Norway competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 190 competitors, 188 men and 2 women, took part in 58 events in 14 sports.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Men's Team Gymnastics Men's team, free system Alfred Larsen, Johan Anker, Nils Bertelsen, Halfdan Hansen, Magnus Konow, Petter Larsen, Eilert Falch-Lund, Christian Staib, Arnfinn Heje and Carl Thaulow Sailing Men's 12m class Thoralf Glad, Thomas Aas, Andreas Brecke, Torleiv Corneliussen and Christian Jebe Sailing Men's 8m class Ferdinand Bie Athletics Men's Pentathlon Gudbrand Skatteboe, Ole Sæther, Østen Østensen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sæther and Einar Liberg Shooting Men's Team free rifle Men's Team Gymnastics Men's Team (Swedish system) Claus Høyer, Reidar Holter, Max Herseth, Frithjof Olstad and Olaf Bjørnstad (cox) Rowing Men's coxed fours, inriggers Theodor Klem, Henry Larsen, Håkon Tønsager, Mathias Torstensen and Ejnar Tønsager (cox) Rowing Men's coxed fours Engebret Skogen Shooting Men's 300m military rifle, three positions Molla Bjurstedt Tennis Women's singles outdoor
Aquatics
Diving
Three divers, all men, represented Norway. It was Norway's debut in diving. None of the three divers reached the final in any of their events.
Rankings given are within the diver's heat.
DiverEventsHeatsFinalResultRankResultRank Sigvard Andersen10 m platform 56.4 5 Did not advancePlain high dive 28.6 7 Did not advance Alfred EngelsenPlain high dive 28.3 7 Did not advance Nils TvedtPlain high dive 31.7 5 Did not advance
Swimming
Five swimmers, including one woman, competed for Norway at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut in swimming. None of the Norwegian swimmers advanced to the finals, with Johnsen's sixth-place finish in his 400-metre freestyle semifinal the best result of the Games.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
Men
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank John Johnsen100 m freestyle 1:19.2 4 Did not advance400 m freestyle N/A 1:19.2 2 Q Unknown 6 Did not advance1500 m freestyle N/A 25:45.6 3 Did not advance100 m backstroke N/A 1:34.2 4 Did not advance Audun Rusten200 m breaststroke N/A Disqualified Did not advance Harry Svendsen100 m backstroke N/A 1:47.2 3 Did not advance Herbert Wetter1500 m freestyle N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Women
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Aagot Norman100 m freestyle N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Athletics
23 athletes represented Norway. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics.
Ferdinand Bie, who had originally won the silver medal in the pentathlon, was awarded gold after Jim Thorpe was disqualified. When Thorpe was reinstated in 1982, Bie retained his gold medal in the event and became co-champions with Thorpe. In 2022, in consultation with surviving members of Bie's family, the IOC reinstated Thorpe as the sole winner of the event, as all his competitors had always wanted. Bie's medal was the only one won by Norway in athletics in 1912 and was the nation's second athletics gold medal. Arne Halse, who had previously held Norway's best athletics result with a silver medal in the 1908 javelin throw, placed 7th in the javelin and 5th in the two-handed version of the event. Norway also had two fourth-place finishes, in the triple jump and team cross country.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Ole AarnæsHigh jump N/A 1.75 13 Did not advance Johannes AndersenInd. cross country N/A 51:47.4 22 Ferdinand Bie110 m hurdles 16.2 1 Q 15.8 3 Did not advanceLong jump N/A 6.75 11 Did not advancePentathlon N/A 21 Decathlon N/A 6485.065 14 Birger BrodtkorbStanding long jump N/A 3.05 12 Did not advanceStanding high jump N/A 1.40 13 Did not advance Nils DahlInd. cross country N/A Did not finish Parelius FinnerudInd. cross country N/A 51:16.2 20 Nils FixdalLong jump N/A 6.71 13 Did not advanceTriple jump N/A 13.96 8 Did not advance Oscar FonbækMarathon N/A Did not finish Arne HalseJavelin throw N/A 51.98 7 Did not advance2 hand javelin N/A 96.92 5 Did not advance Olaf HovdenakInd. cross country N/A 50:40.8 19 Daniel JohansenJavelin throw N/A 47.61 12 Did not advance2 hand javelin N/A 92.82 7 Did not advance Edvard LarsenTriple jump N/A 14.06 6 Did not advance Oscar Larsen800 m ? 3 Did not advance1500 m N/A ? 5 Did not advance Gerhard MelingHigh jump N/A 1.75 13 Did not advance Otto MonsenHigh jump N/A 1.75 13 Did not advance Alfred NilsenMarathon N/A Did not start Ole OlsenMarathon N/A Did not start Otto OsenMarathon N/A 3:36:35.2 34 Alexander Pedersen100 m ? 4 Did not advance400 m Disqualified Did not advance Jacob Pedersen400 m 51.6 2 Q ? 5 Did not advance800 m ? 3 Did not advance1500 m N/A ? 6–7 Did not advanceMarathon N/A Did not start Axel SimonsenMarathon N/A 3:04:59.4 23 Herman Sotaaen100 m ? 4 Did not advance200 m ? 3 Did not advance Erling VinneTriple jump N/A 14.14 4 Did not advance Johannes Andersen Parelius Finnerud Olaf HovdenakTeam cross country N/A 61 4
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Norway. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Birgir Andreasen had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, finishing 14th. Because only three Norwegian cyclists finished the time trial, the team received no ranking in the four-man team competition.
