1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Norway)

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Norway participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , USA , with a delegation of 97 athletes (42 men and 55 women).

Medalist

With two won gold and silver and three bronze medals, the Norwegian team finished 30th place in the medal table .

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Knut Holmann	canoe	Single kayak, 1,000 meters
Vebjørn Rodal	athletics	800 meters

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Knut Holmann	canoe	Single kayak, 500 meters
Steffen Størseth & Kjetil Undset	rowing	Double scull

bronze

Name (s)	sport	competition
Ann Kristin Aarønes, Anne Nymark Andersen, Nina Nymark Andersen, Agnete Carlsen, Gro Espeseth, Tone Gunn Frustøl, Tone Haugen, Linda Medalen, Merete Mykleust, Bente Nordby, Marianne Pettersen, Hege Riise, Brit Sandaune, Reidun Seth, Ingrid Sternhoff, Heidi Støre, Tina Svensson, Trine Tangeraas & Kjersti Thun	Soccer	Women's tournament
Trine Hattestad	athletics	Women, throwing the javelin
Peer Moberg	sailing	laser

Participants by sport

Archery

• Martinius Grov

  Individual: 15th place

• Wenche-Lin Hess

  Women, singles: 17th place

Boxing

• Jørn Johnson

  Light middleweight: 9th place

Soccer

• Women team

  bronze

• Squad

  Bente Nordby

  Agnete Carlsen

  Gro Espeseth

  Nina Nymark Andersen

  Merete Mykleust

  Maintain Riise

  Anne Nymark Andersen

  Marianne Pettersen

  Linda medals

  Brit sandaune

  Tina Svensson

  Tone Haugen

  Heidi Støre

  Trine Tangeraas

  Ann Kristin Aarønes

  Tone Gunn Frustøl

Weightlifting

• Stian Grimseth

  Super heavyweight: 10th place

Handball

• Women team

  4th Place

• Squad

  Heidi Tjugum

  Tonje Larsen

  Kjersti Grini

  Kristine Duvholt

  Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim

  Kari Solem

  Mona Dahle

  Ann-Cathrin Eriksen

  Keep Kvitsand

  Trine Haltvik

  Kristine Moldestad

  Annette Skotvoll

  Mette Davidsen

  Sahra Hausmann

  Hilde Østbø

canoe

• Knut Holmann

  Single kayak, 500 meters: silver

  Single kayak, 1,000 meters: gold

• Morten Ivarsen

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: semi-finals

• Mattis Næss

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: semi-finals

• Tom Selvik

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: semi-finals

• Thomas Roander

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: semi-finals

athletics

• Geir Moen

  200 meters: semi-finals

• Vebjørn Rodal

  800 meters: gold

• Atle Douglas

  800 meters: heats

• Jim Svenøy

  3,000 meter obstacle: 8th place

• Steinar Hoen

  High jump: 5th place

• Sigurd Njerve

  Triple jump: 30th place in qualification

• Svein-Inge Valvik

  Discus throw: 21st place in qualification

• Pål Arne Fagernes

  Javelin throw: 13th place in qualification

• Anita Håkenstad Evertsen

  Women, marathon: 48th place

• Lena Solli-Reimann

  Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals

• Hanne Haugland

  Women, high jump: 8th place

• Mette Bergmann

  Women, discus throwing: 9th place

• Trine Hattestad

  Women, javelin: bronze

Cycling

• Svein Gaute Hølestøl

  Road race, individual: Race not finished

• Rune Høydahl

  Mountain bike, cross-country: 11th place

• Ragnhild Kostol

  Women, road races, singles: 18th place

• Ingunn Bollerud

  Women, road races, singles: race not finished

• May Britt Hartwell

  Women, 3,000 meters individual pursuit: 9th place

  Women, points race: race not finished

• Gunn Rita Dahle-Flesjå

  Women, mountain bikes, cross-country: 4th place

Wrestling

• Jon Rønningen

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 17th place

rowing

• Fredrik Bekken

  One: 6th place

• Kjetil Undset

  Double scull: silver

• Steffen Størseth

  Double scull: silver

• Halvor Sannes Lande

  Four without a helmsman: 8th place

• Odd-Even Bustnes

  Four without a helmsman: 8th place

• Olaf Tufte

  Four without a helmsman: 8th place

• Morten Bergesen

  Four without a helmsman: 8th place

• Magne Kvalvik

  Lightweight double scull: 14th place

• Gate Albert Ersdal

  Lightweight double scull: 14th place

• Kristine Bjerknes

  Women, double sculls: 7th place

• Kristine Klaveness

  Women, double sculls: 7th place

shoot

• Pål Hembre

  Air pistol: 26th place

  Free target pistol: 40th place

• Leif Steinar Rolland

  Air rifle: 5th place

• Nils Petter Håkedal

  Air rifle: 9th place

  Small bore, three-position fight: 28th place

  Small bore, lying: 36th place

• Harald Stenvaag

  Small caliber, three-position battle: 41st place

  Small caliber, lying: 30th place

• Harald Jensen

  Skeet: 26th place

• Lindy Hansen

  Women, air rifle: 25th place

  Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 12th place

• Hanne Vataker

  Women, air rifle: 44th place

  Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 34th place

swim

• Børge Mørk

  100 meters chest: 31st place

  200 meters chest: 26th place

• Vibeke Lambersøy Johansen

  Women, 50 meters freestyle: 17th place

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: 18th place

• Irene Dalby

  Women, 400 meters freestyle: 18th place

  Women, 800 meters freestyle: 5th place

• Elin Austevoll

  Women, 100 meters chest: 12th place

  Women, 200 meters chest: 18th place

  Women, 200 meter medley: 24th place

• Terrie Miller

  Women, 100 meters chest: 20th place

sailing

• Peer Moberg

  Laser: bronze

• Herman Horn Johannessen

  Soling: 9th place

• Paul Davis

  Soling: 9th place

• Aspens Stokkeland

  Soling: 9th place

• Jorunn Horgen

  Women, windsurfing: 5th place

• Linda Konttorp

  Women, Europe: 7th place

• Ida Andersen

  Women, 470s: 10th place

• Linda Andersen

  Women, 470s: 10th place

tennis

• Christian Ruud

  Singles: 9th place

do gymnastics

• Flemming Solberg

  Individual all-around: 61st place in qualification

  Bars: 88th place in qualification

  Floor: 92nd place in qualification

  Horse jump: 85th place in qualification

  Horizontal bar: 84th place in qualification

  Rings: 91st place in qualification

  Pommel horse: 68th place in qualification

Volleyball (beach)

• Jan Kvalheim

  Men's competition: 7th place

• Bjørn Maaseide

  Men's competition: 7th place

• Merita Berntsen

  Women's competition: 9th place

• Ragni Hestad

  Women's competition: 9th place

Web links

• Norwegian Olympic team from 1996 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )