Norway at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics
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Norway
was represented by 38 athletes (17 men and 21 women) at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona
, Spain
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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 by 38 athletes (17 men and 21 women) at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
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Participants
| Event | Men | Women |
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| 100 m | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances... |
Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Norway. She has been living in Norway since the age of nine.... Folake Akinyemi |
| 200 m | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances... |
Folake Akinyemi |
| 1500 m | Henrik Ingebrigtsen Morten Velde |
Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim Ingvill Måkestad Bovim is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:... |
| 5000 m | Sindre Buraas | Ragnhild Kvarberg |
| 10,000 m | Sondre Nordstad Moen | Karoline Bjerkeli |
| Marathon | Øystein Sylta | Kjersti Karoline Danielsen Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Kirsten Marathon Melkevik, formerly Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu, is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.... Christina Bus Holth |
| 100 m hurdles | Christina Vukicevic Christina Vukicevic Ljubica Christina Vukicevic is a Norwegian hurdler of Serbian and Norwegian descent... |
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| 400 m hurdles | Andreas Totsås | Stine Tomb |
| 3000 st. | Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen is a Norwegian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:... |
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| High Jump | Stine Kufaas Stine Kufaas Stine Kufaas is a Norwegian high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.93 metres, achieved in June 2010 at a national competition at Lillehammer. She has 1.92 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2010 in Eskilstuna... Tonje Angelsen |
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| Pole Vault | Cathrine Larsåsen Cathrine Larsåsen Cathrine Larsåsen is a Norwegian pole vaulter.-Achievements:-References:... |
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| Long Jump | Margrethe Renstrøm Margrethe Renstrøm Margrethe Renstrøm is a Norwegian long jumper. She has competed with modest results in international junior and senior championships, most notably the 2009 World Championships. She is best known for her personal best is 6.64 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Lillehammer, which is the current... |
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| Triple Jump | Inger Anne Frøysedal | |
| Discus Throw | Gaute Myklebust | Grete Etholm |
| Hammer Throw | Eivind Henriksen | Mona Holm |
| Javelin Throw | Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion... |
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| Decathlon | Lars Vikan Rise | |
| Heptathlon | Ida Marcussen Ida Marcussen Ida Marcussen is a Norwegian heptathlete. She represents IK Våg, having changed clubs from Kristiansands IF in 2006.... |
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| 50 km walk | Trond Nymark Trond Nymark Trond Nymark is a Norwegian race walker. He was born in Bergen and represents TIF Viking.-Achievements:-External links:* Homepage of Trond Nymark.... |
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| 4 x 100 m relay | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances... Philip Bjørnå Berntsen Christian S. Mogstad Tormod H. Larsen Simon Rønsholm Sandvik |
Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo Ezinne Okparaebo is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Norway. She has been living in Norway since the age of nine.... Folake Akinyemi Siri Eritsland Mari Gilde Brubak Ida Bakke Hansen |