title: Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1956 Winter Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Hallgeir Brenden | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
  | Gold | Sverre Stenersen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
  | Silver | Knut Johannesen | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
  | Bronze | Alv Gjestvang | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Trygve Berge | Downhill | | | | | DSQ | – |
  | Kåre Opdal | Downhill | | | | | DSQ | – |
  | Asle Sjåstad | Downhill | | | | | 3:08.8 | 14 |
  | Jan Thorstensen | Giant Slalom | | | | | DSQ | – |
  | Guttorm Berge | Giant Slalom | | | | | DSQ | – |
  | Hans Magnus Andresen | Giant Slalom | | | | | 3:44.7 | 50 |
  | Asle Sjåstad | Giant Slalom | | | | | 3:21.6 | 22 |
  | Asle Sjåstad | Slalom | 1:36.4 | 25 | 2:04.5 | 17 | 3:40.9 | 18 |
  | Hans Magnus Andresen | Slalom | 1:35.0 | 21 | 2:06.8 | 21 | 3:41.8 | 20 |
  | Jan Thorstensen | Slalom | 1:33.1 | 14 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Guttorm Berge | Slalom | 1:32.1 | 9 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Astrid Sandvik | Downhill | | | | | 1:54.4 | 27 |
  | Inger Jørgensen | Downhill | | | | | 1:54.3 | 26 |
  | Borghild Niskin | Downhill | | | | | 1:49.5 | 9 |
  | Inger Jørgensen | Giant Slalom | | | | | 2:04.4 | 24 |
  | Astrid Sandvik | Giant Slalom | | | | | 2:04.0 | 22 |
  | Inger Bjørnbakken | Giant Slalom | | | | | 2:02.3 | 14 |
  | Borghild Niskin | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:59.0 | 7 |
  | Inger Jørgensen | Slalom | 1:01.4 | 17 | 1:00.9 | 15 | 2:02.3 | 13 |
  | Borghild Niskin | Slalom | 59.0 | 11 | 1:00.0 | 12 | 1:59.0 | 11 |
  | Astrid Sandvik | Slalom | 58.9 | 10 | 59.1 | 5 | 1:58.0 | 6 |
  | Inger Bjørnbakken | Slalom | 58.7 | 8 | 59.3 | 6 | 1:58.0 | 6 |
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | NOR-1 | Reidar Alveberg Arnold Dyrdahl | Two-man | 1:29.04 | 22 | 1:26.83 | 17 | DNF | – | 1:28.86 | 19 | DNF | – |
  | NOR-2 | Arne Røgden Odd Solli | Two-man | 1:27.57 | 20 | 1:26.90 | 19 | 1:28.81 | 21 | 1:29.05 | 21 | 5:52.33 | 20 |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | NOR-1 | Arne Røgden Arnold Dyrdahl Odd Solli Trygve Brudevold | Four-man | 1:20.96 | 16 | 1:20.08 | 13 | 1:20.45 | 11 | 1:20.01 | 7 | 5:21.50 | 11 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km | Magnar Ingebrigtsli | 54:30 | 30 |
  | 15 km | Martin Stokken | 50:45 | 6 |
  | 15 km | Håkon Brusveen | 50:36 | 5 |
  | 15 km | Hallgeir Brenden | 49:39 | |
  | 30 km | Per Olsen | 1'51:15 | 19 |
  | 30 km | Oddmund Jensen | 1'51:04 | 17 |
  | 30 km | Martin Stokken | 1'49:38 | 15 |
  | 30 km | Hallgeir Brenden | 1'49:29 | 14 |
  | 50 km | Martin Stokken | DSQ | – |
  | 50 km | Birger Vestermo | DSQ | – |
  | 50 km | Edvin Landsem | 3'11:43 | 15 |
  | 50 km | Oddmund Jensen | 3'11:14 | 14 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Håkon Brusveen Per Olsen Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden | 2'21:16 | 4 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km | Ingrid Wigernæs | 43:40 | 27 |
  | 10 km | Gina Regland-Sigstad | 42:42 | 22 |
  | 10 km | Rakel Wahl | 40:49 | 11 |
  | 10 km | Kjelfrid Brusveen | 40:38 | 10 |
  
  ### Women's 3 x 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Kjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland-Sigstad Rakel Wahl | 1'10:50 | 4 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Kjetil Mårdalen | Individual | 64.0 | 67.0 | 189.0 | 26 | 57:43 | 234.500 | 6 | 423.500 | 14 |
  | Arne Barhaugen | Individual | 64.5 | 68.0 | 199.0 | 15 | 57:11 | 236.581 | 3 | 435.581 | 5 |
  | Tormod Knutsen | Individual | 70.5 | 69.0 | 203.0 | 10 | 58:22 | 232.000 | 9 | 435.000 | 6 |
  | Sverre Stenersen | Individual | 73.0 | 74.0 | 215.0 | 2 | 56:18 | 240.000 | 1 | 455.000 | |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Sverre Stenersen | Normal hill | 72.0 | 90.5 | 39 | 70.0 | 93.0 | 29 | 183.5 | 35 |
  | Asbjørn Osnes | Normal hill | 75.5 | 102.0 | 18 | 72.0 | 97.5 | 21 | 199.5 | 18 |
  | Sverre Stallvik | Normal hill | 77.0 | 104.5 | 11 | 75.5 | 103.5 | 11 | 208.0 | 9 |
  | Arne Hoel | Normal hill | 77.5 | 104.5 | 11 | 76.5 | 102.0 | 13 | 206.5 | 11 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Hroar Elvenes | 42.8 | 17 |
  | 500 m | Sigmund Søfteland | 42.7 | 16 |
  | 500 m | Finn Hodt | 42.5 | 13 |
  | 500 m | Alv Gjestvang | 41.0 | |
  | 1500 m | Hroar Elvenes | 2:16.0 | 24 |
  | 1500 m | Jan Kristiansen | 2:13.7 | 16 |
  | 1500 m | Roald Aas | 2:12.9 | 10 |
  | 1500 m | Knut Johannesen | 2:12.2 | 9 |
  | 5000 m | Hjalmar Andersen | 8:06.5 | 11 |
  | 5000 m | Torstein Seiersten | 8:06.4 | 10 |
  | 5000 m | Knut Johannesen | 8:02.3 | 8 |
  | 5000 m | Roald Aas | 8:01.6 | 6 |
  | 10,000 m | Knut Tangen | 17:22.3 | 19 |
  | 10,000 m | Hjalmar Andersen | 16:52.6 | 6 |
  | 10,000 m | Sverre Haugli | 16:48.7 | 4 |
  | 10,000 m | Knut Johannesen | 16:36.9 | |
  