Norway at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Norway at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Norway.svg
IOC code NOR
NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website www.idrett.no  (in Norwegian)
in Seoul, South Korea
17 September-2 October
Competitors69 (44 men and 25 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Grete Waitz (athletics)
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 69 competitors, 44 men and 25 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. [1]

Contents

Prior to the opening ceremony, Lillehammer was awarded the right to host the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jon Rønningen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg 21 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tor Heiestad Shooting Men's 50 metre running target 23 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lars Bjønness
Alf Hansen
Rolf Thorsen
Vetle Vinje
Rowing Men's quadruple sculls 25 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Erik Bjørkum
Ole Petter Pollen
Sailing Flying Dutchman 27 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Norway women's national handball team
Handball Women's tournament 29 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 7512
Canoeing 707
Cycling 325
Diving 011
Equestrian 101
Handball 01414
Rowing 909
Sailing 707
Shooting 426
Swimming 112
Wrestling 55
Total442569

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat 28:22.25
  • Final 28:29.21 (→ 16th place)

Women's 10,000 metres

  • Heat Ingrid Kristiansen
  • Final did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Marathon

Women's Marathon

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualification 20.05 metres (advanced to the final)
  • Final 19.91 metres (→ 10th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification 63.50 metres
  • Final 64.94 metres (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification 60.64 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

Men's 20km Walk

Men's 50km Walk

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists, three men and two women, represented Norway in 1988.

Men's road race
Women's road race

Diving

Equestrian

Handball

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:05.54 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat 2:26.70 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat 4:16.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Heat 8:38.33 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat 4:58.14 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight

Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight

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References

  1. "Norway at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. Norway at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. Irene Dalby (17 years, 111 days) was the youngest member of the Norwegian Olympic Team