Norway at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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]

Norway at the
1912 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Stockholm
Competitors190 (188 men and 2 women) in 14 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
5
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Men's Team Gymnastics Men's team, free system
  Gold 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
  Gold Thoralf Glad, Thomas Aas, Andreas Brecke, Torleiv Corneliussen and Christian Jebe Sailing Men's 8m class
  Silver Ferdinand Bie Athletics Men's Pentathlon
  Silver Gudbrand Skatteboe, Ole Sæther, Østen Østensen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sæther and Einar Liberg Shooting Men's Team free rifle
  Bronze Men's Team Gymnastics Men's Team (Swedish system)
  Bronze Claus Høyer, Reidar Holter, Max Herseth, Frithjof Olstad and Olaf Bjørnstad (cox) Rowing Men's coxed fours, inriggers
  Bronze Theodor Klem, Henry Larsen, Håkon Tønsager, Mathias Torstensen and Ejnar Tønsager (cox) Rowing Men's coxed fours
  Bronze Engebret Skogen Shooting Men's 300m military rifle, three positions
  Bronze Molla Bjurstedt Tennis Women's singles outdoor

Aquatics

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Diving

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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
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

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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
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
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aagot Norman 100 m freestyle N/A Did not finish Did not advance

Athletics

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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
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

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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

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Cyclist Events Final
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

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Dressage
Rider Horse Event Final
Penalties Rank
Jens Falkenberg King Individual 103 15
Jumping
Rider Horse Event Final
Penalties Rank
Jørgen Jensen Joss Individual 25 26
Karl Kildal Garcia Individual 22 24
Jens Falkenberg Florida Individual 29 28

Fencing

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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
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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Norway's football squad
Squad list 1R QF Consolation tournament Overall Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
From:

Gunnar Andersen
Einar Friis Baastad
Hans Endrerud
Charles Herlofson
Sverre Jensen
Harald Johansen
Kristian Krefting
Erling Maartmann
Rolf Maartmann
Ingolf Pedersen
Henry Reinholdt
Per Skou

Bye   Denmark
Lost 7–0
  Austria
Lost 1–0
9=

Quarterfinals

Denmark  7–0  Norway
Olsen   4'   70'   88'
S. Nielsen   60'   85'
Wolfhagen   25'
Middelboe   37'
Attendance: 700

Consolation tournament

Austria  1–0  Norway
Grundwald   2'

Gymnastics

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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

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Gymnast Events Final
Result Rank
Norway Team, free system 22.85  
Team, Swedish system 857.21  

Modern pentathlon

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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
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

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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
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

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Taifun, Norway's 8 m gold-winning 8 m class boat
 
Magda IX, Norway's gold-winning 12 m class boat

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
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

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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.

Shooter Event Final
Result Rank
Ole Bjerke 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 61 80
Søren Bough 600 m free rifle 40 82
Julius Braathe 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 900 29
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 88 15
Carsten Henrik Bruun Trap 74 27
Ole Degnes 600 m free rifle 84 17
Johannes Espelund 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 60 81
Mathias Glomnes 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 82 35
Albert Helgerud 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 952 7
600 m free rifle 74 47
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 75 55
Olaf Husby 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 905 27
Ole Jensen 600 m free rifle 73 56
Johannes Jordell 50 m rifle, prone 172 35
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 80 41
Einar Liberg 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 921 15
Birger Lie 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 59 82
Ragnvald Maseng 50 m rifle, prone 156 40
600 m free rifle 73 55
Hans Nordvik 600 m free rifle 79 35
Østen Østensen 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 911 23
Thomas Refsum 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 905 26
600 m free rifle 76 41
Frantz Rosenberg Trap 81 23
Olaf Sæther 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 914 18
Ole Sæther 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 941 9
600 m free rifle 70 60
Gudbrand Skatteboe 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 956 5
600 m free rifle 77 40
Herman Skjerven 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 71 62
Engebret Skogen 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 899 31
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 95  
Alfred Stabell Trap 3 61
Arne Sunde 50 m rifle, prone 176 30
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 900 30
600 m free rifle 80 30
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 80 44
Alfred Thielemann 600 m free rifle 57 75
300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 62 76
Paul Vighals 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 911 22
600 m free rifle 72 57
Carl Weydahl 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 40 89
Ole Degnes
Mathias Glomnes
Olaf Husby
Ole Jensen
Hans Nordvik
Arne Sunde
Team rifle 1473 6
Albert Helgerud
Einar Liberg
Østen Østensen
Olaf Sæther
Ole Sæther
Gudbrand Skatteboe
Team free rifle 5602  

Tennis

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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
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Herman Björklund Outdoor singles Bye   Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–0, 6–0, 6–1
Did not advance 31
Conrad Langaard Outdoor singles Bye   Canet (FRA)
L 6–3, 6–0, 6–1
Did not advance 31
Richard Petersen Outdoor singles Bye   von Salm (AUT)
L 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Did not advance 31
Trygve Smith Outdoor singles Bye   Boström (SWE)
L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
Did not advance 31
Willem Stibolt Outdoor singles Bye Bye   Šebek (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Did not advance 17
Bjarne Angell
Willem Stibolt
Outdoor doubles N/A   Just & Žemla (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
Did not advance 15
Herman Björklund
Trygve Smith
Outdoor doubles N/A   Pipes & Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–0, 6–2, 6–0
Did not advance 15
Conrad Langaard
Richard Petersen
Outdoor doubles N/A Bye   Just & Žemla (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Did not advance 9
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Molla Bjurstedt Outdoor singles Bye Bye   Broquedis (FRA)
W 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
  Arnheim (SWE)
L 6–2, 6–2
 
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Molla Bjurstedt
Conrad Langaard
Outdoor doubles   Grönfors & Holmström (SWE)
L 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Did not advance 5

Wrestling

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Greco-Roman

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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
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   Beránek (BOH)
W
  Pawłowicz (RUS)
L
  Beckman (SWE)
L
Did not advance 19
Richard Frydenlund Lightweight   Lupton (GBR)
W
  Ruff (GBR)
W
  Balej (BOH)
L
  Salonen (FIN)
L
Did not advance 17
Thorbjørn Frydenlund Lightweight   Fischer (AUT)
L
  Svenson (SWE)
L
Did not advance 31
Ragnvald Gullaksen Featherweight   Persson (SWE)
W
  Beckman (SWE)
L
  Lasanen (FIN)
L
Did not advance 19
Alfred Gundersen Middleweight   Jokinen (FIN)
L
Did not start Did not advance 37
Mikael Hestdahl Featherweight   Åkesson (SWE)
W
  Öberg (SWE)
L
  Lehmusvirta (FIN)
L
Did not advance 19
Herbrand Lofthus Lightweight   Cabal (FRA)
W
  Dumrauf (GER)
W
  Nilsson (SWE)
L
  Saeurhöfer (GER)
W
  Mathiasson (SWE)
L
Did not advance 11
Ansgar Løvold Light heavyweight   Lind (FIN)
L
  Barl (AUT)
L
Did not advance N/A Did not advance 20
Thorvald Olsen Lightweight   Kolehmainen (FIN)
L
  Tanttu (FIN)
L
Did not advance 31

References

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  1. ^ "Norway at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  2. ^ 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.
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