1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Norway)

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Norway took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 67 athletes, 56 men and eleven women.

It was Norway's eleventh participation in the Winter Olympic Games since 1924 .

Flag bearer

The biathlete Magnar Solberg carried the flag of Norway during the opening ceremony at Makomanai Stadium .

Medals

With two won gold, five silver and five bronze medals, the Norwegian team took 7th place in the medals table .

gold

• Magnar Solberg : biathlon, men, 20 km
• Pål Tyldum : Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, 50 km classic

silver

• Pål Tyldum: Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, 30 km classic
• Magne Myrmo : Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, 50 km classic
• Oddvar Brå , Pål Tyldum, Ivar Formo and Johannes Harviken : Nordic skiing, men, cross-country skiing, 4 × 10 km relay
• Roar Grønvold : speed skating, men, 1,500 m
• Roar Grønvold: speed skating, men, 5,000 m

bronze

• Ivar Formo: Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, 15 km classic
• Johs Harviken: Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, 30 km classic
• Inger Aufles , Aslaug Dahl and Berit Mørdre Lammedal : Nordic skiing, women, cross-country skiing, 3 × 5 km relay
• Sten Stensen : speed skating, men, 5,000 m
• Sten Stensen: speed skating, men, 10,000 m

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Women: Anne Brusletto Giant slalom: 19th place - 1: 34.43 min Slalom: DNF Karianne Christiansen Downhill: 21st place - 1: 41.25 min Giant slalom: 27th place - 1: 37.18 min Slalom: DNF Toril Førland Departure: 11th place - 1: 40.25 min Giant slalom: 17th place - 1: 34.15 min Slalom: 9th place - 1: 35.76 min Gyri Sørensen Downhill: 17th place - 1: 40.77 min Giant slalom: 28th place - 1: 37.32 min Slalom: DSQ

Men's: Peik Christensen Downhill: 36th place - 1: 59.71 min Giant slalom: 23rd place - 3: 18.69 min Slalom: DSQ Erik Håker Downhill: 5th place - 1: 53.16 min Giant Slalom: DNF Slalom: DNF Otto Tschudi Giant slalom: DSQ Slalom: DSQ

biathlon

Men's:

• Magnar Solberg

  Individual (20 km): - 1:15: 55.50 h; 2 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 4th place - 1: 56: 24.41 h; 7 mistakes

• Kåre Hovda

  Individual (20 km): 18th place - 1:22:20:37 h; 6 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 4th place - 1: 56: 24.41 h; 7 mistakes

• Ivar Nordkild

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 4th place - 1: 56: 24.41 h; 7 mistakes

• Svendsberget gate

  Individual (20 km): 8th place - 1: 18: 26.54 h; 3 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 4th place - 1: 56: 24.41 h; 7 mistakes

• Ragnar Tveiten

  Individual (20 km): 29th place - 1: 24: 19.91 h; 7 mistakes

ice Hockey

Men: 7th place

Bjørn Andreassen Øivind mountain Steinar Bjølbakk Tom Christensen Svein Haagensen Svein Norman Hansen Birger Jansen Roy Jansen Bjørn Johansen

Jan children Thor Martinsen Arne Mikkelsen Tom Røymark Morten Sethereng Terje Steen Terje Thoen Thore Wålberg Kåre Østensen

Speed ​​skating

Women: Kirsti Biermann 500 m: 17th place - 46.18 s 1000 m: 23rd place - 1: 35.76 min 1500 m: 23rd place - 2: 29.94 min 3000 m: 20th place - 5: 26.21 min Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg 500 m: 19th place - 46.33 s 1000 m: 22nd place - 1: 35.56 min 1500 m: 19th place - 2: 28.36 min Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl 500 m: 11th place - 45.70 s 1000 m: 9th place - 1: 33.13 min 1500 m: 8th place - 2: 24.07 min 3000 m: 10th place - 5: 07.76 min

Men's: Roar Grønvold 1500 m: - 2: 04.26 min 5000 m: - 7: 28.18 min Sten Stensen 5000 m: - 7: 33.39 min 10,000 m: - 15:07:08 min Per Bjørang 500 m: 4th place - 39.91 s Let Efskind 500 m: 12th place - 40.60 s Dag Fornæss 1500 m: 13th place - 2: 09.52 min 10,000 m: 13th place - 15: 53.33 min Per Willy Guttormsen 10,000 m: 11th place - 15: 48.71 min Ole Christian Iversen 500 m: DNF Johan Lind 500 m: 18th place - 41.14 s Willy Olsen 5000 m: 5th place - 7: 36.47 min Svein-Erik Stiansen 1500 m: 11th place - 2: 08.63 min Bjørn Tveter 1500 m: 4th place - 2: 05.94 min

Sledding

Men's: Bjørn Dyrdahl 22nd place - 3: 35.41 min Stephen Sinding 5th place - 3: 29.67 min Christian Strøm 14th place - 3: 33.01 min

Double seater: Stephen Sinding / Christian Strøm 14th place - 1: 32.06 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women: Inger Aufles 5 km: 12th place - 17: 33.14 min 10 km: 12th place - 36: 07.08 min 3x5 km relay: - 49: 51.49 min Aslaug Dahl 5 km: 8th place - 17: 17.49 min 10 km: 6th place - 35: 18.84 min 3x5 km relay: - 49: 51.49 min Berit Mørdre-Lammedal 5 km: 7th place - 17: 16.79 min 10 km: 14th place - 36: 29.43 min 3x5 km relay: - 49: 51.49 min Katharina Mo Mountains 5 km: 17th place - 17th: 49.06 min 10 km: 29th place - 37: 33.16 min

Men's: Pål Tyldum 30 km: - 1: 37: 25.30 h 50 km: - 2: 43: 14.75 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 57.06 h Ivar Formo 15 km: - 46: 02.68 min 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 57.06 h Johs Harviken 15 km: 15th place - 46: 46.36 min 30 km: - 1: 37: 32.44 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 57.06 h Oddvar Brå 15 km: 9th place - 46: 25.88 min 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 57.06 h Magne Myrmo 15 km: 19th place - 47: 02.55 min 30 km: 21st place - 1: 42: 23.40 h 50 km: - 2: 43: 29.45 h Ole Ellefsæter 30 km: 31st place - 1: 44: 25.21 h 50 km: 10th place - 2: 46: 46.94 h Reidar Hjermstad 50 km: 4th place - 2:44: 14.51 h

Ski jumping

• Jo Inge Bjørnebye

  Normal hill: 51st place - 174.2 points

  Large hill: 34th place - 167.8 points

• Ingolf Mork

  Normal hill: 4th place - 225.5 points

  Large hill: 28th place - 173.3 points

• Frithjof Prydz

  Normal hill: 11th place - 217.8 points

  Large hill: 15th place - 194.7 points

• Nils-Per Skarseth

  Normal hill: 33rd place - 197.6 points

• Bjørn Wirkola

  Large hill: 37th place - 162.5 points

Nordic combination

• Gjert Andersen

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 23rd place

• Kjell Åsvestad

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 14th place

• Kåre Olav Berg

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 8th place

• Henning Weid

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 19th place

Web link

• Norwegian Olympic Team 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )