Unknown
Otto Olsen	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	908	Unknown
	300 m military rifle, prone	60
	100 m deer, single shots	43
Østen Østensen	50 m small-bore rifle	368	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	980
Gudbrand Skatteboe	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	975	5
Olaf Sletten	50 m small-bore rifle	371	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	930	Unknown
	300 m military rifle, prone	58	6
	600 m military rifle, prone	58	5
Oluf Wesmann-Kjær	50 m free pistol	434	Unknown
Albert Helgerud Sigvart Johansen Anton Olsen Østen Østensen Olaf Sletten	50 m team small-bore rifle	1866
Albert Helgerud Otto Olsen Østen Østensen Gudbrand Skatteboe Olaf Sletten	Team free rifle	4748
	300 m team military rifle, standing	242	6
Albert Helgerud Otto Olsen Jacob Onsrud Østen Østensen Olaf Sletten	300 m team military rifle, prone	280	6
	600 m team military rifle, prone	282	4
	300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone	565
Thorstein Johansen Einar Liberg Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Hans Nordvik	100 m team deer, double shots	343
Einar Liberg Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Hans Nordvik Otto Olsen	100 m team deer, single shots	178
Thorstein Johansen Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Nordal Lunde Hans Nordvik Oluf Wesmann-Kjær	Team clay pigeons	210	7

Tennis

Three tennis players, two men and a woman, competed for Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Each of the three players lost their first singles match. The men, playing as a pair, won a single match to advance to the quarterfinals before being defeated.

Player	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Caro Dahl	Women's singles	N/A	Bye	Fick (SWE) L 7–5, 6–2	Did not advance			9
Conrad Langaard	Men's singles	de Laveleye (BEL) L 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Did not advance					32
Jack Nielsen	Men's singles	Bye	Colombo (ITA) L 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Did not advance				17
Conrad Langaard Jack Nielsen	Men's doubles	N/A	Bye	Andersson & Müller (SWE) W 6–1, 6–8, 6–1, 6–4	Blanchy & Brugnon (FRA) L 6–1, 6–1, 6–3	Did not advance		5

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 0 1 .000  France 0 1 .000  Italy 0 1 .000  Sweden 1 1 .500 Total 1 4 .200

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 64 0 1 .000 Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 1 1 .500 Quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 1 4 .200

Wrestling

Seven wrestlers competed for Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Andersen was the only medalist, taking a bronze in the Greco-Roman lightweight. Johnsen almost added another in the middleweight, but lost the bronze medal match to finish fourth.

Freestyle

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals / Bronze match	Rank
Gudmund Grimstad	Middleweight	Bye	Lindgren (SWE) (W)	Johnson (USA) (L)	Did not advance		5

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Sweden 1 0 1.000  United States 0 1 .000 Total 1 1 .500

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 0 – Round of 16 1 0 1.000 Quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 1 1 .500

Greco-Roman

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
				Silver quarters	Silver semis	Silver match
				Bronze quarters	Bronze semis	Bronze match
Frithjof Andersen	Lightweight	Bye	Lindberg (SWE) (W)	Coerse (NED) (W)	Tamminen (FIN) (L)	Did not advance
				Did not advance
				Frisenfeldt (NED) (W)	Kopřiva (TCH) (W)	Janssens (BEL) (W)
Richard Frydenlund	Lightweight	Bye	Nilsson (SWE) (W)	Tamminen (FIN) (L)	Did not advance		5
				Did not advance
				Bye	Janssens (BEL) (L)	Did not advance
Sjur Johnsen	Middleweight	Bye	Lindfors (FIN) (L)	Did not advance			4
				Did not advance
				Szymanski (USA) (W)	Christensen (DEN) (W)	Perttilä (FIN) (L)
Wilhelm Olsen	Featherweight	Bye	Pütsep (EST) (L)	Did not advance			11
				N/A	Did not advance
				Did not advance
Einar Stensrud	Middleweight	Bye	Notaris (GRE) (W)	Szymanski (USA) (L)	Did not advance		11
				Did not advance
				Did not advance
Harald Vassboten	Heavyweight	Bye	Calza (ITA) (W)	Ahlgren (SWE) (L)	Did not advance		10
				Did not advance
				Did not advance

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 1 1 .500  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1.000  Denmark 1 0 1.000  Estonia 0 1 .000  Finland 0 4 .000  Greece 1 0 1.000  Italy 1 0 1.000  Netherlands 2 0 1.000  Sweden 2 1 .667  United States 1 1 .500 Total 10 8 .556

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 0 – Round of 16 4 2 .667 Quarterfinals 1 3 .250 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Silver quarterfinals 0 0 – Silver semifinals 0 0 – Silver match 0 0 – Bronze quarterfinals 2 0 1.000 Bronze semifinals 2 1 .667 Bronze match 1 1 .500 Total 10 8 .556

Art Competitions