Norway at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 42 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Medalists

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

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

Men's team foil

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

Men's épée

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

References

^ "Norway at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

External links

Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database