Norway at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Norway at the 1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Melbourne, Australia/Stockholm, Sweden 22 November – 8 December
Competitors	22 (19 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Thor Thorvaldsen (Melbourne) Birck Elgaaen (Stockholm)
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 22 competitors, 19 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.

Athletics

Individual dressage

Team dressage

Individual jumping

Five shooters represented Norway in 1956.

"Norway at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
"Norway Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

Norway hosted the 1952 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Norway did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott

v t e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda
America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand
Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

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