Norway at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Medalists
Table:
Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Gold
Sonja Henie
Figure skating
Women's singles

Gold
Johan Grøttumsbråten
Nordic combined
Men's individual

Gold
Birger Ruud
Ski jumping
Men's normal hill

Silver
Ole Stenen
Nordic combined
Men's individual

Silver
Hans Beck
Ski jumping
Men's normal hill

Silver
Bernt Evensen
Speed skating
Men's 500m

Silver
Ivar Ballangrud
Speed skating
Men's 10,000m

Bronze
Arne Rustadstuen
Cross-country skiing
Men's 50 km

Bronze
Hans Vinjarengen
Nordic combined
Men's individual

Bronze
Kaare Wahlberg
Ski jumping
Men's normal hill

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Sonja Henie ( 8 April 1912 - 12 October 1969 ) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star . She was a three-time Olympic Champion ( 1928 , 1932 , 1936 ) in women 's Singles , a ten-time World Champion ( 1927-1936 ) and a six-time European Champion ( 1931-1936 ) . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies ' figure skater . At the height of her acting career , she was one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits , including Thin Ice ( 1937 ) , My Lucky Star ( 1938 ) , Second Fiddle ( 1939 ) and Sun Valley Serenade ( 1941 ) .
Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid , New York . Three figure skating events were contested : men 's singles , ladies ' singles , and pair skating . The competitions were held from Monday , February 8 to Friday , February 12 , 1932 . It was the first time the events were held indoors .
Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten ( 24 February 1899 - 24 January 1983 ) was a Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country . Dominating both events in the 1920s and early 1930s , he won several medals in the early Winter Olympics . Most notably , he won two gold medals at the 1928 Winter Olympics , and as one of the only two entrants to win two gold medalists from St. Moritz , was the most successful athlete there , along with Clas Thunberg of Finland . He previously won three medals ( one silver , two bronzes ) at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 , and went on to defend his Olympic Nordic Combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics . In addition , he won three gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships : In 1931 he won both the cross-country 18 km and Nordic combined , after winning the Nordic combined event earlier in 1926 . Grøttumsbråten is one of only four people to ever win the Holmenkollen ski festival 's Nordic combined event five times ( 1923 , 1926 , 1928 , 1929 and 1931 ) . In 1924 , he shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegian Nordic combined athlete Harald Økern .
At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested . It was held on Wednesday , February 10 , 1932 ( cross-country skiing ) and on Thursday , February 11 , 1932 ( ski jumping ) . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held . Both events were also individual medal events .
Birger Ruud ( 23 August 1911 - 13 June 1998 ) was a Norwegian ski jumper . Born in Kongsberg , Birger Ruud , with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn , dominated international jumping in the 1930s , winning three world championships in 1931 , 1935 and 1937 . Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936 , the first repeat winner of ski jumping gold . He also was an accomplished alpine skier , winning a bronze medal in the combined at the 1935 world championships . Ruud won the Holmenkollen ski jumping competition in 1934 and shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1937 with Olaf Hoffsbakken and Martin P. Vangsli .
At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual ski jumping event was contested . It was held on Friday , February 12 , 1932 .
Ole Stenen ( 29 August 1903 in Øyer , Gudbrandsdal - 23 April 1975 ) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s . He was born in Øyer and represented the club Øyer IL . He died in April 1975 in Oslo . He won a Nordic combined silver at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York . In addition , he won the 50 km cross-country event at both the 1931 World Ski Championships and the 1931 Holmenkollen ski festival . He also won silver in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Ski Championships and finished fourth at the 1934 World Ski Championships . Because of those wins , Stenen shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1931 with fellow Norwegian Hans Vinjarengen , a fellow Nordic combined athlete . He participated in the demonstration event , military patrol ( precursor to biathlon ) , in the 1928 Winter Olympics .
Hans Beck ( 25 April 1911 - 10 April 1996 ) was a Norwegian ski jumper who won a silver medal in the large hill individual event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York . Having been in the lead after the first round , he was overcome by Birger Ruud , who hailed from the same city , in the second round . Born in Kongsberg , [ citation needed ] he represented Kongsberg IF . He married in 1949 , and had two children . After his active career he worked as a seller of sports gear .
