Andreas Thorkildsen is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was the Olympic Champion in 2004 and 2008, European Champion in 2006 and 2010, and World Champion in 2009. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to simultaneously be European, World and Olympic Champion. He was also a three-time silver medalist at the World Championships, placing second in 2005, 2007 and 2011. His personal best of 91.59 m, set in 2006, is the Norwegian record.
Pål Arne Fagernes was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Asker SK and IK Tjalve during his active career.
Vikingskipet, officially known as Hamar Olympic Hall, is an indoor multi-use sport and event venue in Hamar, Norway. It was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has since also hosted events and tournaments in ice speedway, rally, association football, bandy, ice sledge speed racing, flying disc and track cycling. The arena is also used for concerts, trade fair and the annual computer party The Gathering. It is the home arena of Hamar IL bandy team. The venue is owned by Hamar Municipality, and along with Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre is run by the municipal Hamar Olympiske Anlegg. Vikingskipet has a capacity for 10,600 spectators during sporting events and 20,000 during concerts.
Dag Otto Lauritzen is a retired Norwegian professional cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the individual road race. He was the first Norwegian to win a stage of the Tour de France, which he did on Bastille Day in 1987 at Luz Ardiden. Over his career he rode the Tour de France eight times.
Ljubica Christina Vukicevic Demidov is a Norwegian former hurdler. She represented Ski IL, and was coached by her father Petar Vukićević, who participated for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Her brother, Vladimir Vukicevic, is also a hurdler.
Norway competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen is the defending olympic and European champion, and has won silver in the last two World Championships in Athletics.
The 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 77th UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event. Coincidentally, the title's defender at the road race was an Australian, Cadel Evans, who has a home in Barwon Heads, only 20 km from Geelong.
Sportsklubben Vidar is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for track and field, triathlon and archery.
The Norwegian National Time Trial Championships are held annually. They are a cycling race which decides the Norwegian cycling champion in the time trial discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1921 and was won by Ole Moen. At the beginning there were often back-to-back wins from many riders. Recent multiple victors have included Edvald Boasson Hagen, Thor Hushovd, Kurt Asle Arvesen and Steffen Kjærgaard. The current champion is Boasson Hagen, who won his eighth title in 2016.
Norway competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Vegard Stake Laengen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.
Svein Gaute Hølestøl is a Norwegian former professional cyclist. He was born in Stavanger. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the 1999 Norwegian National Road Race Championships and the 2000 Norwegian National Time Trial Championships.
Geir Digerud is a Norwegian cyclist. He was born in Oslo, and is the son of Per Digerud. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he placed eighth in team trial with the Norwegian team. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1977, 1978 and 1979.
Per Digerud was a Norwegian cyclist. He was born in Oslo, and was the father of Geir Digerud. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual road race. He finished at 71. place. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1960, 1961 and 1964. He won the also the National Timetrial Championship 1955, 1957,58,61 and 1962, 1956 and the National Team-Timetrial Championship in 1955 ,1957,58,62, 1953,55,56, 1954, 55,56,60,61,62 (170).
Frøydis Meen Wærsted is a former road cyclist from Norway. She represented her nation at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships and 2010 UCI Road World Championships. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 2011.
Tom Martin Biseth is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1970 and 1974.
Johnny Sæther is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1993.
Rune Jogert is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 2000.
Tormod Hausken Jacobsen is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2014.
