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Norway at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Norway – Flag bearersIOC code NOR NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Website www.nif.idrett.no (Norwegian) At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm Competitors 18 Flag bearer Thor Thorvaldsen (Melbourne)
Birck Elgaaen (Stockholm)Medals
Rank: 22Gold
1Silver
0Bronze
2Total
3Olympic history (summary) Summer Games 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Winter Games 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 Norway competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1956 Summer OlympicsIndividual dressage
- Else Christophersen
- Anne-Lise Kielland
- Bodil Russ
Team dressage
- Else Christophersen
- Anne-Lise Kielland
- Bodil Russ
Individual jumping
- Birck Elgaaen
References
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Europe Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Luxembourg • (Netherlands)* • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Soviet Union • (Spain)* • Sweden • (Switzerland)* • Turkey • Yugoslavia
Oceania Australia • Fiji • New Zealand
*(competed in Stockholm only) Categories:- Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Norway at the Olympics
- Norwegian history stubs
- 1956 Summer Olympics stubs
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