Norway
The first Olympic Champion from Norway was 31-year old shooter Albert Helgerud, who won the Individual Free Rifle event (3-positions) at London on 11 July 1908. On the same day he joined 5 other teammates to win the 300m Free Rifle Team event. Helgerud was the youngest of the six team members.
At the Athens Interim Games, on 22 April 1906, a 21-strong gymnastics team from Norway won the Team Combined Exercises and six days later, Gudbrand Skatteboe was first in the Individual Free Rifle event.
114 Norwegian athletes have been Olympic Champion prior to WW2 for a total of 26 Gold at the Summer Games and a further 20 Gold at the Winter Games.
M/F |
Name |
Year |
Gold |
SPORT |
born |
died |
M |
Julius Braathe |
1908 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
4.3.1876 |
8.7.1914 |
M |
Albert Helgerud |
1908 |
2 |
SHOOTING |
16.9.1876 |
25.6.1954 |
M |
Einar Liberg |
1908 |
4 |
SHOOTING |
16.10.1873 |
1955 |
M |
Ole Saether |
1908 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
23.1.1870 |
13.10.1946 |
M |
Olaf Saether |
1908 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
1.7.1872 |
1.11.1945 |
M |
Gudbrand Skatteboe |
1908 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
18.7.1875 |
3.4.1965 |
M |
Isak Abrahamsen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
28.4.1891 |
22.4.1972 |
M |
Hans Beyer |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
23.8.1889 |
15.5.1965 |
M |
Hartmann Björnson |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
2.2.1889 |
25.9.1974 |
M |
Alfred Engelsen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
16.1.1893 |
13.9.1966 |
M |
Bjarne Johnson |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
27.4.1892 |
4.9.1984 |
M |
Sigurd Jörgensen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
15.2.1887 |
14.12.1929 |
M |
Knud Knudsen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
6.9.1879 |
28.4.1954 |
M |
Rolf Lie |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
20.5.1889 |
19.6.1959 |
M |
Alf Lie |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
10.4.1887 |
22.3.1969 |
M |
Tor Lund |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
20.1.1888 |
1.9.1972 |
M |
Petter Martinsen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
14.5.1887 |
27.12.1972 |
M |
Per Anton Mathiesen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
11.3.1885 |
2.6.1971 |
M |
Jacob Opdahl |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
15.1.1894 |
21.3.1938 |
M |
Nils Opdahl |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
16.11.1882 |
28.11.1951 |
M |
Bjarne Pettersen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
8.6.1891 |
14.12.1983 |
M |
Frithjof Saelen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
5.8.1892 |
8.10.1975 |
M |
Öistein Schirmer |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
11.4.1879 |
24.5.1947 |
M |
Georg Selenius |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
18.10.1884 |
7.5.1924 |
M |
Sigvard Sivertsen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
27.2.1881 |
27.12.1963 |
M |
Robert Sjursen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
8.3.1891 |
21.7.1965 |
M |
Einar Ström |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
17.3.1885 |
26.9.1964 |
M |
Thomas Torstensen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
18.5.1880 |
18.6.1953 |
M |
Gabriel Torstensen |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
1.9.1888 |
14.6.1974 |
M |
Nils Voss |
1912 |
1 |
GYMNASTICS |
22.2.1886 |
7.10.1969 |
M |
Johan Anker |
1912 |
2 |
YACHTING |
26.6.1871 |
2.10.1940 |
M |
Nils Bertelsen |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
29.9.1879 |
5.10.1958 |
M |
Eilert Falch-Lund |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
27.1.1875 |
1960 |
M |
Halfdan Hansen |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
16.10.1883 |
2.4.1953 |
M |
Arnfinn Heje |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
26.10.1887 |
29.1.1958 |
M |
Magnus Konow |
1912 |
2 |
YACHTING |
1.9.1887 |
25.8.1972 |
M |
Alfred Larsen |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
24.11.1863 |
10.9.1950 |
M |
Petter Larsen |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
1959 |
|
M |
Fritz Staib |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
10.2.1892 |
16.5.1956 |
M |
Gustav Thaulow |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
23.10.1875 |
30.5.1942 |
M |
Thomas Aas |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
28.4.1887 |
14.8.1961 |
M |
Andreas Brecke |
1912 |
2 |
YACHTING |
14.9.1879 |
13.6.1952 |
M |
Torleiv Corneliussen |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
25.7.1890 |
29.4.1975 |
M |
Thoralf Glad |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
1.2.1878 |
17.7.1969 |
M |
Christian Jebe |
1912 |
1 |
YACHTING |
23.6.1876 |
24.3.1946 |
M |
Arthur Allers |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
6.10.1875 |
28.6.1961 |
M |
Charles Acher Arentz |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
8.11.1878 |
25.9.1968 |
M |
Halvor Birkeland |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
30.10.1894 |
26.6.1971 |
M |
Rasmus Birkeland |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
14.4.1888 |
12.12.1972 |
M |
Martin Borthen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
13.8.1878 |
25.3.1964 |
M |
Lauritz Christiansen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
10.12.1867 |
9.12.1930 |
M |
