Norway at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Norway at the 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Paris
Competitors	7 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Ole Østmo	Shooting	300 metre free rifle, standing	August 5
	Olaf Frydenlund Hellmer Hermandsen Ole Østmo Ole Sæther Tom Seeberg	Shooting	300 metre free rifle, team	August 5
	Carl Albert Andersen	Athletics	pole vault	July 15
	Ole Østmo	Shooting	300 metre free rifle, prone	August 5
	Ole Østmo	Shooting	300 metre free rifle, three positions	August 5

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

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

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Carl Albert Andersen	High jump	1.70	4
	Pole vault	3.20

Shooting[]

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.

Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Ole Østmo	Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing	299
Hellmer Hermandsen		280	9
Tom Seeberg		275	13
Olaf Frydenlund		271	16
Ole Sæther		239	26
Ole Sæther	Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling	293	12
Hellmer Hermandsen		290	13
Ole Østmo		289	15
Tom Seeberg		272	21
Olaf Frydenlund		259	27
Ole Østmo	Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone	329
Hellmer Hermandsen		308	10
Tom Seeberg		301	16
Ole Sæther		298	18
Olaf Frydenlund		287	22
Ole Østmo	Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions	917
Hellmer Hermandsen		878	13
Tom Seeberg		848	17
Ole Sæther		830	20
Olaf Frydenlund		817	24
Ole Østmo Hellmer Hermandsen Tom Seeberg Olaf Frydenlund Ole Sæther	Men's 300 metre free rifle, team	4290