Road cycling
CyclistEventsFinalResultRank Birgir AndreasenInd. time trial 11:20:14.6 14 Carl GulbrandsenInd. time trial Did not finish Anton HansenInd. time trial 12:21:23.7 65 Paul HenrichsenInd. time trial 11:55:23.2 47 Carl OlsenInd. time trial Did not finish Martin SaeterhaugInd. time trial Did not finish Birgir Andreasen Anton Hansen Paul Henrichsen Gulbrandsen/Olsen/SaeterhaugTeam time trial Did not finish
Equestrian
Dressage
RiderHorseEventFinalPenaltiesRank Jens Falkenberg King Individual 103 15
Jumping
RiderHorseEventFinalPenaltiesRank Jørgen Jensen Joss Individual 25 26 Karl Kildal Garcia Individual 22 24 Jens Falkenberg Florida Individual 29 28
Fencing
Seven fencers represented Norway, including the only Norwegian fencer who had competed in 1908. It was the second appearance of the nation in fencing. None of the Norwegian fencers were able to advance past the quarterfinal round; however, advancement to quarterfinals was itself an improvement over the results of the previous Games.
FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank Lars AasFoil 4 losses 4 Did not advanceÉpée 2 losses 1 Q 4 losses 6 Did not advance Hans BergslandÉpée 4 losses 4 Did not advance Bjarne EriksenFoil 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advanceÉpée 3 losses 4 Did not advance Severin FinneÉpée 2 losses 3 Q 3 losses 6 Did not advance Sigurd MathiesenÉpée 2 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Harald PlatouÉpée 3 losses 4 Did not advance Christopher von TangenFoil 5 losses 6 Did not advanceÉpée 3 losses 4 Did not advance Lars Aas Hans Bergsland Severin Finne Georges von TangenTeam épée N/A 0–2 3 Did not advance
Football
Squad list1RQFConsolation tournamentOverall RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultFrom: Gunnar Andersen Einar Friis Baastad Hans Endrerud Charles Herlofson Sverre Jensen Harald Johansen Kristian Krefting Erling Maartmann Rolf Maartmann Ingolf Pedersen Henry Reinholdt Per SkouByeLost 7–0Lost 1–09=
Quarterfinals
Consolation tournament
Gymnastics
Forty-six gymnasts represented Norway. It was the second appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Norway had no gymnasts in the individual competition, but had teams in two of the three team events. In the free system even, the Norwegian team took first place to earn the country's first gymnastics gold medal. The team finished third and last in the Swedish system, taking the bronze medal.
Artistic
GymnastEventsFinalResultRank NorwayTeam, free system 22.85 Team, Swedish system 857.21
Modern pentathlon
Norway had two competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Paaske finished 13th among the 22 finishers, while Norby was among the ten pentathletes who did not finish.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRank Score Points Time Points Wins Touches Points Penalties Time Points Time Points Henrik Norby11027 7:48.6 21 14 17 12 Disqualified Retired Did not finish Carl Paaske14723 6:49.2 17 13 15 14 0 12:33.0 14 21:19.8 8 71 13
Rowing
Twenty four rowers represented Norway. It was the nation's second appearance in rowing. The Norwegians took two bronze medals; it were Norway's first Olympic medals in rowing.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
RowerEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank John Bjørnstad (cox) Hannibal Fegth Gunnar Grantz Gustav Hæhre Olaf SolbergCoxed four, inriggers N/A Unknown 2 Did not advance Olav Bjørnstad (cox) Max Herseth Reidar Holter Claus Høyer Frithjof OlstadCoxed four, inriggers N/A 8:03.0 1 Q Unknown 2 Did not advance () Olaf Dahll Øyvin Davidsen Einar Eriksen (cox) Leif Rode Theodor SchjøthCoxed four 7:27.4 1 Q Unknown 2 Did not advance Ejnar Tønsager (cox) Theodor Klem Henry Larsen Håkon Tønsager Mathias TorstensenCoxed four 7:15.0 1 Q 7:05.5 1 Q 7:05.0 2 Did not advance () John Bjørnstad (cox) Hannibal Fegth Gunnar Grantz Gustav Hæhre Harald Herlofson Thomas Høie Otto Krogh Olaf Solberg Einar SommerfeldtEight Unknown 2 Did not advance
Sailing
Eighteen sailors represented Norway. It was the nation's second appearance in sailing. Each of the Norwegian boats found either great success or an utter lack thereof. Two of the three boats won each race in their respective classes to take gold medals without any need for race-offs; these two gold medals were the first medals of any sort Norwegian sailors had won. The third boat, on the other hand, placed fifth (of six) in both of its two races and did not score a single point.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary for medal standings.)
SailorsEventRace 1Race 2Total Time Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Race-off Rank Edvard Christensen Eigil Christiansen Hans Christiansen6 metre class 2:39:48 0 5 2:30:39 0 5 0 N/A 5 Thomas Aas Andreas Brecke Torleiv Corneliussen Thoralf Glad Christian Jebe8 metre class 2:15:59 7 1 2:12:59 7 1 14 N/A Johan Anker Nils Bertelsen Eilert Falch-Lund Halfdan Hansen Arnfinn Heje Magnus Konow Alfred Larsen Petter Larsen Christian Staib Carl Thaulow12 metre class 3:17:17 7 1 3:32:00 7 1 14 N/A
Shooting
Twenty eight shooters competed for Norway. It was the third appearance of the nation in shooting, which Norway had contested each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. The Norwegian shooters won a pair of medals—a silver in the team free rifle and Skogen's bronze in the three positions military rifle. This was a comparatively disappointing result, as the Norwegians had taken a pair of gold medals and a bronze in 1908 and four total medals (though no golds) in 1900.