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Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

.

On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games. A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June, 1 July, 14 July (a handball squad) and 17 July. A total of 85 participants were selected for the Olympics.

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Men's javelin throw
Norway women's national handball team Norway women's national handball team The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....	Handball Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics thumb\|left\|240px\|Gold medalists [[France]] collect their medals on August 24, 2008Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team...	Women's tournament Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament The women's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics is being held from August 9 to August 23, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing...
Olaf Tufte Olaf Tufte Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken...	Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:Single sculls menPairs men...	Men's single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...
Nina Solheim Nina Solheim Nina Solheim is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004, participating in the women's +67 kg division, she lost in the quarterfinals against Luo Wei of China after injuring her knee...	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Woman's +67 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 67 kilograms...
Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Men's 100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...
Tore Brovold Tore Brovold Tore Brovold is a Norwegian sport shooter competing in Skeet. Brovold is one of the Norwegian athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won a silver medal. Later the same year, he won the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final.Brovold started shooting in 1977, when he was only 7...	Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...	Men's skeet Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's skeet -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record...
Kjersti Plätzer	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's 20 km race walk
Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...	Canoeing Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....	K1 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres The men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing on 22 August. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks....
Sara Nordenstam Sara Nordenstam Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, after which she moved to Oslo. From 2004 she is a naturalised citizen of Norway....	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...

Athletics

Athlete	Event	100 m hurdles		High jump		Shot put		200 m		Long jump		Javelin		800 m		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Result	Points	Result	Points	Time	Points	Result	Points	Result	Points	Time	Points	Points	Rank
Ida Marcussen Ida Marcussen Ida Marcussen is a Norwegian heptathlete. She represents IK Våg, having changed clubs from Kristiansands IF in 2006....	Heptathlon	14.07	968	1.71	867	12.97	725	25.02	885	6.06	868	47.37	809	2:14.96	893	6015	21st

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...	10.37	25 Q	10.14	15	Did not advance
200 m	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...	20.54	Q	20.45	Q	Did not start
20 km walk	Erik Tysse Erik Tysse Erik Tysse is a Norwegian race walker. He has competed at four editions of the World Championships in Athletics and represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics....							1:22:43	21
50 km walk	Erik Tysse Erik Tysse Erik Tysse is a Norwegian race walker. He has competed at four editions of the World Championships in Athletics and represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics....							3:45:21	5
50 km walk	Trond Nymark Trond Nymark Trond Nymark is a Norwegian race walker. He was born in Bergen and represents TIF Viking.-Achievements:-External links:* Homepage of Trond Nymark....							Did not finish
100 m	Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Norway. She has been living in Norway since the age of nine....	11.32	Q	11.45		Did not advance
100 m hurdles	Christina Vukicevic Christina Vukicevic Ljubica Christina Vukicevic is a Norwegian hurdler of Serbian and Norwegian descent...	13.05		Did not advance
20 km walk	Kjersti Plätzer							1:27:07
Marathon	Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Kirsten Marathon Melkevik, formerly Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu, is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon....							2:34:35	34

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Javelin throw	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...	79.85	9	90.57 OR

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...	K-1 500 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres The men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...	1:36.439	2. in heat	1:41.927	2. in heat	1:37.949	4
	K-1 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres The men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing on 22 August. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks....	3:29.043	1. in heat			3:27.342

Cycling

BMX

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Time	Rank
Sebastian Kartfjord	Individual Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX The men's BMX competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held....	38.688	30	19	28	Did not advance

Mountain biking

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Lene Byberg Lene Byberg Lene Byberg is a Norwegian cross-country mountain biker, and former road bicycle racer. She has participated in the Olympic Games in both road cycling and mountain biking.-Olympic games:...	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country The women's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23 at 10:00 .The event was a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final was held, with the first cyclist to the finish line, after six laps of the...	1:53:19	13
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is a Norwegian cross-country and marathon mountain biker. She won the women's cross-country gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and is a multiple World Champion. She has won six World Championships and six European championships. Dahle has also won four UCI World Cup XC in...	Cross-country Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country The women's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23 at 10:00 .The event was a mass-start contest consisting of multiple laps around the course. Only a final was held, with the first cyclist to the finish line, after six laps of the...	Did not finish

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen is a former Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for . Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. From 2012 he will be manager of ....	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	6:26:17 (+2:28)	32
Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no...	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	6:36:48 (+12:59)	71
Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .He started his career as a mountain biker, but after finishing 5th in the 2004 Norwegian National Road Racing Championship, his focus changed towards road bicycle racing...	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	Did not finish
Gabriel Rasch Gabriel Rasch Ole Gabriel «Gabba» Rasch is a Norwegian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . As a professional, Rasch has always been a teammate of countryman Thor Hushovd, and credits Hushovd with helping him break into the professional ranks....	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...	Did not finish

On 1 August, Thor Hushovd

Thor Hushovd

Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...

announced his withdrawal due to an illness, and was replaced by Nordhaug.

