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 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

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Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Sunday February 9, 1936 to Saturday February 15, 1936.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...	Women's singles
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 .-Medalists:-Cross-country skiing:...	Men's individual
		Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Sunday, February 16, 1936.-Medalists:-Final standings:The competition took place at "Olympiaschanze" with a K-Point of 80 metres . It started at 11 a.m....	Men's normal hill
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 1500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 5000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 10,000m
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...	Men's 18 km
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...	Men's 4 x 10 km relay
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 .-Medalists:-Cross-country skiing:...	Men's individual
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...	Men's 1500m
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women....	Women's combined
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 .-Medalists:-Cross-country skiing:...	Men's individual
		Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Sunday, February 16, 1936.-Medalists:-Final standings:The competition took place at "Olympiaschanze" with a K-Point of 80 metres . It started at 11 a.m....	Men's normal hill

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom			Total
		Time	Rank	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Total 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...	Combined	5:11.6	10	DNS	–	–	DNF	–
Per Fossum Per Fossum Per Fossum was a Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics, when he finished ninth in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:*...		5:03.2	7	1:30.3	1:29.7	15	88.12	9
Alf Konningen Alf Konningen Alf Konningen was a Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he finished eighth in the alpine skiing combined event.Born in Kongsberg, he represented Kongsberg IF.-External links:*...		5:00.4	5	1:29.3	1:24.3	9	90.06	8
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...		4:47.4	1	1:31.9 (+0:06)	1:17.1	6	93.38	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom			Total
		Time	Rank	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Total points	Rank
Nora Strømstad Nora Strømstad Nora Strømstad was a Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 she finished eleventh in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:*...	Combined	5:57.4	11	1:34.2	1:51.1 (+0:06)	14	77.20	11
Johanne Dybwad Johanne Dybwad Johanne Dybwad was a Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.She was born in Oslo.In 1936 she finished seventh in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:* * *...		5:32.0	8	1:26.5 (+0:06)	1:30.9	7	85.90	7
Laila Schou Nilsen Laila Schou Nilsen Laila Schou Nilsen was a Norwegian speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player. She was one of the pioneers in Norwegian as well as international speed skating for women.-Biography:...		5:04.4	1	1:26.1 (+0:06)	1:17.3	5	93.48

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Bjarne Iversen Bjarne Iversen Bjarne Iversen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	1'18:56	9
	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....	1'18:13	6
	Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 x 10 km....	1'17:37	5
	Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympic games:...	1'15:33
50 km	Per Samuelshaug Per Samuelshaug Per Samuelshaug was a Norwegian cross country skier from Alvdal who participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He won the 50 kilometres contest at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1937.-References:...	DNF	–
	Kåre Hatten Kåre Hatten Kåre Hatten was a Norwegian cross country skier. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th in the 50 kilometres. He was a Norwegian champion in the 30 kilometres cross country skiing in 1932, and competed at the 1934 and 1935 World Championships.-References:...	3'50:37	12
	Trygve Brodahl Trygve Brodahl Trygve Brodahl was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1930s.He won a silver medal at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 17 km and a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay as well as a bronze at 50 km in 1935. In 1939, Brodahl won the 18 km cross country...	3'50:14	11
	Arne Tuft Arne Tuft Arne Tuft was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Hønefoss and died in Oslo.In 1936 he finished sixth in the 50 kilometre competition....	3'41:18	6

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympic games:... Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 x 10 km.... Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a silver in the 4 x 10 km, and a bronze in the Nordic combined.... Bjarne Iversen Bjarne Iversen Bjarne Iversen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	2'41:39

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Nanna Egedius Nanna Egedius Nanna Egedius was a Norwegian figure skater.She competed at the 1931 World Figure Skating Championships, where she placed seventh. She also competed at the 1933, 1934 and 1935 World Figure Skating Championships, and she participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics...	Women's singles	DNS	–	–	–	–
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...		1	1	7.5	424.5

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Score	Final rank
Randi Bakke Randi Bakke Randi Nilsine Bakke was a Norwegian pair skater. She represented Oslo Skøiteklub.... Christen Christensen Christen Christensen (figure skater) Christen Christensen was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub....	132.5	8.2	15

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 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...

 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
Bernt Østerkløft Bernt Østerkløft Bernt Østerkløft was a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He finished sixth in the nordic combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-External links:*...	Individual	1'21:37	205.1	6	44.0	48.0	188.7	21	393.8	6
Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a silver in the 4 x 10 km, and a bronze in the Nordic combined....		1'18:01	225.5	3	40.0	47.0	182.6	28	408.1
Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 x 10 km....		1'17:37	227.8	2	47.0	45.5	192.0	13	419.8
Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympic games:...		1'15:33	240.0	1	42.0	46.0	190.3	16	430.3

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Arnholdt Kongsgård Arnholdt Kongsgård Arnholdt Kongsgaard was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed before World War II. He won a ski jumping bronze medal at the 1939 World Ski Championships in Zakopane...	Normal hill	74.5	111.6	6	66.0	106.1	12	217.7	8
Reidar Andersen Reidar Andersen Reidar Andersen was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1930s. He won a ski jumping bronze at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....		74.0	113.5	4	75.0	115.4	2	228.9
Kåre Walberg		73.5	113.7	3	72.0	113.3	4	227.0	4
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...		75.0	114.9	2	74.5	117.1	1	232.0

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 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....	DNF	–
	Harry Haraldsen Harry Haraldsen Harry Haraldsen was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he finished seventh in the 1500 metres competition and 34th in the 500 metres event.-External links:*...	54.9	34
	Georg Krog Georg Krog Georg Philip Hertzberg Krog was a Norwegian Olympic speed skater and lawyer.He received a silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It was later noted that gold medallist Ivar Ballangrud probably was clocked in a second too early, something which could have cost Krog the...	43.5
	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...	43.4 OR
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....	2:23.0	8
	Harry Haraldsen Harry Haraldsen Harry Haraldsen was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he finished seventh in the 1500 metres competition and 34th in the 500 metres event.-External links:*...	2:22.4	7
	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...	2:20.2
	Charles Mathiesen Charles Mathiesen Charles Mathiesen was a speed skater whose speed skating career lasted for 18 years , while being at the world top during most of those years.-Biography:Mathiesen was born in Drammen, Norway...	2:19.2 OR
5000 m	Edvard Wangberg Edvard Wangberg Edvard Wangberg was a Norwegian speed skater from Trondheim. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he placed 20th in the 5,000 metres and 18th in the 10,000 metres. He placed seventh at the 1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.-References:...	8:54.7	20
	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...	8:38.5	9
	Charles Mathiesen Charles Mathiesen Charles Mathiesen was a speed skater whose speed skating career lasted for 18 years , while being at the world top during most of those years.-Biography:Mathiesen was born in Drammen, Norway...	8:36.9	7
	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...	8:19.6 OR
10,000 m	Edvard Wangberg Edvard Wangberg Edvard Wangberg was a Norwegian speed skater from Trondheim. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he placed 20th in the 5,000 metres and 18th in the 10,000 metres. He placed seventh at the 1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.-References:...	18:15.8	18
	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...	17:56.7	10
	Charles Mathiesen Charles Mathiesen Charles Mathiesen was a speed skater whose speed skating career lasted for 18 years , while being at the world top during most of those years.-Biography:Mathiesen was born in Drammen, Norway...	17:41.2	4
	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...	17:24.3 OR