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 Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions , Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg,Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, team Athletics Men's javelin throw Gymnastics Men's team Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight Athletics Men's triple jump Athletics Men's freestyle javelin Shooting Men'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.
Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metres Heats Oscar Guttormsen 12.0 seconds 2nd, heat 2 Did not advance John Johansen 11.7 seconds 2nd, heat 5 Men's 200 metres Semi-finalist Oscar Guttormsen Walkover 1st, heat 14 Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 Did not advance Men's 400 metres Heats Oscar Guttormsen Unknown 2nd, heat 5 Did not advance Men's 1500 metres Semi-finalist Oscar Larsen None held Unknown 4th, semifinal 8 Did not advance Nils Dahl Unknown 7th, semifinal 1 Men's 110 metre hurdles Heats Wilhelm Blystad Unknown 2nd, heat 11 Did not advance Oscar Guttormsen Unknown 2nd, heat 12
Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's high jump 13th Henry Olsen 1.72 metres — Otto Monsen No mark Men's long jump 21-32 Henry Olsen Unknown Men's triple jump 3rd Edvard Larsen 14.39 metres 13th Henry Olsen 13.17 metres 14th Oscar Guttormsen 13.16 metres Men's standing high jump 8th Wilhelm Blystad 1.42 metres Men's shot put 9-25 Arne Halse Unknown Men's discus throw 12-42 John Falchenberg Unknown Men's javelin throw 2nd Arne Halse 50.57 metres 8-16 John Johansen Unknown Men's freestyle javelin 3rd Arne Halse 49.73 metres 10-33 Conrad Carlsrud Unknown John Johansen Unknown
Fencing
Event Place Fencer First round Second round Semi-final Final Men's épée First round Hans Bergsland 4-4 (6th in D) Did not advance
Gymnastics
Gymnast Event Score Rank Conrad Carlsrud Men's all-around 124 84 Petter Hol 152.5 70 Eugen Ingebretsen 109 94 Ole Iversen 117 92 Per Mathias Jespersen 120.5 87 Carl Klæth 142 76 Frithjof Olsen 127.5 82 John Skrataas 154.5 67
Event Place Gymnast Score Men's team 2nd Carl 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 Thorstensen 425
Rowing
Event Place Rowers First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Men's eight 5th Otto Krogh, Erik Bye, Ambrosius Høyer, Gustav Hæhre, Emil Irgens, Hannibal Fegth, Wilhelm Hansen, Annan Knudsen, Ejnar Tønsager None held Unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 1 Did not advance
Sailing
Class Place Boat Sailors 8 metre 4th Fram Johan Anker, Einar Hvoslef, Hagbart Steffens, Magnus Konow, Eilert Falch-Lund
Shooting
Event Place Shooter Score Men's 1000 yard free rifle 28th Jørgen Bru 82 40th Georg Erdmann 61 41st Asmund Enger 58 Kolbjørn Kvam 58 47th Mathias Glomnes 26 AC Olivius Skymoen Men's 300 metre free rifle 1st Albert Helgerud 909 3rd Ole Sæther 883 6th Julius Braathe 851 9th Olaf Sæther 830 13th Georg Erdmann 821 19th Kolbjørn Kvam 777 24th Olivius Skymoen 760 26th Per Olaf Olsen 752 47th Mathias Glomnes 563 Men's team free rifle 1st Albert Helgerud Ole Sæther Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe Olaf Sæther Julius Braathe Einar Liberg 5055 Men's team military rifle 6th Ole Sæther Einar Liberg Gudbrand Gudbrandsen Skatteboe Albert Helgerud Mathias Glomnes Jørgen Bru 2192
Wrestling
Event Place Wrestler Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Freestyle heavyweight 2nd Jacob Gundersen Defeated West Defeated Humphreys Defeated Nixson Lost to O'Kelly
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Great Britain 3 1 .750 Total 3 1 .750
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