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Anita Valen de Vries	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and featured a longer course than any of the previous six races...	3:33:17 (+53)	26

Equestrian

The reserve was Christian Anfinnsen Øien, riding Coulthard 2.

Individual Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. round 1		Ind. round 2			Ind. round 3			Final
			Ind. round 1		Ind. round 2			Ind. round 3			Round A		Round B		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Djupvik originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Stein Endresen, Geir Gulliksen, and Tony Andre Hansen...	Casino	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	1	14	12	13	33	4	17	23 Q	4	11	4	7	8	10
Stein Endresen Stein Endresen Stein Endresen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Endresen originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Geir Gulliksen, and Tony Andre Hansen...	Le Beau	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	0	1	4	4	8	12	16	18 Q	0	1	16	18	16	16
Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gulliksen originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Tony Andre Hansen...	L´Espoir	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	13	65	12	25	51	Did not advance
Tony André Hansen Tony André Hansen Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...	Camiro 19	Individual Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and August 21, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.Five rounds of show-jumping were conducted, in two stages. The first three rounds made up the qualifying stage. The second and third of those rounds were also used for...	1	14	1	2	4	1	3	1 Q	Withdrawn

Team jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Team final 1		Team final 2
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total penalties	Rank
From: Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Djupvik originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Stein Endresen, Geir Gulliksen, and Tony Andre Hansen... Stein Endresen Stein Endresen Stein Endresen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Endresen originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Geir Gulliksen, and Tony Andre Hansen... Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gulliksen originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Tony Andre Hansen... Tony André Hansen Tony André Hansen Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...	as above	Team Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team jumping The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round...	4 12 12 DQ	10	Did not advance

Tony André Hansen

Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...

's horse Camiro tested positive for the pain relieving medication capsaicin

Capsaicin

Capsaicin 2CHCH=CH4CONHCH2C6H3-4--3- ) is the active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is an irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact...

, a banned substance. Hansen was later disqualified. Without Hansen's score, the team was below the threshold to advance to round 2 of the finals. Therefore, the bronze medal was stripped and awarded to the team from Switzerland

Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swiss athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and have been nominated by Swiss Olympic Association.-Medalists:- Archery:...

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Sturla Torkildsen	Individual épée Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's épée The men's épée fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 10 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.The épée competition consisted of a six-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers...	W 12-11	L 10-15	Did not advance

Football

The men's Under-21 team
Norway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...

failed to qualify after drawing with Bosnia-Herzegovina and losing to Armenia in the first qualifying stage.
The women's team
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...

qualified due to their semi-final placing in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The squad:

Preliminaries

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Team
	3	2	0	1	5	2
6
	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
	3	1	1	1	7	4
4
	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Quarterfinal

Handball

The women's team
Norway women's national handball team
The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

qualified due to winning the European Championships. The squad:

Preliminaries

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
5	5	0	0	154	106	+48	10
5	4	0	1	150	114	+38	8
5	2	0	3	122	135	-13	4
5	2	0	3	121	128	-7	4
5	1	1	3	109	137	-28	3
5	0	1	4	109	147	-38	1

Quarterfina

Semifina

Gold medal matc

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olaf Tufte Olaf Tufte Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken...	Single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...	7:20.20	1 Q	6:53.59	1 Q	6:58.23	2 Q	6.5983

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
Kristian Ruth	Laser Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Laser class Men's Laser class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 43 sailors competed in this Laser dinghy competition....	10	11	17	10	3	8	13	21	38	CAN	16	109	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M	Score	Rank
Jannicke Stålstrøm	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	7	~~DSQ~~	2	12	9	10	15	13	21	18		117	15
Cathrine Gjerpen	Laser Radial Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Laser Radial class Women's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial single-handed dinghy racing series....	26	27	24	27	23	28	23	27	25	CAN		202	28
Lise Birgitte Frederiksen Alexandra Koefoed Siren Sundby Siren Sundby Siren Sundby is a former Norwegian sailor.She won an Olympic gold medal in the Europe-class in the 2004 Summer Olympics...	Yngling Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling class The Yngling class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 10 to 17 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.15 teams of three sailors each competed in this Yngling keelboat competition....	12	13	5	1	3	13	12	11	CAN	CAN	7	71.0	10

