Norway participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, held between 18 and 28 February 1960. The country's participation in the Games marked its eighth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1924 Games.

The Norwegian team consisted of 29 athletes including four women who competed across six sports. Skater Knut Johannesen was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Norway was ranked fourth in the overall medal table with six medals including three gold, and three silver.

Background Norway first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics, and has since taken part in every Olympic Games. The country made its debut in the Winter Olympics in the inaugural 1924 Games held in Chamonix, France. The nation also hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics at Oslo. Norway's participation in the 1960 Winter Olympics marked its eighth consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut.

The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, United States between 18 and 28 February 1960. The Norwegian delegation consisted of 29 athletes competing across six sports. Skater Knut Johannesen was the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.

Medalists

Austria was ranked fourth in the overall medal table with six medals including three gold, and three silver. Flag-bearer Knut Johannesen won a gold and silver medal in the speed skating events.

MedalNameSportEvent Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km Speed skating Men's 1,500 m Speed skating Men's 10,000 m Cross-country skiing Men's 4 x 10 km relay Nordic combined Men's individual Speed skating Men's 1,500 m

Competitors There were 29 athletes including four women who took part in the medal events across six sports. SportMenWomenAthletesAlpine skiing145Biathlon303Cross-country skiing707Nordic combined404Ski jumping404Speed skating606Total25429

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics took place at Squaw Valley Ski Resort and consisted of six events. Norway entered five competitors including four women, and was the only event in which Norwegian women took part in the Games. Oddvar Rønnestad competed in the men's events, and his best finish came in the slalom event (14th). In the women's events, Marit Haraldsen recorded the best performances with 11th and 12th place finishes in the slalom and downhill events respectively.

Men AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOddvar RønnestadDownhillcolspan="4" rowspan="2" 2:15.420Giant slalom2:23.351Slalom1:18.8251:04.5152:23.314

Women AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAstrid SandvikDownhillcolspan="4" rowspan="7" 2:02.937Liv Jagge-Christiansen1:51.230Marit Haraldsen1:42.912Astrid SandvikGiant slalom1:45.419Inger Bjørnbakken1:45.520Liv Jagge-Christiansen1:46.424Marit Haraldsen–Astrid SandvikSlalom58.181:31.3382:29.436Inger Bjørnbakken57.331:05.2272:02.514Liv Jagge-Christiansen––––Marit Haraldsen59.8191:00.0141:59.811

Biathlon

The biathlon events were held at McKinney Creek Stadium on 21 February. The 20 km event for men had four shooting stages consisting of five shots each, with time penalties applicable for each shot missed. Three competitors competed for Norway, and Ola Wærhaug recorded the best place finish of seventh in the competition.

EventAthleteTimeMissed targets Adjusted time 1RankHenry HermansenMen's 20 km1'34:20.141'42:20.110Jon Istad1'36:53.541'44:53.511Ola Wærhaug1'36:35.811'38:35.87

1 Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

The cross-country skiing events took place between 19 and 27 February 1960 and consisted of six medal events. Norway sent the highest number of athletes (seven) to compete in the four men's events in the sport. Håkon Brusveen won the country's first gold medal in the Games in the men's 15 km event with a best time of 51 minutes and 55.5 seconds. The men's relay team consisting of Brusveen, Harald Grønningen, Hallgeir Brenden, and Einar Østby won the silver medal.

EventAthleteRaceTimeRankEinar ØstbyMen's 15 km52:18.04Håkon Brusveen51:55.5Hallgeir Brenden53:10.312Harald Grønningen53:02.211Hallgeir BrendenMen's 30 km1'55:19.89Magnar Lundemo1'58:46.816Oddmund Jensen1'55:35.010Sverre Stensheim1'59:52.820Hallgeir BrendenMen's 50 km3'08:23.09Harald Grønningen3'11:17.114Oddmund Jensen3'09:16.211Sverre Stensheim3'08:51.510Einar ØstbyHåkon BrusveenHallgeir BrendenHarald GrønningenMen's 4 x 10 km relay2'18:46.4

Nordic combined

The Nordic combined event consisted of ski jumping and cross-country skiing. It was held between 22 and 24 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. There were four Norwegian participants in the event, with Tormod Knutsen winning the silver medal.

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalDistance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankArne LarsenIndividual67.064.5215.051'01:10.1229.61310444.6136Gunder Gundersen58.063.0205.5141'01:41.9227.54812433.04811Sverre Stenersen61.563.5205.5141'00:24.0232.5818438.0817Tormod Knutsen61.567.0217.0459:31.0236.0005453.000

Ski jumping

Ski jumping event was held on 21 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. Austria had four entrants to the competition. Torbjørn Yggeseth had the best result in the event and finished fifth with a combined score of 216.1.

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankHalvor NæsNormal hill86.0103.11681.5106.77209.811Kåre Berg83.0100.71981.5106.77207.413Ole Tom Nord81.094.62982.0105.610200.223Torbjørn Yggeseth88.5106.6882.5109.54216.15

Speed skating

Speed skating events were held at the Speed Skating Oval. The sport resulted in the best haul of medals for Norway with two gold and one silver medal. Flag-bearer Knut Johannesen won the gold medal with a new world record in the men's 10,000 m event, and a silver in the 5,000 m event. Roald Aas won the gold in the 1,500 m event.

EventAthleteRaceTimeRankAlv GjestvangMen's 500 m 40.86Hroar Elvenes41.414Knut Johannesen42.320Nils Aaness42.524Hroar ElvenesMen's 1,500 m 2:24.939Knut Johannesen2:14.511Nils Aaness–Roald Aas2:10.4Knut JohannesenMen's 5,000 m 8:00.8Roald Aas8:30.125Torstein Seiersten8:05.34Knut JohannesenMen's 10,000 m 15:46.6 WRRoald Aas17:26.823Torstein Seiersten16:33.46

References

External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com