Olaf V

Among the royal medalists are Constantine II of Greece, who won a gold in sailing at the 1960 Games in Rome; Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, who earned a bronze in team jumping at the 1912 Games in Stockholm; and Olaf V of Norway, who won a gold in sailing at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

Norway King Harald V Constitutional monarchy King Harald succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olaf V on 17 January 1991.

The preference was given Olaf, who, although only six years of age, was, under the name of Olaf V,244 elected king of Denmark, under the guardianship of Margaret his mother; and after the death of his father Hakon VI, he became also king of Norway, the two kingdoms thus being united.

When Olaf V, seven years after, died in Falsterbo, both kingdoms elected Margaret their queen, though custom had not yet authorized the election of a female.