| Norway at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NOR |
| NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 34 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Norway competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 34 competitors from Norway won 36 medals including 11 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze and finished 23rd in the medal table. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joerund Gaasemyr | Athletics | Men's marathon B1 |
| Siw Kristin Vestengen | Athletics | Women's 200m C7 |
| Siw Kristin Vestengen | Athletics | Women's 400m C7 |
| Mona Ullmann | Athletics | Women's javelin throw B2 |
| Haakon Henne | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C3 |
| Haakon Henne | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C3 |
| Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke B3 |
| Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke B3 |
| Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 200m breaststroke B3 |
| Erling Trondsen | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly L4 |
| Erling Trondsen | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley L4 |
 | Terje Loevaas | Athletics | Men's 1500m B1 |
| Tofiri Kibuuka | Athletics | Men's 5000m B1 |
| Ragnar Anundsen | Athletics | Men's discus throw C4 |
| Ragnar Anundsen | Athletics | Men's shot put C4 |
| Siw Kristin Vestengen | Athletics | Women's 100m C7 |
| Mona Ullmann | Athletics | Women's shot put B2 |
| Mona Ullmann | Athletics | Women's pentathlon B2 |
| Erling Trondsen | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle L4 |
| Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B3 |
| Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B3 |
| Men's team | Table tennis | Men's teams 1B |
 | Tofiri Kibuuka | Athletics | Men's 1500m B1 |
| Terje Loevaas | Athletics | Men's 5000m B1 |
| Ragnar Anundsen | Athletics | Men's javelin throw C4 |
| Knut Amundsen | Athletics | Men's javelin throw C7 |
| Mona Ullmann | Athletics | Women's long jump B2 |
| Birte Oddny Larsen | Athletics | Women's shot put C7 |
| Johnny Kviserud | Cycling | Men's tricycle 3000m C5-6 |
| Mons Skjelvik | Powerlifting | Men's 67.5kg coed |
| Erling Trondsen | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke L4 |
| Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B3 |
| Maj Berger Sether | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle L4 |
| Maj Berger Sether | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke L4 |
| Svein Bjornar Simensen | Table tennis | Men's singles 1B |
| Inger Lise Andersen | Table tennis | Women's singles 3 |
| Knut Olav Brathen Erik Halvorsen Ole Hodnemyr Geir Kjolsrud Geir Kvarsvik Kaare Lyse Lars Moller Jensen Oeivind Olsen Per Willy Ormestad Gaute Rostrup | Volleyball | Men's sitting |
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