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Norway at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Norway at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.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]

Two days before the opening ceremony, Lillehammer was awarded the right to host the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Medalists

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

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 5 12
Canoeing 7 0 7
Cycling 3 2 5
Diving 0 1 1
Equestrian 1 0 1
Handball 0 14 14
Rowing 9 0 9
Sailing 7 0 7
Shooting 4 2 6
Swimming 1 1 2
Wrestling 5 5
Total 44 25 69

Athletics

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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

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Cycling

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

Men's road race
Women's road race

Diving

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Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kamilla Gamme 3 m springboard DNS Did not advance
10 m platform 356.73 11 Q 366.45 7

Equestrian

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Handball

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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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

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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

References

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