Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.

Athletics
Men's 100 metres
 * Carl Fredrik Bunæs
 * Heat &mdash; 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
 * Quarter final &mdash; 10.69 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres
 * Carl Fredrik Bunæs
 * Heat &mdash; 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
 * Quarter final &mdash; 21.50 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres
 * Arne Hamarsland
 * Heat &mdash; 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
 * Final &mdash; 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)

Men's marathon
 * Tor Torgersen &mdash; 2:27:30 hrs (→ 26th place)

Men's 110 metres hurdles
 * Jan Gulbrandsen
 * Heat &mdash; 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi-final)
 * Semi final &mdash; 52.56 min (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump
 * Roar Berthelsen
 * Qualification &mdash; 7.09 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw
 * Willy Rasmussen
 * Round 1 &mdash; 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
 * Final &mdash; 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)


 * Terje Pedersen
 * Round 1 &mdash; 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
 * Final &mdash; DNS (→ no ranking)


 * Egil Danielsen
 * Round 1 &mdash; 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw
 * Unn Thorvaldsen
 * Round 1 &mdash; 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw
 * Stein Haugen
 * Round 1 &mdash; 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
 * Final &mdash; 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)

Men's Hammer Throw
 * Sverre Strandli
 * Round 1 &mdash; 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
 * Final &mdash; 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)

Cycling
One male cyclist represented Norway in 1960.


 * Individual road race
 * Per Digerud

Fencing
One fencer represented Norway in 1960.


 * Men's foil
 * Leif Klette


 * Men's épée
 * Leif Klette

Rowing
Norway had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.


 * Men's double sculls
 * Harald Kråkenes
 * Sverre Kråkenes

Shooting
Six shooters represented Norway in 1960.


 * 25 m pistol
 * Nicolaus Zwetnow


 * 50 m pistol
 * Kurt Johannessen


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Erling Kongshaug
 * Magne Landrø


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Erling Kongshaug
 * Tor Richter


 * Trap
 * Hans Aasnæs