Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics

1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...

in Lake Placid

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, February 8, 1932 to Friday, February 12, 1932...	Women's singles
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 and on Thursday, February 11, 1932 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held...	Men's individual
		Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Friday, February 12, 1932.-Medalists:-Results:The competition took place at "Intervales Hill" with a K-Point of 61 meters .-Participating nations:...	Men's normal hill
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 and on Thursday, February 11, 1932 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held...	Men's individual
	Hans Beck Hans Beck (ski jumper) Hans Beck was a Norwegian ski jumper who won a silver medal in the large hill individual event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Having been in the lead after the first round, he was overcome by Birger Ruud, who hailed from the same city, in the second round.Born in Kongsberg,...	Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Friday, February 12, 1932.-Medalists:-Results:The competition took place at "Intervales Hill" with a K-Point of 61 meters .-Participating nations:...	Men's normal hill
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. For the only time in the Olympic history, the speed skating were held as packstyle events, having all competitors skate at the same time. This competition form was not common in Europe and gave the runners from the United States...	Men's 500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. For the only time in the Olympic history, the speed skating were held as packstyle events, having all competitors skate at the same time. This competition form was not common in Europe and gave the runners from the United States...	Men's 10,000m
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 while the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932.-Medal summary:...	Men's 50km
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 and on Thursday, February 11, 1932 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held...	Men's individual
		Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Friday, February 12, 1932.-Medalists:-Results:The competition took place at "Intervales Hill" with a K-Point of 61 meters .-Participating nations:...	Men's normal hill

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Kristian Hovde Kristian Hovde Kristian Hovde was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the late 1920s in the early 1930s.He was born in Vikersund....	1'32:48	13
	Ole Stenen Ole Stenen Ole Stenen is a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s....	1'28:05	8
	Johan Grøttumsbraaten	1'27:15	6
	Arne Rustadstuen Arne Rustadstuen Arne Rustadstuen was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York in the 50 km....	1'27:06	5
50 km	Ole Stenen Ole Stenen Ole Stenen is a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s....	DNF	–
	Sigurd Vestad Sigurd Vestad Sigurd Vestad was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Trysil.In 1932 he finished fifth in the 50 kilometre competition....	4'32:40	5
	Ole Hegge Ole Hegge Ole Hegge was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His best known finish was a silver medal in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...	4'32:04	4
	Arne Rustadstuen Arne Rustadstuen Arne Rustadstuen was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York in the 50 km....	4'31:53

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Sonja Henie Sonja Henie Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...	Women's singles	1	1	7	2302.5

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics

At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 while the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932.-Medal summary:...

 of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country			Ski Jumping				Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sverre Kolterud Sverre Kolterud Sverre Cristiansen Kolterud was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s.He was born in Dokka and died in Oslo....	Individual	1'34:36	204.00	7	57.0	55.5	214.6	5	418.60	4
Hans Vinjarengen Hans Vinjarengen Hans Vinjarengen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined in the 1920s and early 1930s. He won a Nordic combined silver at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St...		1'32:40	213.00	4	54.0	62.0	221.6	2	434.60
Ole Stenen Ole Stenen Ole Stenen is a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s....		1'28:05	235.75	2	48.0	52.0	200.3	12	436.05
Johan Grøttumsbraaten		1'27:15	240.00	1	51.0	50.0	206.0	6	446.00

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sigmund Ruud Sigmund Ruud Sigmund Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Kongsberg, Norway, Sigmund Ruud, with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Sigmund earned a silver medal in the ski jumping competition...	Normal hill	63.0	107.2	5	62.5	107.9	8	215.1	7
Kaare Walberg		62.5	108.9	4	64.0	110.6	3	219.5
Birger Ruud Birger Ruud Birger Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935 and 1937. Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936...		66.5	113.9	2	69.0	114.2	1	228.1
Hans Beck Hans Beck (ski jumper) Hans Beck was a Norwegian ski jumper who won a silver medal in the large hill individual event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Having been in the lead after the first round, he was overcome by Birger Ruud, who hailed from the same city, in the second round.Born in Kongsberg,...		71.5	116.5	1	63.5	110.5	4	227.0

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Heat		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position
500 m	Erling Lindboe Erling Lindboe Erling Lindboe was a Norwegian speed skater.He competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, in the 500 metres and the 5000 metres.-References:...	n/a	4	Did not advance
	Bernt Evensen Bernt Evensen Bernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m Bernt Sverre Evensen (8 April 1905 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 24 August 1979)...	45.3	1 Q	n/a
	Hans Engnestangen Hans Engnestangen Hans Engnestangen was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. He held the world records on both the 500 and 1500 meter distance for more than ten years....	n/a	5	Did not advance
	Haakon Pedersen Haakon Pedersen Haakon Pedersen was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished fifth in the 500 metres competition....	n/a	4	Did not advance
1500 m	Hans Engnestangen Hans Engnestangen Hans Engnestangen was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. He held the world records on both the 500 and 1500 meter distance for more than ten years....	n/a	4	Did not advance
	Bernt Evensen Bernt Evensen Bernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m Bernt Sverre Evensen (8 April 1905 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 24 August 1979)...	n/a	3	Did not advance
	Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in Speed Skating. As the only triple gold medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful athlete there.-Biography:Ivar Ballangrud was one of the best speed skaters in the world for a period of 15...	n/a	3	Did not advance
	Michael Staksrud Michael Staksrud Michael Staksrud was a Norwegian World Champion in speed skating.-Biography:Born in Gran, in the district of Hadeland, Staksrud started his speed skating career at Hamar Idrettslag . From 1937 onward, he represented Oslo Skøiteklub...	n/a	3	Did not advance
5000m	Michael Staksrud Michael Staksrud Michael Staksrud was a Norwegian World Champion in speed skating.-Biography:Born in Gran, in the district of Hadeland, Staksrud started his speed skating career at Hamar Idrettslag . From 1937 onward, he represented Oslo Skøiteklub...	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in Speed Skating. As the only triple gold medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful athlete there.-Biography:Ivar Ballangrud was one of the best speed skaters in the world for a period of 15...	n/a	3 Q	n/a	5
	Erling Lindboe Erling Lindboe Erling Lindboe was a Norwegian speed skater.He competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, in the 500 metres and the 5000 metres.-References:...	n/a	5	Did not advance
	Bernt Evensen Bernt Evensen Bernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m Bernt Sverre Evensen (8 April 1905 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 24 August 1979)...	10:01.4	1 Q	n/a	6
10,000 m	Michael Staksrud Michael Staksrud Michael Staksrud was a Norwegian World Champion in speed skating.-Biography:Born in Gran, in the district of Hadeland, Staksrud started his speed skating career at Hamar Idrettslag . From 1937 onward, he represented Oslo Skøiteklub...	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in Speed Skating. As the only triple gold medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful athlete there.-Biography:Ivar Ballangrud was one of the best speed skaters in the world for a period of 15...	n/a	2 Q	n/a
	Hans Engnestangen Hans Engnestangen Hans Engnestangen was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. He held the world records on both the 500 and 1500 meter distance for more than ten years....	n/a	6	Did not advance
	Bernt Evensen Bernt Evensen Bernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m Bernt Sverre Evensen (8 April 1905 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 24 August 1979)...	n/a	3 Q	n/a	6