title: Norway at the 1956 Summer Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 22 competitors, 19 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.
  
  ## Equestrian
  
  Individual dressage
  
  * Else Christophersen
  * Anne-Lise Kielland
  * Bodil Russ
  
  Team dressage
  
  * Else Christophersen
  * Anne-Lise Kielland
  * Bodil Russ
  
  Individual jumping
  
  * Birck Elgaaen
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Five shooters represented Norway in 1956.
  
  ### 50 m rifle, three positions
  
  * Erling Kongshaug
  * Anker Hagen
  
  ### 50 m rifle, prone
  
  * Erling Kongshaug
  * Anker Hagen
  
  ### 100m running deer
  
  * Rolf Bergersen
  * John Larsen
  
  ### Trap
  
  * Hans Aasnæs
  