Norway at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NOR |
NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in Stockholm | |
Competitors | 190 (188 men and 2 women) in 14 sports |
Medals Ranked 8th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Norway competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 190 competitors, 188 men and 2 women, took part in 58 events in 14 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Men's Team | Gymnastics | Men's team, free system |
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Alfred Larsen, Johan Anker, Nils Bertelsen, Halfdan Hansen, Magnus Konow, Petter Larsen, Eilert Falch-Lund, Christian Staib, Arnfinn Heje and Carl Thaulow | Sailing | Men's 12m class |
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Thoralf Glad, Thomas Aas, Andreas Brecke, Torleiv Corneliussen and Christian Jebe | Sailing | Men's 8m class |
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Ferdinand Bie | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon |
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Gudbrand Skatteboe, Ole Sæther, Østen Østensen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sæther and Einar Liberg | Shooting | Men's Team free rifle |
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Men's Team | Gymnastics | Men's Team (Swedish system) |
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Claus Høyer, Reidar Holter, Max Herseth, Frithjof Olstad and Olaf Bjørnstad (cox) | Rowing | Men's coxed fours, inriggers |
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Theodor Klem, Henry Larsen, Håkon Tønsager, Mathias Torstensen and Ejnar Tønsager (cox) | Rowing | Men's coxed fours |
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Engebret Skogen | Shooting | Men's 300m military rifle, three positions |
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Molla Bjurstedt | Tennis | Women's singles outdoor |
Aquatics
[edit]Diving
[edit]Three divers, all men, represented Norway. It was Norway's debut in diving. None of the three divers reached the final in any of their events.
Rankings given are within the diver's heat.
Diver | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sigvard Andersen | 10 m platform | 56.4 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Plain high dive | 28.6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Alfred Engelsen | Plain high dive | 28.3 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Nils Tvedt | Plain high dive | 31.7 | 5 | Did not advance |
Swimming
[edit]Five swimmers, including one woman, competed for Norway at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut in swimming. None of the Norwegian swimmers advanced to the finals, with Johnsen's sixth-place finish in his 400-metre freestyle semifinal the best result of the Games.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
- Men
Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
John Johnsen | 100 m freestyle | 1:19.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
400 m freestyle | N/A | 1:19.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m freestyle | N/A | 25:45.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:34.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Audun Rusten | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
Harry Svendsen | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:47.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Herbert Wetter | 1500 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance |
- Women
Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aagot Norman | 100 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance |
Athletics
[edit]23 athletes represented Norway. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics.
Ferdinand Bie, who had originally won the silver medal in the pentathlon, was awarded gold after Jim Thorpe was disqualified. When Thorpe was reinstated in 1982, Bie retained his gold medal in the event and became co-champions with Thorpe. In 2022, in consultation with surviving members of Bie's family, the IOC reinstated Thorpe as the sole winner of the event, as all his competitors had always wanted.[2] Bie's medal was the only one won by Norway in athletics in 1912 and was the nation's second athletics gold medal. Arne Halse, who had previously held Norway's best athletics result with a silver medal in the 1908 javelin throw, placed 7th in the javelin and 5th in the two-handed version of the event. Norway also had two fourth-place finishes, in the triple jump and team cross country.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ole Aarnæs | High jump | N/A | 1.75 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Johannes Andersen | Ind. cross country | N/A | 51:47.4 | 22 | |||
Ferdinand Bie | 110 m hurdles | 16.2 | 1 Q | 15.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |
Long jump | N/A | 6.75 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Pentathlon | N/A | 21 | ![]() | ||||
Decathlon | N/A | 6485.065 | 14 | ||||
Birger Brodtkorb | Standing long jump | N/A | 3.05 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Standing high jump | N/A | 1.40 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Nils Dahl | Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Parelius Finnerud | Ind. cross country | N/A | 51:16.2 | 20 | |||
Nils Fixdal | Long jump | N/A | 6.71 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Triple jump | N/A | 13.96 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Oscar Fonbæk | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Arne Halse | Javelin throw | N/A | 51.98 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
2 hand javelin | N/A | 96.92 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Olaf Hovdenak | Ind. cross country | N/A | 50:40.8 | 19 | |||
Daniel Johansen | Javelin throw | N/A | 47.61 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
2 hand javelin | N/A | 92.82 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Edvard Larsen | Triple jump | N/A | 14.06 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Oscar Larsen | 800 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m | N/A | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Gerhard Meling | High jump | N/A | 1.75 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Otto Monsen | High jump | N/A | 1.75 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Alfred Nilsen | Marathon | N/A | Did not start | ||||
Ole Olsen | Marathon | N/A | Did not start | ||||
Otto Osen | Marathon | N/A | 3:36:35.2 | 34 | |||
Alexander Pedersen | 100 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
400 m | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
Jacob Pedersen | 400 m | 51.6 | 2 Q | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |
800 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
1500 m | N/A | ? | 6–7 | Did not advance | |||
Marathon | N/A | Did not start | |||||
Axel Simonsen | Marathon | N/A | 3:04:59.4 | 23 | |||
Herman Sotaaen | 100 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
200 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Erling Vinne | Triple jump | N/A | 14.14 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Johannes Andersen Parelius Finnerud Olaf Hovdenak |
Team cross country | N/A | 61 | 4 |
Cycling
[edit]Six cyclists represented Norway. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Birgir Andreasen had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, finishing 14th. Because only three Norwegian cyclists finished the time trial, the team received no ranking in the four-man team competition.
