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Sunniva Hofstad (born 17 July 2004) is a Norwegian boxer. She is junior world champion from 2022, European junior champion from 2021 and 2022, and qualified to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Born in Trondheim on 17 July 2004, [1] Hofstad won a gold medal in the middleweight class (75 kg) at the 2022 IBA Youth World Boxing Championships. [2] She won European junior championships titles in both 2021 and 2022.
Competing at an Olympic qualification tournament in March 2024, she qualified to the 75 kg class at the Olympics. [3] [4] In May 2024 she was officially selected to represent Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] She is the first female Norwegian boxer to ever qualify for the Olympic Games. [6] She was defeated by former world champion Lovlina Borgohain in the first round. [7]
Fritz Aanes is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestling coach, TV personality and former wrestler. He is a two-time Olympian and competed in the Greco-Roman 85 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the Greco-Roman 84 kg event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a Nordic Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze medallist, and eight-time national champion.
Ezinne Okparaebo is a Norwegian sprinter. She is Scandinavia's fastest woman ever over 60m and 100m. Okparaebo has won the 100m national title 13 times. She moved to Norway as a nine-year old and grew up in Ammerud. She visited the Haugen skole, where her sprinting talent was discovered on a sports school day. She has been the top female sprinter in Norway since 2005, and is competing for the club IL Norna-Salhus. She won the silver medal at 60 metres for women in the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the bronze medal in the same discipline in 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Kjetil Borch is a Norwegian rower. He is a two-time Olympic medallist and won the silver medal in the single sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Borch is also a two-time world champion and a European champion (2018). He is a four-time Olympian and competed at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Stig-André Berge is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestling coach and former wrestler, who competed in the categories between 59–63 kg. He is a three-time Olympian and won a bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Berge is also a World Championships bronze medallist and three-time European Championships silver medallist.
Norway competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's Olympic debut in 1900, Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States-led boycott.
Susann Bjørnsen is a Norwegian breaststroke, freestyle and medley swimmer.
Signe Marie Store is a Norwegian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she became the first female wrestler to represent Norway at the Olympics. Store has won multiple Norwegian Championship titles at both senior and junior level.
Jenny Stene is a Norwegian sport shooter. Her achievements include winning an individual silver medal and team gold medal in rifle shooting at the ISSF World Shooting Championships, as well as winning both individual gold medal and team gold medal at the 2023 European Games.
Jeanette Hegg Duestad is a Norwegian sport shooter. Her achievements include winning an individual gold medal in rifle shooting at the 2022 world championships, as well as team gold medals in 2022 and 2023.
Jon-Hermann Hegg is a Norwegian sport shooter. His achievements include winning individual gold medal at the European championships and individual bronze at the World championships., as well as team gold medals both in World and European championships. He holds a team world record in 50 metre rifle three positions since 2021.
Line Flem Høst is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Oslo. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Women's Laser Radial World Championship in Melbourne. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, in Laser Radial.
Helene Næss is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Tønsberg. Her achievements include winning two gold medals at the European championships, a silver medal at the world championships, and a fourth place and seventh place at the Olympic Games.
Hermann Tomasgaard is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Lørenskog. He qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, winning a bronze medal in Laser.
Thea Helseth is a Norwegian competitive rower. Her achievements include winning several national titles, and a gold medal in double scull at the 2024 European Rowing Championships.
Inger Seim Kavlie is a Norwegian competitive rower. Her achievements include winning a gold medal in double scull at the 2024 European Rowing Championships, and winning the overall double scull World Rowing Cup for 2024.
Ole Martin Halvorsen is a Norwegian sport shooter. His achievements include winning team gold and bronze medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships, and one individual victory in an ISSF World Cup event.
Synnøve Berg is a Norwegian sport shooter. Her achievements include winning individual gold medals at both the ISSF Junior World Championships and the European Shooting Championships, junior class. She qualified for and was selected to represent Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Mina Mobekk is a Norwegian competitive sailor.
Ask Jarl Tjøm is a Norwegian rower. He participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lars Martin Benske is a Norwegian rower. He participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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