1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (Norway)

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Norway took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of 46 athletes (38 men and eight women) in 36 competitions in eleven sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Berit Berthelsen .

Participants by sport

Boxing

Men

• Nils Dag Strømme

fencing

Men

• Jan von Koss
• Dag midling

Weightlifting

Men

• Leif Jensen

canoe

Men

• Steinar Amundsen

  Gold kayak foursome 1000 m

• Tore Berger

  Gold kayak foursome 1000 m

• Jan Johansen

  Gold kayak foursome 1000 m

• Rolf Olsen
• Egil Søby

  Gold kayak foursome 1000 m

athletics

Men Arne Kvalheim Arne Risa Kjellfred Weum

Women Berit Berthelsen Anne Lise Wærness

Cycling

Men

• Thorleif Andresen
• Ørnulf Andresen
• Jan Erik Gustavsen
• Knut Knudsen
• Gates Milsett
• Leif Yli

Wrestling

Men

• Harald Barlie
• Gates Hem
• Håkon Øverby

shoot

• Bjørn Bakken
• Elling Øvergård
• John Rødseth
• Kjell Sørensen

swim

Men

• Ørjan Madsen

sailing

• Jan-Erik Aarberg
• Stone Føyen
• Crown Prince Harald
• Eirik Johannessen
• Bjørn Lofterød
• Odd Roar Lofterød
• Peder Lunde junior

  Silver star

• Theodor Sommerschield
• Per Werenskiold
• Kai Georg Wiese
• Erik Wiik-Hansen
• Per Olav Wiken

  Silver star

do gymnastics

Women

• Helga Braathen
• Unni Holmen
• Ann-Mari Hvaal
• Torunn Isberg
• Jill Kvamme show
• Wenche Sjong

Web links

• Norwegian Olympic team from 1968 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )