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Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Rome
Competitors	40 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Sverre Strandli (athletics)
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Peder Lunde Jr. and Bjørn Bergvall — Sailing, Flying Dutchman

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Carl Fredrik Bunæs

• Heat — 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
• Quarter final — 10.69 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Carl Fredrik Bunæs

• Heat — 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
• Quarter final — 21.50 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Arne Hamarsland

• Heat — 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)

Men's marathon

• Tor Torgersen — 2:27:30 hrs (→ 26th place)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Jan Gulbrandsen

• Heat — 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi-final)
• Semi final — 52.56 min (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Roar Berthelsen

• Qualification — 7.09 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Willy Rasmussen

• Round 1 — 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)

• Terje Pedersen

• Round 1 — 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

• Egil Danielsen

• Round 1 — 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Unn Thorvaldsen

• Round 1 — 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Stein Haugen

• Round 1 — 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Sverre Strandli

• Round 1 — 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

One male cyclist represented Norway in 1960.

Individual road race

• Per Digerud

Fencing

One fencer represented Norway in 1960.

Men's foil

• Leif Klette

Men's épée

• Leif Klette

Gymnastics

Rowing

Norway had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.

Men's double sculls

• Harald Kråkenes
• Sverre Kråkenes

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Norway in 1960.

25 m pistol

• Nicolaus Zwetnow

50 m pistol

• Kurt Johannessen

50 m rifle, three positions

• Erling Kongshaug
• Magne Landrø

50 m rifle, prone

• Erling Kongshaug
• Tor Richter

Trap

• Hans Aasnæs

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Norway at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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