Open

Athlete	Event	Race																Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M	Score	Rank
Peer Moberg Peer Moberg Peer Moberg is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a bronze medal in the Laser class....	Finn Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn class Finn class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 9 and 17 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.26 sailors competed in this Finn dinghy competition....	23	~~DSQ~~	11	19	22	1	DSQ	4									107	19
Frode Bovim Frode Bovim Frode Bovim is a Norwegian sailor.He received a silver medal in the 49er class at the 2003 world championships, together with Christoffer Sundby. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Christoffer Sundby, where they finished 4th in the 49er class... Christopher Gundersen Christopher Gundersen Christopher Gundersen is a Norwegian sailor and world champion.He received a gold medal in the Europe class at the 2004 world championships...	49er Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er class The 49er class sailing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between the 10th and 17th of August in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 19 teams of two sailors each competed in this 49er dinghy competition...	11	13	18	7	10	8	14	11	13	19	12	11	CAN	CAN	CAN		128.0	13

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Vebjørn Berg Vebjørn Berg Vebjørn Berg is a Norwegian sports shooter. He did well at several ISSF World Cups. He was also on the winning Norwegian team at the 2002 Shooting World Championship. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and received fourth at Men's 50 metre rifle prone.- External links :*...	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	592	22	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	596	3 Q	699.1	4
	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	1172	5 Q	1266.5	8
Are Hansen	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	592	19	Did not advance
Espen Berg-Knutsen	50 m rifle prone Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:...	594	11	Did not advance
Espen Berg-Knutsen	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:...	1160	30	Did not advance
Tore Brovold Tore Brovold Tore Brovold is a Norwegian sport shooter competing in Skeet. Brovold is one of the Norwegian athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won a silver medal. Later the same year, he won the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final.Brovold started shooting in 1977, when he was only 7...	Skeet Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's skeet -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record...	120	2 Q	145 (+3)
Harald Jensen Harald Jensen Harald Jensen is a Norwegian sport shooter competing in Skeet. Jensen won the gold medal at both the ISSF World Shooting Championships and the ISSF European Shooting Championships in 2002. He finished as number six at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Skeet Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's skeet -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record...	118	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5...	391	34	Did not advance
Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...	575	27	Did not advance
Kristina Vestveit Kristina Vestveit Kristina Vestveit is a Norwegian rifle shooter. She was selected to represent Norway during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...	10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5...	395	14	Did not advance
	50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...	573	29	Did not advance

The Norwegian Shooting Federation had suggested selecting Ingrid Stubsjøen for the team, but the Norwegian National Olympic Committee selected Vestveit instead after good performances in the final World Cup event of the 2008 season.

Swimming

Alexander Dale Oen won Norway's first ever swimming medal at the Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen Alexander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He represents the club Vestkantsvømmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh...	100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	59.41 OR	1 Q	59.16 OR	1 Q	59.20
	200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.Seven...	2.11.30	17	Did not advance
Gard Kvale Gard Kvale Gard Kvale is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. He swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where he lowered the Norwegian Records in the 3 events he swam: the 200 and 400 frees and the 200 IM....	200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:* WR = World Record; AS = Asian Record-References:...	1:48.73 NR	27	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle -Heats:-Final:* WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best* AS = Asian Record; AF = African Record-References:...	3:50.47	26			Did not advance
	200 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:* Q = Qualified* DNS = Did Not Start-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	2.01.52 NR	25	Did not advance
Sara Nordenstam Sara Nordenstam Sara Maria Evelina Nordenstam is a Norwegian swimmer. Nordenstam was born to Swedish parents and lived in Sweden until she was 10, after which she moved to Oslo. From 2004 she is a naturalised citizen of Norway....	200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	2.24.47 NR	4 Q	2:23.79 ER	4 Q	2:23.02 ER
	200 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Heat 5 :- Semifinal 1 :- Semifinal 2 :- Final :- References :...	2:15.13 NR	23	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Final:AF = African record-References:...	4:40.28 NR	18			Did not advance
Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal is an Olympic and National Record holding swimming from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the Norwegian Record in the 100m butterfly. Her club team is Asker svømmeklubb....	100 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly -Heats:Q = Qualified to Semifinal AS = Asian RecordAF = African Record...	59.86 NR	27	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...	2.14.53	33	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nina Solheim Nina Solheim Nina Solheim is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004, participating in the women's +67 kg division, she lost in the quarterfinals against Luo Wei of China after injuring her knee...	+67 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 67 kilograms...	W 9 - 3	W 3 - 1	W (SUP) 2 - 2			L 1 - 3

