title: Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Men's 100 metres
  
  * Carl Fredrik Bunæs
  
     * Heat — 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
  
     * Quarter final — 10.69 s (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's 200 metres
  
  * Carl Fredrik Bunæs
  
     * Heat — 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
  
     * Quarter final — 21.50 s (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's 1500 metres
  
  * Arne Hamarsland
  
     * Heat — 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
  
     * Final — 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)
  
  Men's marathon
  
  * Tor Torgersen — 2:27:30 hrs (→ 26th place)
  
  Men's 110 metres hurdles
  
  * Jan Gulbrandsen
  
     * Heat — 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi-final)
  
     * Semi final — 52.56 min (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's Long Jump
  
  * Roar Berthelsen
  
     * Qualification — 7.09 m (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's Javelin Throw
  
  * Willy Rasmussen
  
     * Round 1 — 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  
     * Final — 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)
  * Terje Pedersen
  
     * Round 1 — 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  
     * Final — DNS (→ no ranking)
  * Egil Danielsen
  
     * Round 1 — 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)
  
  Women's Javelin Throw
  
  * Unn Thorvaldsen
  
     * Round 1 — 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)
  
  Men's Discus Throw
  
  * Stein Haugen
  
     * Round 1 — 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  
     * Final — 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)
  
  Men's Hammer Throw
  
  * Sverre Strandli
  
     * Round 1 — 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
  
     * Final — 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)
  
  ## Cycling
  
  One male cyclist represented Norway in 1960.
  
  ### Individual road race
  
  * Per Digerud
  
  ## Fencing
  
  One fencer represented Norway in 1960.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Leif Klette
  
  ### Men's épée
  
  * Leif Klette
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Norway had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.
  
  ### Men's double sculls
  
  * Harald Kråkenes
  * Sverre Kråkenes
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Six shooters represented Norway in 1960.
  
  ### 25 m pistol
  
  * Nicolaus Zwetnow
  
  ### 50 m pistol
  
  * Kurt Johannessen
  
  ### 50 m rifle, three positions
  
  * Erling Kongshaug
  * Magne Landrø
  
  ### 50 m rifle, prone
  
  * Erling Kongshaug
  * Tor Richter
  
  ### Trap
  
  * Hans Aasnæs
  