Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics
| Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Antwerp | |
| Competitors | 194 (188 men, 6 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Helge Løvland (athletics) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Helge Løvland — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- , Men's 10 metre class (1907 rating)
- Charles Arentz, Willy Gilbert, Robert Giertsen, Arne Sejersted, Halfdan Schjøtt, Trygve Schjøtt and Otto Falkenberg — Sailing, Men's 10 metre class (1919 rating)
- Lauritz Christiansen — Sailing, Men's 12 metre class (1907 rating)
- Johan Friele, Olaf Ørvig, Arthur Allers, Christen Wiese, Martin Borthen, Egill Reimers, Kaspar Hassel, Thor Ørvig and Erik Ørvig — Sailing, Men's 12 metre class (1919 rating)
- Andreas Brecke, Paal Kaasen and Ingolf Rød — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class (1919 rating)
- Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye, Tellef Wagle, Kristoffer Olsen and Alf Jacobsen — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class (1907 rating)
- Thorleif Christoffersen — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class (1919 rating)
- Ole Lilloe-Olsen — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, double shots
- Harald Natvig, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Einar Liberg, Hans Nordvik and Thorstein Johansen — Shooting, Men's Team 100m running deer, double shots
- Otto Olsen — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, single shot
- Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Einar Liberg and Hans Nordvik — Shooting, Men's Team 100m running deer, single shot
- Otto Olsen — Shooting, Men's 300m military rifle, prone
Silver
- Sverre Sørsdal — Boxing, Light-Heavyweight
- Andreas Krogh — Figure skating, Men's singles
- Alexia Bryn and Yngvar Bryn — Figure skating, Pairs
- Men's Team — Gymnastics
- Andreas Knudsen and Leif Erichsen — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class (1907 rating)
- Johann Faye — Sailing, Men's 7 metre class
- Jens Salvesen, Lauritz Schmidt, Finn Schiander, Nils Thomas and Ralph Tschudi — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class (1919 rating)
- Otto Olsen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sletten, Østen Østensen and Jacob Onsrud — Shooting, Men's Team military rifle, 300m + 600m
- Østen Østensen, Otto Olsen, Olaf Sletten, Gudbrand Skatteboe and Harald Natvig — Shooting, Men's Team free rifle
- Holger Sinding-Larsen
Bronze
- Martin Stixrud — Figure skating, Men's singles
- Tollef Tollefsen, Thoralf Hagen, Theodor Nag, Conrad Olsen, Adolf Nilsen, Håkon Ellingsen, Thore Michelsen, Arne Mortensen and Karl Nag — Rowing, Men's eight (8+)
- Birger Var, Theodor Klem, Henry Larsen, Per Gulbrandsen and Thoralf Hagen — Rowing, Men's four with coxswain (4+)
- Henrik Agersborg, Trygve Pedersen and Einar Berntsen — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class (1907 rating)
- Einar Liberg — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, double shots
- Harald Natvig — Shooting, Men's 100m running deer, single shot
- Østen Østensen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, 3 positions
- Østen Østensen, Olaf Sletten, Anton Olsen, Sigvart Johansen and Albert Helgerud — Shooting, Men's Team 50m small bore rifle
- Frithjof Andersen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman lightweight
Aquatics
Diving
Four divers, two men and two women, represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. As in 1912, no Norwegian diver advanced to the final. Larsen came closest, placing fourth in her 10-metre platform semifinal; a top three finish was required to advance in all events.
- Men
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Sigvard Andersen | 10 m platform | 40 | 264.70 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Plain high dive | 21 | 139.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Bernard Dahl
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Plain high dive | 28 | 136.5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Brynhild Berge | 10 m platform | 29 | 140.5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Ragnhild Larsen | 10 m platform | 16 | 152.0 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
Two swimmers, both men, represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Neither swimmer advanced past the first round in any of their events.
Ranks given are within the heat.
