2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (Norway)

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Norway took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the 24th participation in the Summer Olympics. The Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité nominated a total of 64 athletes in 14 sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the canoeist Mira Verås Larsen .

Medals

Medal table

Medal table Norway
space	sport				total
1	Handball	1	-	-	1
	canoe	1	-	-	1
3	fencing	-	1	-	1
4th	Cycling	-	-	1	1
Total		2	1	1	4th

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Ida Alstad Karoline Dyhre Breivang Marit Malm Frafjord Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Camilla Herrem Kari Mette Johansen Amanda Kurtović Heidi Løke Kristine Lunde-Borgersen Karoline Næss Tonje Nøstvold Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Gøril Linn Jorroeggen	Handball	Women
Eirik Verås Larsen	canoe	Single kayak 1000 m (men)

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Bartosz Piasecki	fencing	Epee single (men)

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Alexander Kristoff	Cycling	Road racing (men)

Participants by sport

badminton

Athletes	competition	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Sara Blengsli Kværnø	singles	Sung Ji-Hyun Yip Pui Yin	0: 2 (8:21, 5:21) 0: 2 (8:21, 7:21)	0 (28:84)	3	eliminated								33

beach volleyball

Athletes	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
	opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Tarjei Skarlund Martin Spinnangr	P. Cunha / R. Santos J. Binstock / M. Reader J. Garcia-Thompson / S. Grotowski	0: 2 (14:21, 18:21) 2: 0 (21:14, 21:18) 2: 0 (22:20, 21:13)	5	2	M. Pļaviņš J. Šmēdiņš	0: 2 (18:21, 16:21)	eliminated						9

Archery

Athletes	competition	qualification		1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		Rings	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Bård Nesteng	singles	669	21st	Hideki Kikuchi	6: 5	Jacob Wukie	6: 2	Takaharu Furukawa	2: 6	eliminated						9

fencing

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Bartosz Piasecki	Epee single	Gauthier Grumier	14:13	-		Géza Imre	15: 7	Yannick Borel	15:14	Jung Jin-sun	15:13	Rubén Limardo	10:15	silver

Handball

competition	Women
Athletes	Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Ida Alstad Heidi Løke Tonje Nøstvold Karoline Dyhre Breivang Kristine Lunde-Borgersen Kari Mette Johansen Marit Malm Frafjord Amanda Kurtović Linn Jørum Sulland Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Gøril Snorroemeggen Camilla Herrer
Trainer	Þórir Hergeirsson
Group stage	France 23:24 (12:17) Sweden 24:21 (14: 9) South Korea 27:27 (13:15) Denmark 24:23 (12:11) Spain 20:25 (11:11)
Quarter finals	Brazil 21:19 (9:13)
Semifinals	South Korea 31:25 (18:15)
final	Montenegro 26:23 (13:10)
placement	gold

canoe

Canoe racing

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Mira Verås Larsen	K-1 500 m	1: 55.923 min	5	1: 57.954 min	6th	eliminated		18th
Men
Eirik Verås Larsen	K-1 1000 m	3: 31.288 min	3	3: 29.547 min	2	3: 26.462 min	1	gold

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Ezinne Okparaebo	100 m	11.14 s	4th	11.10 s	4th	eliminated		10
Ezinne Okparaebo	200 m	23.30 s	5	eliminated				31
Ingvill Måkestad Bovim	1500 m	not started						-
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	5000 m	15: 24.86 min	13	-		eliminated		27
Men
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	100 m	10.28 s	4th	eliminated				30th
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	200 m	20.52 s	3	20.42 s	4th	eliminated		9
Henrik Ingebrigtsen	1500 m	3: 41.33 min	4th	3: 43.26 min	6th	3: 35.43 min	5	5
Quaint buta	marathon	-		-		2:17:58 h	36	36
Erik Tysse	20 km walking	-		-		1:21:00 h	14th	14th
Trond Nymark	50 km of walking	-		-		3:48:37 h	21st	21st

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Margrethe Renstrøm	Long jump	not started				-
Tonje Angelsen	high jump	1.85 m	28	eliminated		28
Men
Eivind Henriksen	Hammer throwing	74.62 m	13	eliminated		13
Andreas Thorkildsen	Javelin	84.47 m	2	82.63 m	6th	6th

