Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no  (in Norwegian)
in Atlanta
Competitors	98 (48 men, 55 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Linda Andersen (sailing)
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Norway was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Vebjørn Rodal — Athletics, Men's 800 m
• Knut Holmann — Canoeing, Men's K1 1,000 m Kayak Singles

Silver

• Knut Holmann — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
• Steffen Størseth and Kjetil Undset — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

Bronze

• Trine Hattestad — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
• Peer Moberg — Sailing, Men's Laser Individual Competition
• Reidun Seth, Tina Svensson, Trine Tangeraas, Marianne Pettersen, Hege Riise, Brit Sandaune, Merete Myklebust, Bente Nordby, Nina Nymark Andersen, Tone Gunn Frustol, Tone Haugen, Linda Medalen, Ann-Kristin Aarønes, Agnete Carlsen, and Gro Espeseth — Football (soccer), Women's Team Competition

Results by event

Archery

In the fifth appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway represented by one man and one woman. Their combined record was 3–2.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Wenche-Lin Hess → Round of 32 - 17th place (1-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Bertil Martinus Grov → Round of 16, 14th place (2-1)

Athletics

Men's 200 metres

• Geir Moen

• Heat – 20.78 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
• Quarter final – 20.48 s (→ advanced to the semi-final)
• Semi final – 20.96 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Atle Douglas

• Heat – 1:48.60 min (→ did not advance)

• Vebjørn Rodal

• Heat – 1:45.30 min (→ advanced to the semi-final)
• Semi final – 1:43.96 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final – 1:42.58 min (→ Gold medal)

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

• Jim Svenøy

• Heat – 8:31.30 min (→ advanced to the semi-final)
• Semi final – 8:19.79 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final – 8:23.39 min (→ 8th place)

Women's Marathon

• Anita Håkenstad — 2:43.58 hrs (→ 48th place)

Women's 100 metres hurdles

• Lena Solli

• Heat – 13.13 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final)
• Quarter final – 13.30 s (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Steinar Hoen

• Qualification — 2.28 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 2.32 m (→ 5th place)

Women's High Jump

• Hanne Haugland

• Qualification — 1.93 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 1.96 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Sigurd Njerve

• Qualification — 16.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Svein Inge Valvik

• Qualification — 59.60 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Mette Bergmann

• Qualification — 62.24 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 62.28 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Pål Arne Fagernes

• Qualification — 79.78 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Trine Hattestad

• Qualification — 64.52 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 64.98 m (→ Bronze medal)

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• Jørn Johnson
  1. First Round — Defeated Sean Black (Jamaica), 13-7
  2. Second Round — Lost to Mohamed Marmouri (Tunisia), 4-17

Cycling

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race

• Ragnhild Kostoll

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 18th place)

• Ingunn Bollerud

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• May Britt Hartwell

• Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Rune Høydahl

• Final — 2:28:16 (→ 11th place)

Women's Cross Country

• Gunn-Rita Dahle

• Final — 1:53.50 (→ 4th place)

Football

Women's tournament

Norway   v   Brazil

21 July 1996Match 1	Norway	2–2	Brazil	Washington, D.C.
15:00  UTC−4	Medalen 32' Aarønes 68'	Report	Pretinha 57', 89'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45,946 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Norway   v   Germany

23 July 1996Match 2	Norway	3–2	Germany	Washington, D.C.
18:30  UTC−4	Aarønes 5' Medalen 34' Riise 65'	Report	Wiegmann 32' Prinz 62'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)

Norway   v   Japan

25 July 1996Match 3	Norway	4–0	Japan	Washington, D.C.
18:30  UTC−4	Pettersen 25', 86' Medalen 60' Tangeraas 74'	Report		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 30,237 Referee: Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

Norway   v   United States

28 July 1996Semifinals	Norway	1–2 (a.e.t.)	United States	Athens
17:30  UTC−4	Medalen 18'	Report	Akers 76' (pen.) MacMillan  100'	Stadium: Sanford Stadium Attendance: 64,196 Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Brazil   v   Norway

1 August 1996Bronze Medal Match	Brazil	0–2	Norway	Athens
18:00  UTC−4		Report	Aarønes 21', 25'	Stadium: Sanford Stadium Attendance: 76,489 Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Swimming

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Borge Mørk
  1. Heat — 1:04.92 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Borge Mørk
  1. Heat — 2:20.42 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Vibeke Johansen
  1. Heat — 26.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Vibeke Johansen
  1. Heat — 56.88 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Irene Dalby
  1. Heat — 4:19.34 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Irene Dalby
  1. Heat — 8:37.73
  2. Final — 8:38.34 (→ 5th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Elin Austevoll
  1. Heat — 1:09.96
  2. B-final — 1:10.27 (→ 12th place)
• Terrie Miller
  1. Heat — 1:11.09 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Elin Austevoll
  1. Heat — 2:32.48 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Elin Austevoll
  1. Heat — 2:19.81 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Volleyball

Men's Beach Competition

• Jan Kvalheim and Björn Maaseide — 7th place overall

References

• sports-reference