- Men
| Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alfred Steen | 100 m free | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m free | 6:30.6 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Asbjørn Wang | 100 m back | N/A | 1:28.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Athletics
16 athletes represented Norway in the nation's independent Olympic debut in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Norway had competed each time the country had appeared at the Olympics. Løvland won Norway's only athletics medal, taking the gold in the decathlon.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Erling Aastad | Long jump | 6.62 | 6 Q | — | 6.885 | 5 | |||
| Kaare Bache | Triple jump | 13.64 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Asle Bækkedahl
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100 m | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Bjarne Guldager | 100 m | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Johan Johannesen | Long jump | 6.565 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Johan Johansen
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100 m | 11.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Erling Juul | Triple jump | 13.59 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Odolf Larsen | 800 m | — | 2:01.6 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Helge Løvland | Pentathlon | — | 27 | 5 | |||||
| Decathlon | — | 6803.355 | 
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| Einar Mangset | 400 m | 51.4 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Einar Ræder | Long jump | 6.585 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Decathlon | — | Did not finish | |||||||
| Eivind Rasmussen | 1500 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Ole Reistad | Pentathlon | — | Did not finish | ||||||
| Rolf Stenersen | 100 m | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m | 23.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Even Vengshoel | Cross country | — | Did not finish | ||||||
| Erling Vinne | Triple jump | 13.34 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Erling Aastad Asle Bækkedahl Bjarne Guldager Rolf Stenerson |
4 × 100 m relay | — | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
Boxing
14 boxers represented Norway at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. Sørsdal won the nation's first Olympic boxing medal with a silver in the light heavyweight class.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Johan Clementz | Light heavyweight
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N/A |  Holdstock (RSA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Paul Erdal | Featherweight
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Bye |  Adams (GBR) W |
 Fritsch (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Sigurd Hoel | Heavyweight
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N/A | Bye | Eluère (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Rolf Jacobsen | Middleweight
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Bye |  Lagonia (USA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Peder Kjellberg | Flyweight
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N/A |  Charpentier (BEL) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| John Koss | Bantamweight
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N/A | Bye | McKenzie (GBR) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Einar Nilsen | Flyweight
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N/A | Genaro (USA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Hjalmar Nygaard | Bantamweight
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N/A | Ricard (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Arthur Olsen | Featherweight
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Bye | Gachet (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Johan Sæterhaug | Lightweight
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N/A | Gilmour (GBR ) W |
 Newton (CAN) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Sverre Sørsdal | Light heavyweight
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N/A | Darbou (FRA) W |
Schell (USA) W |
Brown (GBR) W |
Eagan (USA) L |
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| Aage Steen | Welterweight
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 Della Valle (ITA) W |
Richards (FRA) W |
Schneider (CAN) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Trygve Stokstad | Welterweight
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Bye | Ingram (RSA) W |
Clark (USA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Hjalmar Strømme | Middleweight
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Bye | Dortet (FRA) W |
 Olsen (DEN) W |
Prud'Homme (CAN ) L |
Herscovitch (CAN) L |
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Cycling
Four cyclists represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. All four competed in the road time trial, with Flatby coming in 28th to be the best Norwegian cyclist at the Games. The team came in eighth overall in combined time.
Road cycling
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Helge Flatby | Time trial | 5:12:50.2 | 28 |
| Paul Henrichsen | Time trial | 5:13:23.2 | 29 |
| Olaf Nygaard | Time trial | 5:24:56.6 | 35 |
| Thorstein Stryken | Time trial | 5:44:01.8 | 41 |
| Helge Flatby Paul Henrichsen Olaf Nygaard Thorstein Stryken |
Team time trial | 21:35:11.8 | 8 |
Equestrian
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Jens Falkenberg | Hjördis | Dressage | 22.375 | 8 |
| Paul Michelet | Raven | Jumping | 5.00 | 4 |
| Eugen Johansen | Nökken | 9.00 | 13 | |
| Knut Gysler | Emden | Eventing | 1537.50 | 9 |
| Eugen Johansen | Nökken | 1428.75 | 11 | |
| Bjørn Bjørnseth | Lydia | Did not finish | ||
| Knut Gysler Eugen Johansen Bjørn Bjørnseth |
Emden Nökken Lydia |
Team eventing | Did not finish | |
Football
Norway competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time. The country's first Olympic victory was a stunning 3–1 win over Great Britain, the previously undefeated winner of three gold medals in three attempts. It would also turn out to be Norway's only victory in 1920, as the team was defeated by Czechoslovakia in the quarterfinals and by Italy in the first round of the consolation tournament.
