Sporting event delegation
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]
Medalists
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Women
- Track & road events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[6] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Marcussen moved up a position.
Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
On 1 August, Thor Hushovd announced his withdrawal due to an illness, and was replaced by Nordhaug.[7]
Mountain biking
BMX
Equestrian
Show jumping
* Tony André Hansen's horse Camiro tested positive for the pain relieving medication capsaicin, 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.[10]
Fencing
- Men
Football
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.
Women's tournament
- Roster
Head coach: Bjarne Berntsen
Norway named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[11][12][13]
- Group play
Handball
The women's team qualified due to winning the European Championships.
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Norway roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]
Head coach: Marit Breivik
- Group play
- Quarterfinal
- Semifinal
- Gold medal game
- Final rank
Gold
Rowing
- Men
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
- Men
- Women
- Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
- Men
- Women
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.[15]
Swimming
Alexander Dale Oen won Norway's first ever swimming medal at the Olympics.
- Men
- Women
Taekwondo
Volleyball
Beach
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
See also
References
- ^ (in Norwegian) 50 utøvere tatt ut til OL, Kristian Elster, NRK.
- ^ (in Norwegian) Åtte nye tatt ut til OL, Bjørnar Hjellen, NRK, 17 June 2008.
- ^ (in Norwegian) Tredje OL-uttak, ANB-NTB, 1 July 2008.
- ^ (in Norwegian) Fire nye utøvere tatt ut til OL, NTB, NRK, 17 July 2008.
- ^ (in Norwegian)The Norwegian Team 27 July 2008.
- ^ "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ (in Norwegian) Hushovd dropper OL, Anne Rimmen and Kristian Elster, NRK, retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ Equestrian Jumping Individual Results Summary - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Bronze medal reassigned after the disqualification of Tony André Hansen of Norway. "Norwegian rider stripped of Olympic medal". The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Norwegian rider stripped of Olympic medal". The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Norway – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse" [The dream came true]. Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ "Team profile – Football Women: Norway". BOCOG. 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Norway women's handball team roster". Handball Official Results Book. Official Report of the XXIX Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. 23 August 2008. p. 11. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Overstyrte sjefen, Mette Bugge, Aftenposten, 17 June 2008.
Gold