All-around

Athletes	100 m hurdles		high jump		Shot put		200 m		Long jump		Javelin		800 m		Points	rank
	time	Points	height	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points	Expanse	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points
Heptathlon women
Ida Marcussen	14.08 s	967	1.68 m	830	13.46 m	758	25.15 s	873	5.82 m	795	42.26 m	711	2: 13.62 min	912	5846	28

Cycling

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Emilie Moberg	Road racing	out of time limit
Men
Edvald Boasson Hagen	Road racing	given up
Vegard stake lengths	Road racing	5:46:37 h	77
Alexander Kristoff	Road racing	5:46:05 h	bronze
Lars Petter Nordhaug	Road racing	5:46:05 h	25th
Edvald Boasson Hagen	Individual time trial	54: 30.87 min	13

Mountain bike

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå	Cross country	given up	-

horse riding

dressage
Athletes	competition	percent				rank
		Grand Prix	GP Special	average	GP freestyle
Siril Helljesen with Dorina	singles	69.985	eliminated			-

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Greco-Roman style men
Stig André Berge	Class up to 60 kg	bye		Həsən Əliyev	1: 3	eliminated												13

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader			Reunion			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final		rank
		time	rank	qualification	time	rank	qualification	time	rank	qualification	time	rank	qualification	time	rank
Men
Olaf Tufte	One	7:00 am	2	Quarter finals	-			6: 55.36 min	3	Semi-finals A / B	7: 35.31 min	6th	Finale B	7: 18.15 min	3	9
Kjetil Borch Nils Skulstad Hoff	Double scull	6: 16.31 min	1	Semi-finals A / B	-			-			6: 22.88 min	4th	Finale B	6: 20.82 min	1	7th
Kristoffer Brun Are Strandli	Lightweight double scull	6: 34.00 min	2	Semi-finals A / B	-			-			6: 39.59 min	4th	Finale B	6: 32.82 min	3	9

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings	rank
		Rings	rank	Rings	rank
Women
Malin Westerheim	Air rifle 10 meters	394	25th	eliminated		394	25th
Malin Westerheim	Small caliber three-position fight 50 meters	579	20th	eliminated		579	20th
Men
Ole Magnus Bakken	Air rifle 10 meters	597	6th	94.5	8th	691.5	8th
Are Hansen	Air rifle 10 meters	594	14th	eliminated		594	14th
Ole-Kristian Bryhn	Small caliber three-position fight 50 meters	1169	7th	98.8	6th	1267.8	7th
Are Hansen	Small caliber three-position fight 50 meters	1163	22nd	eliminated		1163	22nd
Ole Magnus Bakken	Small caliber lying 50 meters	592	26th	eliminated		592	26th
Odd Arne Brekne	Small caliber lying 50 meters	594	13	eliminated		594	13
Tore Brovold	Skeet	113	27	eliminated		113	27

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Ingvild Snildal	100 m butterfly	59.01 s	7th	eliminated				22nd
Ingvild Snildal	200 m butterfly	2: 10.99 min	1	eliminated				18th
Sara Nordenstam	200 m chest	2: 27.90 min	8th	eliminated				23
Sara Nordenstam	400 m layers	4: 51.28 min	5	-		eliminated		30th
Men
Lavrans Solli	100 m back	55.00 s	6th	eliminated				26th

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Jannicke Stålstrøm	Windsurfing RS: X	157	19th	eliminated		157	19th
Marthe Enger oath	Laser Radial	194	23	eliminated		194	23
Men
Sebastian Wang-Hansen	Windsurfing RS: X	185	24	eliminated		185	24
Kristian Ruth	laser	145	16	eliminated		145	16
Eivind Melleby Petter Mørland Pedersen	Star boat	53	4th	10	5	63	4th

Diving

Athletes	competition	Pre-fight		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Amund Gismervik	Diving 10 m	401.55	24	eliminated				24

Web links

Commons : 2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (Norway)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Norway - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed December 17, 2012 . 
• NORWAY. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed December 17, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 64 utøvere clear for OL. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 20, 2012 ; Retrieved July 15, 2012 (Norwegian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on December 18, 2012 (English).