- First round
- Quarterfinals
Czechoslovakia  | 4–0 |  Norway |
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Janda  17' 66' 77' |
Report |
- Consolation first round
- Final rank
- 8th
Gymnastics
Twenty-six gymnasts represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway entered a team in the free system competition; competing against only Denmark, the Norwegians took second place and the silver medal. Hol was the only gymnast to enter the individual competition, placing fourteenth of twenty-five.
Artistic gymnastics
| Gymnast | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Petter Hol | All-around | 80.75 | 14 |
| Team, free system | 48.55 |
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Modern pentathlon
Two pentathletes represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
| Pentathlete | Final | ||||||
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| Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | Rank | |
| Olliver Smith | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 65 | 14 |
| Arne Tellefsen | 2 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 62 | 13 |
Rowing
Thirteen rowers represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Both boats earned bronze medals, matching the nation's best results to that time. The coxed fours boat took third place in the final, while the eights team earned their bronze as the best of two losing semifinalists.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Per Gulbrandsen Theodor Klem Henry Larsen Birger Var |
Thoralf Hagen | Coxed four | N/A | 7:14.0 | 1 Q | 7:02.0 | 
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| Håkon Ellingsen Thore Michelsen Arne Mortensen Karl Nag Theodor Nag Adolf Nilsen Conrad Olsen Tollef Tollefsen |
Thoralf Hagen | Eight | 6:32.2 | 1 Q | 6:36.0 | 2 | Did not advance |
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Sailing
Fifty-nine sailors represented Norway in 1920, by far the most of any country (Belgium was next, with fourteen). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Norway took seven gold medals (five uncontested), three silvers, and a bronze.
Skating
Figure skating
Six figure skaters represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The Norwegian skaters took three medals in the men's singles and the pairs, but finished without a gold medal.
| Skater | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Ingrid Gulbrandsen | Ladies' singles | 24.0 | 6 |
| Andreas Krogh | Men's singles | 18.0 |
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| Margot Moe | Ladies' singles | 22.5 | 5 |
| Martin Stixrud | Men's singles | 24.5 |
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| Alexia Bryn Yngvar Bryn |
Pairs
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15.5 |
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Shooting
Sixteen shooters represented Norway in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics. Norway took all four gold medals in the running deer events. Lilloe-Olsen was on both of the gold medal teams, as well as taking the individual gold in the double shots version. Otto Olsen was on the single shots team, took gold in the individual version of that event, and added a third gold in the prone 300 metre military rifle as well as being on two silver medal rifle teams. In all, the nation won 11 medals, more than any other country except the United States.
