Norway at the 1908 Summer Olympics


Norway competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having made its Olympic debut in 1900.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
ShootingMen's 300 m free rifle, three positions
, Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg,
Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe
ShootingMen's 300 m free rifle, team
AthleticsMen's javelin throw
GymnasticsMen's team
WrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight
AthleticsMen's triple jump
AthleticsMen's freestyle javelin
ShootingMen's 300 m free rifle, three positions

Results by event

Athletics

Norway's best athletics result was Arne Halse's silver medal in the javelin throw.
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's high jump13thHenry Olsen1.72 metres
Men's high jumpOtto MonsenNo mark
Men's long jump21-32Henry OlsenUnknown
Men's triple jump3rdEdvard Larsen14.39 metres
Men's triple jump13thHenry Olsen13.17 metres
Men's triple jump14thOscar Guttormsen13.16 metres
Men's standing high jump8thWilhelm Blystad1.42 metres
Men's shot put9-25Arne HalseUnknown
Men's discus throw12-42John FalchenbergUnknown
Men's javelin throw2ndArne Halse50.57 metres
Men's javelin throw8-16John JohansenUnknown
Men's freestyle javelin3rdArne Halse49.73 metres
Men's freestyle javelin10-33Conrad CarlsrudUnknown
Men's freestyle javelin10-33John JohansenUnknown

Fencing

Gymnastics

GymnastEventScoreRank
Conrad CarlsrudMen's all-around12484
Petter HolMen's all-around152.570
Eugen IngebretsenMen's all-around10994
Ole IversenMen's all-around11792
Per Mathias JespersenMen's all-around120.587
Carl KlæthMen's all-around14276
Frithjof OlsenMen's all-around127.582
John SkrataasMen's all-around154.567

EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team2ndCarl Albert Andersen, Hermann Bohne, Trygve Bøyesen, Oskar Bye, Conrad Carlsrud, Sverre Grøner, Harald Halvorsen, Harald Hansen, Petter Hol, Eugen Ingebretsen, Ole Iversen, Per Mathias Jespersen, Sigge Johannessen, Nicolai Kiær, Carl Klæth, Thor Larsen, Rolf Lefdahl, Hans Lem, Anders Moen, Frithjof Olsen, Carl Alfred Pedersen, Paul Pedersen, Sigvard Sivertsen, John Skrataas, Harald Smedvik, Andreas Strand, Olaf Syvertsen, Thomas Thorstensen425

Rowing

Sailing

ClassPlaceBoatSailors
8 metre4thFramJohan Anker, Einar Hvoslef, Hagbart Steffens,
Magnus Konow, Eilert Falch-Lund

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 1000 yard free rifle28thJørgen Bru82
Men's 1000 yard free rifle40thGeorg Erdmann61
Men's 1000 yard free rifle41stAsmund Enger58
Men's 1000 yard free rifle41stKolbjørn Kvam58
Men's 1000 yard free rifle47thMathias Glomnes26
Men's 1000 yard free rifleACOlivius Skymoen
Men's 300 metre free rifle1stAlbert Helgerud909
Men's 300 metre free rifle3rdOle Sæther883
Men's 300 metre free rifle6thJulius Braathe851
Men's 300 metre free rifle9thOlaf Sæther830
Men's 300 metre free rifle13thGeorg Erdmann821
Men's 300 metre free rifle19thKolbjørn Kvam777
Men's 300 metre free rifle24thOlivius Skymoen760
Men's 300 metre free rifle26thPer Olaf Olsen752
Men's 300 metre free rifle47thMathias Glomnes563
Men's team free rifle1stAlbert Helgerud
Ole Sæther
Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe
Olaf Sæther
Julius Braathe
Einar Liberg
5055
Men's team military rifle6thOle Sæther
Einar Liberg
Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe
Albert Helgerud
Mathias Glomnes
Jørgen Bru
2192

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Freestyle heavyweight2ndJacob GundersenDefeated
West
Defeated
Humphreys
Defeated
Nixson
Lost to
O'Kelly