Thorleiv Christoffersen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
29.8.1900 |
1975 |
M |
Otto Falkenberg |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
9.1.1885 |
21.7.1977 |
M |
Johan Friele |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
29.11.1866 |
1.10.1927 |
M |
Willy Gilbert |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
10.9.1881 |
20.6.1956 |
M |
Robert Gjertsen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
24.8.1894 |
17.10.1978 |
M |
Kaspar Hassel |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
6.11.1877 |
9.4.1962 |
M |
Erik Herseth |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
9.7.1892 |
28.1.1993 |
M |
Thorleif Holbye |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
29.4.1883 |
11.7.1963 |
M |
Sigurd Holter |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
||
M |
Alf Bruun Jacobsen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
1885 |
|
M |
Gunnar Jamvold |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
22.4.1896 |
9.9.1984 |
M |
Petter Jamvold |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
24.11.1899 |
2.5.1961 |
M |
Claus Juell |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
5.2.1902 |
19.12.1979 |
M |
Paal Kaasan |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
14.11.1883 |
11.7.1963 |
M |
Reidar Marthiniussen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
1.3.1864 |
|
M |
Halvor Mögster |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
21.12.1875 |
22.2.1950 |
M |
Hans Naess |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
3.11.1886 |
10.12.1958 |
M |
Ingar Nielsen |
1920 |
2 |
YACHTING |
1886 |
|
M |
Kristoffer Olsen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
8.8.1883 |
4.8.1948 |
M |
Thor Örvig |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
14.12.1891 |
17.6.1965 |
M |
Erik Örvig |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
3.9.1895 |
8.10.1949 |
M |
Olav Örvig |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
26.11.1889 |
25.6.1939 |
M |
Ole Östervold |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
14.10.1872 |
25.12.1936 |
M |
Henrik Östervold |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
13.1.1878 |
21.8.1957 |
M |
Kristen Östervold |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
16.1.1885 |
29.7.1960 |
M |
Jan Östervold |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
8.12.1876 |
9.1.1945 |
M |
Egil Reimers |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
18.7.1878 |
11.11.1946 |
M |
August Ringvold Snr. |
1920 |
2 |
YACHTING |
3.4.1876 |
22.2.1960 |
M |
Ingolf Röd |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
2.10.1889 |
19.12.1963 |
M |
Trygve Schjött |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
5.8.1882 |
18.12.1960 |
M |
Halfdan Schjött |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
26.12.1893 |
14.2.1974 |
M |
Arne Sejersted |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
18.7.1877 |
17.12.1960 |
M |
Ole Sörensen |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
22.9.1883 |
25.2.1958 |
M |
Ragnar Vig |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
3.7.1893 |
9.1.1941 |
M |
Tell Wagle |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
16.7.1883 |
2.12.1957 |
M |
Christen Wiese |
1920 |
1 |
YACHTING |
22.8.1876 |
31.3.1968 |
M |
Thorstein Johansen |
1920 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
7.1.1888 |
2.8.1963 |
M |
Ole Andreas Lilloe-Olsen |
1920 |
5 |
SHOOTING |
28.4.1883 |
30.4.1940 |
M |
Harald Natvig |
1920 |
3 |
SHOOTING |
10.6.1872 |
1.8.1947 |
M |
Hans Nordvik |
1920 |
2 |
SHOOTING |
1.8.1880 |
1960 |
M |
Otto Olsen |
1920 |
4 |
SHOOTING |
13.12.1884 |
12.7.1953 |
M |
Helge Lövland |
1920 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
11.5.1890 |
26.4.1984 |
M |
Thorleif Haug |
1924 |
3 |
NORDIC SKIING |
29.9.1894 |
12.12.1934 |
M |
Jacob Tullin Thams |
1924 |
1 |
NORDIC SKIING |
7.4.1898 |
24.7.1954 |
M |
Otto von Porat |
1924 |
1 |
BOXING |
29.9.1903 |
14.10.1982 |
M |
Rick Bockelie |
1924 |
1 |
YACHTING |
28.5.1902 |
18.2.1966 |
M |
Christopher Dahl |
1924 |
1 |
YACHTING |
8.12.1898 |
26.12.1966 |
M |
Harald Hagen |
1924 |
1 |
YACHTING |
15.3.1902 |
24.5.1970 |
M |
Eugen Lunde |
1924 |
1 |
YACHTING |
18.5.1887 |
17.6.1963 |
M |
Anders Lundgren |
1924 |
1 |
YACHTING |
25.6.1898 |
28.8.1964 |
M |
August Ringvold Jnr. |
1924 |
1 |
YACHTING |
16.12.1902 |
27.8.1961 |
M |
Ivar Ballangrud |
1928 |
4 |
SPEED SKATING |
7.3.1904 |
1.6.1969 |
M |
Bernt Evensen |
1928 |
1 |
SPEED SKATING |
8.4.1905 |
24.8.1979 |
M |
Johan Gröttumsbraaten |
1928 |
3 |
NORDIC SKIING |
12.2.1899 |
24.1.1983 |
F |
Sonja Henie |
1928 |
3 |
FIGURE SKATING |
8.4.1912 |
12.10.1969 |
M |
Alf Andersen |
1928 |
1 |
NORDIC SKIING |
5.5.1906 |
12.4.1975 |
M |
Erik Anker |
1928 |
1 |
YACHTING |
15.10.1903 |
16.8.1994 |
M |
Haakon Bryhn |
1928 |
1 |
YACHTING |
14.8.1901 |
25.12.1968 |
M |
Crown Prince Olaf |
1928 |
1 |
YACHTING |
2.7.1903 |
17.1.1991 |
M |
Birger Ruud |
1932 |
2 |
NORDIC SKIING |
23.8.1911 |
13.6.1998 |
M |
Oddbjörn Hagen |
1936 |
1 |
NORDIC SKIING |
3.2.1908 |
25.6.1983 |
M |
Charles Mathiesen |
1936 |
1 |
SPEED SKATING |
12.2.1911 |
9.11.1994 |
M |
Willy Rögeberg |
1936 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
11.12.1905 |
15.12.1969 |
I would be grateful for any corrections and additional biographical information, pictures, stories, anecdotes etc.
Thanks to Armand Carlsen for filling many gaps.
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