Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta, United States

United States

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 by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

Gold

• Vebjørn Rodal
  Vebjørn Rodal
  Vebjørn Rodal is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete, his career high point coming when he won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 800 m

• Knut Holmann
  Knut Holmann
  Knut Holmann is a Norwegian sprint canoer competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won six medals...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 1,000 m Kayak Singles

Silver

• Knut Holmann
  Knut Holmann
  Knut Holmann is a Norwegian sprint canoer competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won six medals...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

• Steffen Størseth
  Steffen Størseth
  Steffen Skår Størseth is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Kjetil Undset.-References:...
  
   and Kjetil Undset
  Kjetil Undset
  Kjetil Undset is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona....
  
   — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

Bronze

• Trine Hattestad
  Trine Hattestad
  Trine Hattestad is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. She was born on 18 April 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway....
  
   — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw

• Peer Moberg
  Peer Moberg
  Peer Moberg is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a bronze medal in the Laser class....
  
   — Sailing, Men's Laser Individual Competition

• Reidun Seth
  Reidun Seth
  Reidun Seth is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team....
  
  , Tina Svensson
  Tina Svensson
  Tina Svensson is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team....
  
  , Trine Tangeraas
  Trine Tangeraas
  Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...
  
  , Marianne Pettersen
  Marianne Pettersen
  Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....
  
  , Hege Riise
  Hege Riise
  Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....
  
  , Brit Sandaune
  Brit Sandaune
  Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...
  
  , Merete Myklebust
  Merete Myklebust
  Merete Myklebust is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 60 matches for the national team....
  
  , Bente Nordby
  Bente Nordby
  Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :...
  
  , Nina Nymark Andersen
  Nina Nymark Andersen
  Nina Nymark Jakobsen) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist....
  
  , Tone Gunn Frustol, Tone Haugen
  Tone Haugen
  Tone Haugen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 90 matches for the national team....
  
  , Linda Medalen
  Linda Medalen
  Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...
  
  , Ann-Kristin Aarønes
  Ann-Kristin Aarønes
  Ann Kristin "Anka" Aarønes is a retired Norwegian footballer.She first played for Spjelkavik IL, then for Trondheims-Ørn and the Norwegian national team. Later she played for the WUSA's New York Power, during the first season.Aarønes played 111 international matches for Norway between 1990 and...
  
  , Agnete Carlsen
  Agnete Carlsen
  Agnete Carlsen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1988, and played 97 matches for the national team. She played at the first Women's World Cup in China 1991, and won a silver medal with the Norwegian team, after...
  
  , and Gro Espeseth
  Gro Espeseth
  Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
  
   — Football (soccer), Women's Team Competition

Archery

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...

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

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's 200 metres

• Geir Moen
  Geir Moen
  Geir Moen is a former sprinter from Moss, Norway who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented Moss IL.His international senior debut came at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. At the 1994 European Championships he made his breakthrough as he won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the...
  
  
• 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
  Atle Douglas
  Atle Douglas is a retired Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented BFG Fana, SK Vidar, Bergen FIK, IL Gular and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career....
  
  
• Heat – 1:48.60 min (→ did not advance)
• Vebjørn Rodal
  Vebjørn Rodal
  Vebjørn Rodal is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete, his career high point coming when he won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
  
  
• 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
  Jim Svenøy
  Jim Svenøy is an athlete from Fræna in Norway who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• 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
  Anita Håkenstad
  Anita Håkenstad is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races and cross-country running. She now competes in mountain running....
  
   — 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
  Steinar Hoen
  Steinar Hoen is a retired Norwegian high jumper. He represented IK Tjalve during his senior career. He has been the meeting director for the Bislett Games since 2007...
  
  
• Qualification — 2.28 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 2.32 m (→ 5th place)

Women's High Jump

• Hanne Haugland
  Hanne Haugland
  Hanne Haugland is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career....
  
  
• Qualification — 1.93 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 1.96 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Sigurd Njerve
  Sigurd Njerve
  Sigurd Njerve is a former Norwegian triple jumper. He represented IL Norna-Salhus.He finished tenth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm and seventh at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris. Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he did not manage to reach the...
  
  
• Qualification — 16.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Svein Inge Valvik
  Svein Inge Valvik
  Svein Inge Valvik is a retired Norwegian discus thrower. He represented SK Vidar, IF Kamp-Vestheim, IK Tjalve and Urædd....
  
  
• Qualification — 59.60 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Mette Bergmann
  Mette Bergmann
  Mette Bergmann is a retired discus thrower from Kråkerøy, Norway. Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres, achieved in May 1995 in Florø. This is the current Norwegian record....
  
  
• Qualification — 62.24 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 62.28 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Pål Arne Fagernes
  Pål Arne Fagernes
  Pål Arne Fagernes was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Asker SK and IK Tjalve during his active career.As a junior, Fagernes competed on top national level in cycling, athletics and cross country skiing....
  
  
• Qualification — 79.78 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Trine Hattestad
  Trine Hattestad
  Trine Hattestad is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. She was born on 18 April 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway....
  
  
• Qualification — 64.52 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 64.98 m (→ Bronze medal)

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• Jorn Johnson
  1. First Round — Defeated Sean Black (Jamaica), 13-7
  2. Second Round — Lost to Mohamed Marmouri
     Mohamed Marmouri
     Mohamed Salah Marmouri is a retired amateur boxer from Tunisia. He represented his native North African country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia....
     
      (Tunisia), 4-17

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 Hartwell
• Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Rune Høydahl
  Rune Høydahl
  Rune Høydahl is a former Norwegian mountain biker. He won 11 World Cup races, and three times came second overall. He is the only mountain biker with World Cup victories in both downhill and cross country....
  
  
• Final — 2:28:16 (→ 11th place)

Women's Cross Country

• Gunn-Rita Dahle
• Final — 1:53.50 (→ 4th place)

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

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
  Vibeke Johansen
  Vibeke L. Johansen is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
  
  1. Heat — 26.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Vibeke Johansen
  Vibeke Johansen
  Vibeke L. Johansen is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
  
  1. Heat — 56.88 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Irene Dalby
  Irene Dalby
  Irene Karine Dalby is a former international swimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
  
  
  1. Heat — 4:19.34 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Irene Dalby
  Irene Dalby
  Irene Karine Dalby is a former international swimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
  
  
  1. Heat — 8:37.73
  2. Final — 8:38.34 (→ 5th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Elin Austevoll
  Elin Austevoll
  Elin Austevoll is a Norwegian swimmer, born in Bergen.She competed at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994, where she won a silver medal in 50 m breaststroke....
  
  
  1. Heat — 1:09.96
  2. B-Final — 1:10.27 (→ 12th place)

• Terrie Miller
  Terrie Miller
  Terrie Miller is a Norwegian swimmer, born in the United States.She competed at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996, where she won a gold medal in 100 m breaststroke, and a silver medal in 50 m breaststroke....
  
  
  1. Heat — 1:11.09 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Elin Austevoll
  Elin Austevoll
  Elin Austevoll is a Norwegian swimmer, born in Bergen.She competed at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994, where she won a silver medal in 50 m breaststroke....
  
  
  1. Heat — 2:32.48 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Elin Austevoll
  Elin Austevoll
  Elin Austevoll is a Norwegian swimmer, born in Bergen.She competed at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994, where she won a silver medal in 50 m breaststroke....
  
  
  1. Heat — 2:19.81 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's Beach Competition

• Jan Kvalheim
  Jan Kvalheim
  Jan Kvalheim is a former beach volleyball player from Norway, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000....
  
   and Björn Maaseide — 7th place overall