Road cycling
[edit]Cyclist | Events | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Birgir Andreasen | Ind. time trial | 11:20:14.6 | 14 |
Carl Gulbrandsen | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Anton Hansen | Ind. time trial | 12:21:23.7 | 65 |
Paul Henrichsen | Ind. time trial | 11:55:23.2 | 47 |
Carl Olsen | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Martin Saeterhaug | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
Birgir Andreasen Anton Hansen Paul Henrichsen Gulbrandsen/Olsen/Saeterhaug |
Team time trial | Did not finish |
Equestrian
[edit]- Dressage
Rider | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Penalties | Rank | |||
Jens Falkenberg | King | Individual | 103 | 15 |
- Jumping
Rider | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Penalties | Rank | |||
Jørgen Jensen | Joss | Individual | 25 | 26 |
Karl Kildal | Garcia | Individual | 22 | 24 |
Jens Falkenberg | Florida | Individual | 29 | 28 |
Fencing
[edit]Seven fencers represented Norway, including the only Norwegian fencer who had competed in 1908. It was the second appearance of the nation in fencing. None of the Norwegian fencers were able to advance past the quarterfinal round; however, advancement to quarterfinals was itself an improvement over the results of the previous Games.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
Lars Aas | Foil | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 2 losses | 1 Q | 4 losses | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Hans Bergsland | Épée | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Bjarne Eriksen | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Severin Finne | Épée | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Sigurd Mathiesen | Épée | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Harald Platou | Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Christopher von Tangen | Foil | 5 losses | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Lars Aas Hans Bergsland Severin Finne Georges von Tangen |
Team épée | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance |
Football
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Squad list | 1R | QF | Consolation tournament | Overall Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
From:
Gunnar Andersen
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Bye | ![]() Lost 7–0 |
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Quarterfinals
Consolation tournament
Gymnastics
[edit]Forty-six gymnasts represented Norway. It was the second appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Norway had no gymnasts in the individual competition, but had teams in two of the three team events. In the free system even, the Norwegian team took first place to earn the country's first gymnastics gold medal. The team finished third and last in the Swedish system, taking the bronze medal.
Artistic
[edit]Gymnast | Events | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Norway | Team, free system | 22.85 | ![]() |
Team, Swedish system | 857.21 | ![]() |
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Norway had two competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Paaske finished 13th among the 22 finishers, while Norby was among the ten pentathletes who did not finish.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
Athlete | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Riding | Running | Total points | Rank | |||||||
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Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | |||
Henrik Norby | 110 | 27 | 7:48.6 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 12 | Disqualified | Retired | Did not finish | ||||
Carl Paaske | 147 | 23 | 6:49.2 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 12:33.0 | 14 | 21:19.8 | 8 | 71 | 13 |
Rowing
[edit]Twenty four rowers represented Norway. It was the nation's second appearance in rowing. The Norwegians took two bronze medals; it were Norway's first Olympic medals in rowing.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
John Bjørnstad (cox) Hannibal Fegth Gunnar Grantz Gustav Hæhre Olaf Solberg |
Coxed four, inriggers | N/A | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
Olav Bjørnstad (cox) Max Herseth Reidar Holter Claus Høyer Frithjof Olstad |
Coxed four, inriggers | N/A | 8:03.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance (![]() | ||
Olaf Dahll Øyvin Davidsen Einar Eriksen (cox) Leif Rode Theodor Schjøth |
Coxed four | 7:27.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||
Ejnar Tønsager (cox) Theodor Klem Henry Larsen Håkon Tønsager Mathias Torstensen |
Coxed four | 7:15.0 | 1 Q | 7:05.5 | 1 Q | 7:05.0 | 2 | Did not advance (![]() | |
John Bjørnstad (cox) Hannibal Fegth Gunnar Grantz Gustav Hæhre Harald Herlofson Thomas Høie Otto Krogh Olaf Solberg Einar Sommerfeldt |
Eight | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance |
Sailing
[edit]Eighteen sailors represented Norway. It was the nation's second appearance in sailing. Each of the Norwegian boats found either great success or an utter lack thereof. Two of the three boats won each race in their respective classes to take gold medals without any need for race-offs; these two gold medals were the first medals of any sort Norwegian sailors had won. The third boat, on the other hand, placed fifth (of six) in both of its two races and did not score a single point.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary for medal standings.)
Sailors | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||||||
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Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Race-off | Rank | ||
Edvard Christensen Eigil Christiansen Hans Christiansen |
6 metre class | 2:39:48 | 0 | 5 | 2:30:39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | N/A | 5 |
Thomas Aas Andreas Brecke Torleiv Corneliussen Thoralf Glad Christian Jebe |
8 metre class | 2:15:59 | 7 | 1 | 2:12:59 | 7 | 1 | 14 | N/A | ![]() |
Johan Anker Nils Bertelsen Eilert Falch-Lund Halfdan Hansen Arnfinn Heje Magnus Konow Alfred Larsen Petter Larsen Christian Staib Carl Thaulow |
12 metre class | 3:17:17 | 7 | 1 | 3:32:00 | 7 | 1 | 14 | N/A | ![]() |
Shooting
[edit]Twenty eight shooters competed for Norway. It was the third appearance of the nation in shooting, which Norway had contested each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. The Norwegian shooters won a pair of medals—a silver in the team free rifle and Skogen's bronze in the three positions military rifle. This was a comparatively disappointing result, as the Norwegians had taken a pair of gold medals and a bronze in 1908 and four total medals (though no golds) in 1900.
Tennis
[edit]Seven tennis players, including one woman, represented Norway at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut in tennis. Despite a combined record of 1–10 by the Norwegian tennis players, Bjurstedt took a bronze medal after receiving byes through to the semifinals in the women's outdoor singles. Her win in the bronze medal match after being defeated in the semi gave Norway its first tennis medal.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Herman Björklund | Outdoor singles | Bye | ![]() L 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 31 | ||||
Conrad Langaard | Outdoor singles | Bye | ![]() L 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 31 | ||||
Richard Petersen | Outdoor singles | Bye | ![]() L 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 31 | ||||
Trygve Smith | Outdoor singles | Bye | ![]() L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 31 | ||||
Willem Stibolt | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | ![]() L 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
Bjarne Angell Willem Stibolt |
Outdoor doubles | N/A | ![]() L 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 |
Did not advance | 15 | ||||
Herman Björklund Trygve Smith |
Outdoor doubles | N/A | ![]() L 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 |
Did not advance | 15 | ||||
Conrad Langaard Richard Petersen |
Outdoor doubles | N/A | Bye | ![]() L 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Did not advance | 9 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Molla Bjurstedt | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | ![]() W 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
![]() L 6–2, 6–2 |
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- Mixed
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Molla Bjurstedt Conrad Langaard |
Outdoor doubles | ![]() L 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Did not advance | 5 |
Wrestling
[edit]Greco-Roman
[edit]Norway was represented by nine wrestlers in its second Olympic wrestling appearance. Lofthus's 11th-place finish was the best. The team went a combined 8–18.
Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Match A Opposition Result |
Match B Opposition Result |
Match C Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Kristian Arneson | Featherweight | ![]() W |
![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||||
Richard Frydenlund | Lightweight | ![]() W |
![]() W |
![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 17 | |||||
Thorbjørn Frydenlund | Lightweight | ![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
Ragnvald Gullaksen | Featherweight | ![]() W |
![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||||
Alfred Gundersen | Middleweight | ![]() L |
Did not start | Did not advance | 37 | |||||||
Mikael Hestdahl | Featherweight | ![]() W |
![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||||
Herbrand Lofthus | Lightweight | ![]() W |
![]() W |
![]() L |
![]() W |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 11 | ||||
Ansgar Løvold | Light heavyweight | ![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 20 | |||||
Thorvald Olsen | Lightweight | ![]() L |
![]() L |
Did not advance | 31 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Norway at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ Mather, Victor; Panja, Tariq (15 July 2022). "Jim Thorpe Is Restored as Sole Winner of 1912 Olympic Gold Medals". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Bergvall, Erik (ed.). "The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912" (PDF). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). Wahlström & Widstrand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- International Olympic Committee results database