Norway at the
1960 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Squaw Valley
Competitors29 (25 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearerKnut Johannesen (Speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Norway competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldHaakon BrusveenCross-country skiingMen's 15 km
 GoldRoald AasSpeed skatingMen's 1500m
 GoldKnut JohannesenSpeed skatingMen's 10,000m
 SilverHarald Grønningen
Hallgeir Brenden
Einar Østby
Haakon Brusveen
Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 10 km relay
 SilverTormod KnutsenNordic combinedMen's individual
 SilverKnut JohannesenSpeed skatingMen's 5000m

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Oddvar Rønnestad Downhill 2:15.4 20
Oddvar Rønnestad Giant Slalom 2:23.3 51
Oddvar Rønnestad Slalom 1:18.8 25 1:04.5 15 2:23.3 14
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Astrid Sandvik Downhill 2:02.9 37
Liv Jagge-Christiansen 1:51.2 30
Marit Haraldsen 1:42.9 12
Marit Haraldsen Giant Slalom DSQ
Liv Jagge-Christiansen 1:46.4 24
Inger Bjørnbakken 1:45.5 20
Astrid Sandvik 1:45.4 19
Liv Jagge-Christiansen Slalom DSQ DSQ
Marit Haraldsen 59.8 19 1:00.0 14 1:59.8 11
Astrid Sandvik 58.1 8 1:31.3 38 2:29.4 36
Inger Bjørnbakken 57.3 3 1:05.2 27 2:02.5 14

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Time Missed targets Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Jon Istad 1'36:53.5 4 1'44:53.5 11
Henry Hermansen 1'34:20.1 4 1'42:20.1 10
Ola Wærhaug 1'36:35.8 1 1'38:35.8 7
1 Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Hallgeir Brenden 53:10.3 12
Harald Grønningen 53:02.2 11
Einar Østby 52:18.0 4
Håkon Brusveen 51:55.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
30 km Sverre Stensheim 1'59:52.8 20
Magnar Lundemo 1'58:46.8 16
Oddmund Jensen 1'55:35.0 10
Hallgeir Brenden 1'55:19.8 9
50 km Harald Grønningen 3'11:17.1 14
Oddmund Jensen 3'09:16.2 11
Sverre Stensheim 3'08:51.5 10
Hallgeir Brenden 3'08:23.0 9
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Harald Grønningen
Hallgeir Brenden
Einar Østby
Håkon Brusveen
2'18:46.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Nordic combined

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Gunder Gundersen Individual 58.0 63.0 205.5 14 1'01:41.9 227.548 12 433.048 11
Sverre Stenersen 61.5 63.5 205.5 14 1'00:24.0 232.581 8 438.081 7
Tormod Knutsen 61.5 67.0 217.0 4 59:31.0 236.000 5 453.000 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Arne Larsen 67.0 64.5 215.0 5 1'01:10.1 229.613 10 444.613 6

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Ole Tom Nord Normal hill 81.0 94.6 29 82.0 105.6 10 200.2 23
Kåre Berg 83.0 100.7 19 81.5 106.7 7 207.4 13
Halvor Næs 86.0 103.1 16 81.5 106.7 7 209.8 11
Torbjørn Yggeseth 88.5 106.6 8 82.5 109.5 4 216.1 5

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Nils Aaness 42.5 24
Knut Johannesen 42.3 20
Hroar Elvenes 41.4 14
Alv Gjestvang 40.8 6
1500 m Nils Aaness DNF
Hroar Elvenes 2:24.9 39
Knut Johannesen 2:14.5 11
Roald Aas 2:10.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
5000 m Roald Aas 8:30.1 25
Torstein Seiersten 8:05.3 4
Knut Johannesen 8:00.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
10,000 m Roald Aas 17:26.8 23
Torstein Seiersten 16:33.4 6
Knut Johannesen 15:46.6 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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