Bernt Sverre Evensen ( 18 April 1905 - 24 August 1979 ) was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics . In 1928 he became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning the 500 m event ( first place shared with Clas Thunberg ) . At the same Olympics , he also won silver in the 1500 m and bronze over 5,000 m. He was in second place in the 10,000 m event , 0.1 seconds behind Irving Jaffee , when the competition was cancelled because the ice had started thawing . At the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid , Evensen won a silver medal in the 500 m. Evensen and compatriot Ivar Ballangrud were the only European Olympic speed skating medalists during those games . This can mostly be attributed to the fact that the races were skated in pack-style ( having all competitors skate at the same time ) , a format that most European skaters were not familiar with . At the World Allround Championships , Evensen finished first in 1927 and 1934 , second in 1931 , and third in 1926 , 1928 , and 1932 . At the European Allround Championships , Evensen won the gold medal in 1927 and silvers in 1928 and 1935 . As a cyclist , he won 11 Norwegian championships . For his achievements in speed skating and cycling , he was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1928 . After World War II , he was a speed skating coach for Oslo Skøiteklub ( OSK ) before the speed skating revolution in 1962-1963 . His grandson Stig Kristiansen became an Olympic cyclist .
At the 1932 Winter Olympics , four speed skating events were contested . For the only time in the Olympic history , the speed skating were held as pack-style events , having all competitors skate at the same time . Women were allowed to compete in speed skating for the first time in history in a set of demonstration events . The IOC was reluctant to upgrade womens events to full medal events , although the organizing committee of the Games advocated for the full inclusion of womens events . The distances for women were 500 m , 1000 m and 1500 m. The pack-style racing would pave the way for short track speed skating , that would debut as a demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary before becoming an official Olympic event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville . The men 's competitions were held on Thursday , February 4 , 1932 , Friday , February 5 , 1932 , Saturday , February 6 , 1932 , and on Monday , February 8 , 1932 . The women 's events were contested from Monday , February 8 , 1932 to Wednesday , February 10 , 1932 .
Ivar Eugen Ballangrud ( née Eriksen , 7 March 1904 - 1 June 1969 ) was a Norwegian speed skater , a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating . As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics , Ballangrud was the most successful athlete there .
Arne Rustadstuen ( 14 December 1905 - 25 April 1978 ) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1930s . He won a bronze medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York in the 50 km . In addition , he won a complete set of medals at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships . In 1930 , Rustadstuen won the 17 km cross-country event and earned a silver in the 50 km cross-country event while he earned a bronze in the Nordic combined in 1931 . Rustadstuen won the men 's 18 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1934 and 1935 . Because of his successes , Rustadstuen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1935 .
At the 1932 Winter Olympics , two cross-country skiing events were contested . The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday , 10 February 1932 , while the 50 km event was held on Saturday , 13 February 1932 .
Hans Vinjarengen ( 20 August 1905 - 1 February 1984 ) was a Nordic combined skier from Norway . He won a silver medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and a bronze at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York . In addition , he won gold medals at the 1929 and 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and bronzes in 1934 and 1938 . Vinjarengen won the Holmenkollen ski festival 's Nordic combined event twice ( 1930 and 1932 ) . In 1931 , he shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegian Ole Stensen , a cross-country skier . Vinjarengen lived most of his life in Oslo , where he worked as a lorry driver , but he represented his childhood club from Nordre Land .
Kaare Wahlberg ( July 3 , 1912 - February 29 , 1988 ) was a Norwegian ski jumper who won a bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York . At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , he finished fourth . He also finished fifth in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1931 Nordic skiing World Championships .