| Shooter | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Anton Dahl | 300 m military rifle, standing | 52 | Unknown |
| Albert Helgerud | 50 m small-bore rifle | 375 | Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 955 | Unknown | |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | 58 | 6 | |
| Sigvart Johansen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 373 | Unknown |
| Einar Liberg | 50 m free pistol
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442 | Unknown |
100 m deer, double shots
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71 |
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| Ole Lilloe-Olsen | 100 m deer, double shots
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82 |
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| Harald Natvig | 100 m deer, single shots
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41 |
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| Nordal Lunde | Trap | 85 | 7 |
| Anton Olsen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 379 | Unknown |
| Otto Olsen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 908 | Unknown |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | 60 |
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100 m deer, single shots
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43 |
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| Østen Østensen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 368 | Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 980 |
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| Gudbrand Skatteboe | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 975 | 5 |
| Olaf Sletten | 50 m small-bore rifle | 371 | Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 930 | Unknown | |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | 58 | 6 | |
| 600 m military rifle, prone | 58 | 5 | |
| Oluf Wesmann-Kjær | 50 m free pistol
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434 | Unknown |
| Albert Helgerud Sigvart Johansen Anton Olsen Østen Østensen Olaf Sletten |
50 m team small-bore rifle | 1866 |
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| Albert Helgerud Otto Olsen Østen Østensen Gudbrand Skatteboe Olaf Sletten |
Team free rifle
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4748 |
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| 300 m team military rifle, standing | 242 | 6 | |
| Albert Helgerud Otto Olsen Jacob Onsrud Østen Østensen Olaf Sletten |
300 m team military rifle, prone | 280 | 6 |
| 600 m team military rifle, prone | 282 | 4 | |
| 300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone | 565 |
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| Thorstein Johansen Einar Liberg Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Hans Nordvik |
100 m team deer, double shots | 343 |
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| Einar Liberg Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Hans Nordvik Otto Olsen |
100 m team deer, single shots
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178 |
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| Thorstein Johansen Ole Lilloe-Olsen Harald Natvig Nordal Lunde Hans Nordvik Oluf Wesmann-Kjær |
Team clay pigeons
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210 | 7 |
Tennis
Three tennis players, two men and a woman, competed for Norway in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Each of the three players lost their first singles match. The men, playing as a pair, won a single match to advance to the quarterfinals before being defeated.
| Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Caro Dahl | Women's singles | N/A | Bye |  Fick (SWE) L 7–5, 6–2 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Conrad Langaard
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Men's singles | de Laveleye (BEL) L 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 32 | ||||
| Jack Nielsen | Men's singles | Bye | Colombo (ITA) L 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Conrad Langaard Jack Nielsen |
Men's doubles | N/A | Bye | Andersson & Müller (SWE) W 6–1, 6–8, 6–1, 6–4 |
Blanchy & Brugnon (FRA) L 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
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Wrestling
Seven wrestlers competed for Norway in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Andersen was the only medalist, taking a bronze in the Greco-Roman lightweight. Johnsen almost added another in the middleweight, but lost the bronze medal match to finish fourth.
Freestyle
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
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| Gudmund Grimstad | Middleweight | Bye | Lindgren (SWE) (W)
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Johnson (USA ) (L)
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Did not advance | 5 | |
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Greco-Roman
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | |||||
| Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
| Frithjof Andersen | Lightweight | Bye | Lindberg (SWE) (W)
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 Coerse (NED) (W)
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 Tamminen (FIN) (L)
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Did not advance |
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| Frisenfeldt (NED ) (W)
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 Kopřiva (TCH) (W)
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Janssens (BEL) (W)
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| Richard Frydenlund | Lightweight | Bye | Nilsson (SWE) (W)
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Tamminen (FIN) (L)
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Did not advance | 5 | |
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| Bye | Janssens (BEL) (L)
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Did not advance | |||||
| Sjur Johnsen | Middleweight | Bye | Lindfors (FIN) (L)
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Did not advance | 4 | ||
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| Szymanski (USA) (W)
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Christensen (DEN) (W)
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Perttilä (FIN) (L)
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| Wilhelm Olsen | Featherweight | Bye |  Pütsep (EST) (L)
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Did not advance | 11 | ||
| N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Einar Stensrud | Middleweight | Bye |  Notaris (GRE) (W)
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Szymanski (USA) (L)
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Did not advance | 11 | |
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
Harald Vassboten
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Heavyweight | Bye | Calza (ITA ) (W)
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Ahlgren (SWE) (L)
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Did not advance | 10 | |
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Art Competitions
References
- ^ "Norway at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
External links
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- International Olympic Committee results database