Norway at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Norway at the Olympic Games
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	7 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 3	Total 5
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Norway competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Results from Norwegian athletes are typically considered separate from those of Swedish competitors despite the Union between Sweden and Norway that existed in 1900.

Medalists

Norway finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings with 5 medals.

Silver

Silver
№	Sportsmen	Discipline)
1	Ole Østmo	Shooting, Standing Military Rifle
2	Ole Østmo, Hellmer Hermandsen, Tom Seeberg, Ole Sæther, Olaf Frydenlund	Shooting, Team Military Rifle

Bronze

• Carl-Albert Andersen — Athletics, Pole Vault
• Ole Østmo — Shooting, Prone Military Rifle
• Ole Østmo — Shooting, Military Rifle - 3 Positions

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Two Norwegian athletes, a runner and a jumper, competed in four athletics events, winning one bronze medal in the pole vault.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Final
200 metres	—	Yngvar Bryn	Unknown 3rd, heat 2	Did not advance
400 metres	—	Yngvar Bryn	Unknown 5th, heat 2	Did not advance

Event	Place	Athlete	Final
High jump	4th	Carl-Albert Andersen	1.70 metres
Pole vault	3rd	Carl-Albert Andersen	3.20 metres

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Norway won four medals in the five military rifle events, including the silver medal in the team section. Østmo took bronze in the individual overall, as well as a silver and a bronze in two of the positions.

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
Military rifle standing	2nd	Ole Østmo	299
	9th	Hellmer Hermandsen	280
	13th	Tom Seeberg	275
	16th	Olaf Frydenlund	271
	26th	Ole Sæther	239
Military rifle kneeling	12th	Ole Sæther	293
	13th	Hellmer Hermandsen	290
	15th	Ole Østmo	289
	21st	Tom Seeberg	272
	27th	Olaf Frydenlund	259
Military rifle prone	3rd	Ole Østmo	329
	10th	Hellmer Hermandsen	308
	16th	Tom Seeberg	301
	18th	Ole Sæther	298
	22nd	Olaf Frydenlund	287
Military rifle three positions	3rd	Ole Østmo	917
	13th	Hellmer Hermandsen	878
	17th	Tom Seeberg	848
	20th	Ole Sæther	830
	24th	Olaf Frydenlund	817
Military rifle team	2nd	Olaf Frydenlund, Hellmer Hermandsen, Ole Østmo, Ole Sæther, Tom Seeberg	4290