Norway at the 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	52 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Kittil Askilt
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
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Norway competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 42 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Crown Prince Olav, Johan Anker, Erik Anker, Håkon Bryhn	Sailing	6 m class	August 9
Silver	Eugen Johansen, Arthur Qvist, Bjart Ording	Equestrian	Team eventing	August 11
Silver	Henrik Robert	Sailing	12 ft dinghy	August 9
Bronze	Olav Sunde	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	August 2

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Olav Nielsen

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Sverre Sørsdal

• First Round — Bye
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Alexander Kaletchetz (USA), KO-1
• Semifinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points
• Third Place Match — Lost to Michael Michaelsen (DEN), walk-over

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Norway in 1928.

Individual road race

• Gustav Kristiansen
• Karl Hansen
• Ragnvald Martinsen
• Reidar Raaen

Equestrian

Six equestrians, all men, and seven horses represented Norway in 1928.

Individual dressage

• Paul Michelet on Benue

Individual eventing

• Bjart Ording on And Over
• Arthur Qvist on Hidalgo
• Eugen Johansen on Baby

Team eventing

• Bjart Ording on And Over, Arthur Qvist on Hidalgo, Eugen Johansen on Baby

Individual jumping

• Knut Gysler on Sans Peur
• Anton Klaveness on Barrabas
• Bjart Ording on Fram I

Team jumping

• Knut Gysler on Sans Peur, Anton Klaveness on Barrabas, Bjart Ording on Fram I

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1928.

Men's foil

• Johan Falkenberg
• Frithjof Lorentzen
• Jacob Bergsland

Men's team foil

• Jacob Bergsland, Johan Falkenberg, Frithjof Lorentzen, Sigurd Akre-Aas

Men's épée

• Raoul Heide
• Sigurd Akre-Aas
• Frithjof Lorentzen

Men's team épée

• Sigurd Akre-Aas, Raoul Heide, Frithjof Lorentzen, Jacob Bergsland

Men's sabre

• Sigurd Akre-Aas

Sailing

Nine sailors, all men, represented Norway in 1928.

12' Dinghy

• Henrik Robert

6 Metre

• Johan Anker, Erik Anker, Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav

8 Metre

• Bernhard Lund, Magnus Konow, Jens Salvesen, Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, Halfdan Hansen (Reserve, did not actually compete)

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions