Noc: | NOR |
Nocname: | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 2008 |
Website: | |
Location: | Beijing |
Competitors: | 85 |
Sports: | 15 |
Flagbearer: | Ruth Kasirye (opening) Gro Hammerseng (closing) |
Rank: | 22 |
Gold: | 3 |
Silver: | 5 |
Bronze: | 1 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1900 |
See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games.[1] A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June,[2] 1 July,[3] 14 July (a handball squad) and 17 July.[4] A total of 85 participants were selected for the Olympics.[5]
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 100 m | 10.37 | 3 Q | 10.14 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
200 m | 20.54 | 2 Q | 20.45 | 3 Q | Did not advance | |||||
Trond Nymark | 50 km walk | |||||||||
align=left rowspan=2 | Erik Tysse | 20 km walk | 1:22:43 | 21 | ||||||
50 km walk | 3:45:21 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ezinne Okparaebo | 100 m | 11.32 | 2 Q | 11.45 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu | Marathon | 2:34:35 | 34 | ||||||
Kjersti Plätzer | 20 km walk | 1:27:07 | |||||||
Christina Vukicevic | 100 m hurdles | 13.05 | 4 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ida Marcussen | Result | 14.07 | 1.71 | 12.97 | 25.02 | 6.06 | 47.37 | 2:14.96 | 6015 | 21* |
Points | 968 | 867 | 725 | 885 | 868 | 809 | 893 |
See main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Eirik Verås Larsen | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:36.439 | 2 QS | 1:41.927 | 2 Q | 1:37.949 | 4 |
Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:29.043 | 1 QF | 3:27.342 |
See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
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Kurt Asle Arvesen | align=left rowspan=4 | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 32 |
Edvald Boasson Hagen | 6:36:48 | 71 | ||
Lars Petter Nordhaug | Did not finish | |||
Gabriel Rasch | Did not finish | |||
Anita Valen de Vries | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 26 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
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Lene Byberg | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's cross-country | 1:53:19 | 13 |
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | Did not finish |
See main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | |||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||||
Morten Djupvik | Casino | align=left rowspan=4 | Individual | 1 | =14 | 12 | 13 | 33 Q | 4 | 17 | 23 Q | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Stein Endresen | Le Beau | 0 | =1 | 4 | 4 | 8 Q | 12 | 16 | 18 Q | 0 | =1 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | ||
Geir Gulliksen | Cattani | 13 | 65 | 12 | 25 | 51 | Did not advance | 25 | 51 | |||||||||
Tony André Hansen | Camiro 19 | 1 | =14 | 1 | 2 | 4 Q | 1 | 3 | 1 Q | Withdrew[8] | ||||||||
Morten Djupvik Stein Endresen Geir Gulliksen Tony André Hansen[9] | See above | Team | 28 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 10 |
See main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The men's under-21 team failed to qualify after drawing with Bosnia-Herzegovina and losing to Armenia in the first qualifying stage. Meanwhile, the women's team qualified for the Olympics after placing in the semi-final round at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
See main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The women's team qualified due to winning the European Championships.
See main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | |||||
Jannicke Stålstrøm | RS:X | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 18 | EL | 117 | 15 | ||
Cathrine Gjerpen | Laser Radial | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | CAN | EL | 202 | 28 | ||
Lise Birgitte Frederiksen Alexandra Koefoed Siren Sundby | Yngling | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | CAN | CAN | 7 | 71 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M | |||||
Peer Moberg | Finn | 23 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | CAN | CAN | EL | 107 | 19 | |||||||
Frode Bovim Christopher Gundersen | 49er | 11 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | CAN | CAN | CAN | EL | 128 | 13 |
See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=3 | Vebjørn Berg | 10 m air rifle | 592 | 22 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle prone | 596 | 3 Q | 699.1 | 4 | ||
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1172 | 5 Q | 1266.5 | 8 | ||
align=left rowspan=2 | Espen Berg-Knutsen | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 11 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1160 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
Tore Brovold | Skeet | 120 | 2 Q | 145 S/O 3 | ||
Are Hansen | 10 m air rifle | 592 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Harald Jensen | Skeet | 118 | 12 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen | 10 m air rifle | 391 | 34 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 575 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Kristina Vestveit | 10 m air rifle | 395 | 14 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 573 | 29 | Did not advance |
Alexander Dale Oen won Norway's first ever swimming medal at the Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=3 | Gard Kvale | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.73 NR | 27 | Did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 3:50.47 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
200 m individual medley | 2:01.52 NR | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
align=left rowspan=2 | Alexander Dale Oen | 100 m breaststroke | 59.41 | 1 Q | 59.16 | 1 Q | 59.20 | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:11.30 | 17 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=3 | Sara Nordenstam | 200 m breaststroke | 2.24.47 NR | 4 Q | 2:23.79 EU | 4 Q | 2:23.02 EU | |
200 m individual medley | 2:15.13 NR | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
400 m individual medley | 4:40.28 NR | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
align=left rowspan=2 | Ingvild Snildal | 100 m butterfly | 59.86 NR | 27 | Did not advance | |||
200 m butterfly | 2:14.53 | 33 | Did not advance |
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||||
Jørre Kjemperud Tarjei Skarlund | Men's | Pool E L 1 – 2 (21–19, 20–22, 7–15) L 1 – 2 (21–13, 15–21, 9–15) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21) | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Susanne Glesnes Kathrine Maaseide | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's | Pool B W 2 – 0 (24–22, 21–18) W 2 – 0 (21–11, 21–17) L 1 – 2 (21–17, 14–21, 8–15) | 2 Q | L 1 – 2 (21–12, 19–21, 13–15) | Did not advance | |||
Nila Håkedal Ingrid Tørlen | Pool A L 0 – 2 (20–22, 19–21) W 2 – 0 (21–8, 21–18) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 15–21) Lucky Loser W 2 – 1 (20–22, 21–12, 15–11) | 3 Q | L 0 – 2 (13–21, 15–21) | Did not advance |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.