Beach

Men

Kjemperud-Skarlund

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Jørre Kjemperud Jørre Kjemperud Jørre Kjemperud is a beach volleyball player from Norway.-Volleyball:Kjemperud started playing volleyball when he was 17 – 18 years old...	31 August 1968 (age 39)	189 centimetre	335	320
2	Tarjei Skarlund Tarjei Skarlund Tarjei Skarlund is a beach volleyball player from Norway. With team mate Jørre Kjemperud, he represented Norway in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:* at the Beach Volleyball Database*...	6 November 1978 (age 29)	191 centimetre	335	315

Team	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kjemperud Jørre Kjemperud Jørre Kjemperud is a beach volleyball player from Norway.-Volleyball:Kjemperud started playing volleyball when he was 17 – 18 years old... - Skarlund Tarjei Skarlund Tarjei Skarlund is a beach volleyball player from Norway. With team mate Jørre Kjemperud, he represented Norway in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:* at the Beach Volleyball Database... Seed 18*	Doubles	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)	Pool E 4	Did not advance				19

Women

Hakedal-Tørlen

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Nila Håkedal Nila Håkedal Nila Ann Håkedal is a Norwegian beach volleyball player.Håkedal was born and raised in the city of Kristiansand, and lived there until she was 20 years old...	13 June 1979 (age 29)	177 centimetre	-	-
2	Ingrid Tørlen Ingrid Tørlen Ingrid Tørlen is a Norwegian beach volleyball player. Her beach volleyball partner since 2002 has been Nila Håkedal. The pair competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece where they were placed 22nd.-References:...	21 July 1979 (age 29)	178 centimetre	-	-

Maaseide-Glesnes

#	Name	Date of birth	Height	Spike	Block
1	Kathrine Maaseide Kathrine Maaseide Kathrine Maaseide is a female professional beach volleyball player from Norway, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...	18 December 1976 (age 31)	182 centimetre	-	-
2	Susanne Glesnes Susanne Glesnes Susanne Glesnes is a female professional beach volleyball player from Norway, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Partnering Kathrine Maaseide she claimed the silver medal at the 2004 European Championships in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany.-References:*...	1 December 1974 (age 33)	179 centimetre	-	-

Team	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Håkedal Nila Håkedal Nila Ann Håkedal is a Norwegian beach volleyball player.Håkedal was born and raised in the city of Kristiansand, and lived there until she was 20 years old... - Tørlen Ingrid Tørlen Ingrid Tørlen is a Norwegian beach volleyball player. Her beach volleyball partner since 2002 has been Nila Håkedal. The pair competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece where they were placed 22nd.-References:... Seed 11	Doubles	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)	Pool A 3	L 0-2 (13:21. 15:21)	Did not advance			9
Glesnes Susanne Glesnes Susanne Glesnes is a female professional beach volleyball player from Norway, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Partnering Kathrine Maaseide she claimed the silver medal at the 2004 European Championships in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany.-References:... - Maaseide Kathrine Maaseide Kathrine Maaseide is a female professional beach volleyball player from Norway, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... Seed 12*	Doubles	W 2-0 (24:22. 21:18) W 2-0 (21:11 21:17) L 1-2 (21:17 14:21 8:15)	Pool B 2	L 1-2 (21:12 19:21 13:15)	Did not advance			9

Weightlifting

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Ruth Kasirye Ruth Kasirye Ruth Kasirye is a Norwegian weightlifter competing in the Women's 58 kg and 63 kg categories.She came to Norway in 1998....	-63 kg	103 kg	4	121 kg	8	224 kg	7

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Stig Andre Berge	−60 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 12 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		Nurbakyt Tengizbayev Nurbakyt Tengizbayev Nurbakyt Tengizbayev is a Kazakh wrestler who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- References :... 0-2 (0-3, 0-3)	Did not advance				Did not advance

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Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
5	5	0	0	154	106	+48	10
5	4	0	1	150	114	+38	8
5	2	0	3	122	135	-13	4
5	2	0	3	121	128	-7	4
5	1	1	3	109	137	-28	3
5	0	1	4	109	147	-38	1

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
5	5	0	0	154	106	+48	10
5	4	0	1	150	114	+38	8
5	2	0	3	122	135	-13	4
5	2	0	3	121	128	-7	4
5	1	1	3	109	137	-28	3
5	0	1	4	109	147	-38	1

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
5	5	0	0	154	106	+48	10
5	4	0	1	150	114	+38	8
5	2	0	3	122	135	-13	4
5	2	0	3	121	128	-7	4
5	1	1	3	109	137	-28	3
5	0	1	4	109	147	-38	1