title: Norway at the 1936 Winter Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1936 Winter Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Sonja Henie | Figure skating | Women's singles |
  | Gold | Oddbjørn Hagen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
  | Gold | Birger Ruud | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill |
  | Gold | Ivar Ballangrud | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
  | Gold | Charles Mathiesen | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
  | Gold | Ivar Ballangrud | Speed skating | Men's 5000m |
  | Gold | Ivar Ballangrud | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
  | Silver | Oddbjørn Hagen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
  | Silver | Oddbjørn Hagen Olaf Hoffsbakken Sverre Brodahl Bjarne Iversen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
  | Silver | Olaf Hoffsbakken | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
  | Silver | Georg Krog | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
  | Silver | Ivar Ballangrud | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
  | Bronze | Laila Schou Nilsen | Alpine skiing | Women's combined |
  | Bronze | Sverre Brodahl | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
  | Bronze | Reidar Andersen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Downhill | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank |
  | Sigmund Ruud | Combined | 5:11.6 | 10 | DNS | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Per Fossum | Combined | 5:03.2 | 7 | 1:30.3 | 1:29.7 | 15 | 88.12 | 9 |
  | Alf Konningen | Combined | 5:00.4 | 5 | 1:29.3 | 1:24.3 | 9 | 90.06 | 8 |
  | Birger Ruud | Combined | 4:47.4 | 1 | 1:31.9 (+0:06) | 1:17.1 | 6 | 93.38 | 4 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Downhill | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank |
  | Nora Strømstad | Combined | 5:57.4 | 11 | 1:34.2 | 1:51.1 (+0:06) | 14 | 77.20 | 11 |
  | Johanne Dybwad | Combined | 5:32.0 | 8 | 1:26.5 (+0:06) | 1:30.9 | 7 | 85.90 | 7 |
  | Laila Schou Nilsen | Combined | 5:04.4 | 1 | 1:26.1 (+0:06) | 1:17.3 | 5 | 93.48 | |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 18 km | Bjarne Iversen | 1'18:56 | 9 |
  | 18 km | Arne Rustadstuen | 1'18:13 | 6 |
  | 18 km | Olaf Hoffsbakken | 1'17:37 | 5 |
  | 18 km | Oddbjørn Hagen | 1'15:33 | |
  | 50 km | Per Samuelshaug | DNF | – |
  | 50 km | Kåre Hatten | 3'50:37 | 12 |
  | 50 km | Trygve Brodahl | 3'50:14 | 11 |
  | 50 km | Arne Tuft | 3'41:18 | 6 |
  
  ### Men's 4 x 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Oddbjørn Hagen Olaf Hoffsbakken Sverre Brodahl Bjarne Iversen | 2'41:39 | |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nanna Egedius | Women's singles | DNS | – | – | – | – |
  | Sonja Henie | Women's singles | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 424.5 | |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Randi Bakke Christen Christensen | 132.5 | 8.2 | 15 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * 18 km cross-country skiing
  * normal hill ski jumping
  
  The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
  
  The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Bernt Østerkløft | Individual | 1'21:37 | 205.1 | 6 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 188.7 | 21 | 393.8 | 6 |
  | Sverre Brodahl | Individual | 1'18:01 | 225.5 | 3 | 40.0 | 47.0 | 182.6 | 28 | 408.1 | |
  | Olaf Hoffsbakken | Individual | 1'17:37 | 227.8 | 2 | 47.0 | 45.5 | 192.0 | 13 | 419.8 | |
  | Oddbjørn Hagen | Individual | 1'15:33 | 240.0 | 1 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 190.3 | 16 | 430.3 | |
  
  ## 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 |
  | Arnholdt Kongsgård | Normal hill | 74.5 | 111.6 | 6 | 66.0 | 106.1 | 12 | 217.7 | 8 |
  | Reidar Andersen | Normal hill | 74.0 | 113.5 | 4 | 75.0 | 115.4 | 2 | 228.9 | |
  | Kåre Walberg | Normal hill | 73.5 | 113.7 | 3 | 72.0 | 113.3 | 4 | 227.0 | 4 |
  | Birger Ruud | Normal hill | 75.0 | 114.9 | 2 | 74.5 | 117.1 | 1 | 232.0 | |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Hans Engnestangen | DNF | – |
  | 500 m | Harry Haraldsen | 54.9 | 34 |
  | 500 m | Georg Krog | 43.5 | |
  | 500 m | Ivar Ballangrud | 43.4 OR | |
  | 1500 m | Hans Engnestangen | 2:23.0 | 8 |
  | 1500 m | Harry Haraldsen | 2:22.4 | 7 |
  | 1500 m | Ivar Ballangrud | 2:20.2 | |
  | 1500 m | Charles Mathiesen | 2:19.2 OR | |
  | 5000 m | Edvard Wangberg | 8:54.7 | 20 |
  | 5000 m | Michael Staksrud | 8:38.5 | 9 |
  | 5000 m | Charles Mathiesen | 8:36.9 | 7 |
  | 5000 m | Ivar Ballangrud | 8:19.6 OR | |
  | 10,000 m | Edvard Wangberg | 18:15.8 | 18 |
  | 10,000 m | Michael Staksrud | 17:56.7 | 10 |
  | 10,000 m | Charles Mathiesen | 17:41.2 | 4 |
  | 10,000 m | Ivar Ballangrud | 17:24.3 OR | |
  