Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NOR |
NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 66 in 14 sports |
Flag bearers | Mira Verås Larsen (opening) Eirik Verås Larsen (closing) |
Medals Ranked 34th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Norway competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics; Norway did not take part in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States boycott. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 34 men and 32 women, to compete in 14 sports. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Norway was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, mountain biking, diving, equestrian dressage, fencing and wrestling.
The Norwegian team featured past Olympic champions, three of them defending (javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen, single sculls rower Olaf Tufte, who competed at his fifth Olympics, and the women's national handball team, led by Gøril Snorroeggen). Archer Bård Nesteng made his Olympic comeback in London after a twelve-year absence. Other notable Norwegian athletes featured Gambian-born sprinter Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, who finished fourth in the world championships, breaststroke swimmer Sara Nordenstam, who previously won bronze in Beijing, and sprint kayaker Mira Verås Larsen, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Norway left London with a total of 4 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze), the lowest haul since Los Angeles. Among the nation's medalists were Eirik Verås Larsen, who recaptured his gold medal from Athens in men's sprint kayaking,[1] and Bartosz Piasecki, who won Norway's first ever Olympic medal in fencing. The women's national handball team managed to defend its Olympic title from Beijing, after beating Montenegro in the final. Several Norwegian athletes, however, narrowly missed out of the medal standings, including defending champions Thorklidsen and Tufte, and middle-distance runner Henrik Ingebrigtsen.
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Norway women's national handball team |
Handball | Women's tournament | 11 August |
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Eirik Verås Larsen | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 m | 8 August |
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Bartosz Piasecki | Fencing | Men's individual épée | 1 August |
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Alexander Kristoff | Cycling | Men's road race | 28 July |
Archery
[edit]Norway has qualified one archer for the men's individual event.
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Bård Nesteng | Men's individual | 669 | 21 | ![]() W 6–5 |
![]() W 6–2 |
![]() L 2–6 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
[edit]- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Urige Buta | Marathon | — | 2:17:58 | 36 | |||||
Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 1500 m | 3:41.33 | 4 Q | — | 3:43.26 | 5 Q | 3:35.43 NR | 5 | |
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 100 m | Bye | 10.28 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
200 m | 20.52 | 3 Q | — | 20.42 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Trond Nymark | 50 km walk | — | 3:48:37 | 21 | |||||
Erik Tysse | 20 km walk | — | 1:21:00 | 14 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Eivind Henriksen | Hammer throw | 74.62 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Andreas Thorkildsen | Javelin throw | 84.47 | 2 Q | 82.63 | 6 |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ingvill Måkestad Bovim | 1500 m | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||||
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 5000 m | 15:24.86 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Ezinne Okparaebo | 100 m | Bye | 11.14 | 4 q | 11.10 NR | 4 | Did not advance | ||
200 m | 23.30 =NR | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Christina Vukicevic | 100 m hurdles | Withdrew due to bad form[2] |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Tonje Angelsen | High jump | 1.85 | 28 | Did not advance | |
Margrethe Renstrøm | Long jump | DNS | Did not advance |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Ida Marcussen | Result | 14.08 | 1.68 | 14.26 | 25.15 | 5.82 | 42.26 | 2:13.62 | 5846 | 28 |
Points | 967 | 830 | 811 | 873 | 795 | 711 | 912 |
Badminton
[edit]Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Sara Blengsli Kværnø | Women's singles | ![]() L 8–21, 5–21 |
![]() L 8–21, 7–21 |
3 | Did not advance |
Canoeing
[edit]Sprint
[edit]Norway qualified boats for the following events:
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eirik Verås Larsen | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:31.288 | 3 Q | 3:29.547 | 2 FA | 3:26.462 | ![]() |
Mira Verås Larsen | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:55.923 | 5 Q | 1:57.354 | 6 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Edvald Boasson Hagen | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
Men's time trial | 54:30.87 | 13 | |
Alexander Kristoff | Men's road race | 5:46:05 | ![]() |
Vegard Stake Laengen | 5:46:37 | 77 | |
Lars Petter Nordhaug | 5:46:05 | 25 | |
Emilie Moberg | Women's road race | OTL |
Mountain biking
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | Women's cross-country | Did not finish |
Diving
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Amund Gismervik | 10 m platform | 401.55 | 24 | Did not advance |
Equestrian
[edit]Dressage
[edit]Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
Siril Helljesen | Dorina | Individual | 69.985 | 31 | Did not advance |
Fencing
[edit]Norway has qualified 1 fencer.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Bartosz Piasecki | Individual épée | ![]() W 14–13 |
![]() W 15–7 |
![]() W 15–14 |
![]() W 15–13 |
![]() L 10–15 |
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Handball
[edit]Norway women's handball team will participate in the Olympic Games as European Champions, World Champions,[3] and as defending Olympic Champions.
- Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Women's tournament
[edit]The following is the Norway roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coaches: Thorir Hergeirsson
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- Group play
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 130 | +6 | 7 | |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 114 | +5 | 7 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 120 | −2 | 5 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 121 | −8 | 2 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | 0 |
28 July 2012 21:15 |
Norway ![]() |
23 – 24 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,968[5] Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
Alstad 5 | (12–17) | Baudouin, Signaté 5 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 4×![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 July 2012 21:15 |
Sweden ![]() |
21 – 24 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,459[6] Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
Torstenson 6 | (9–14) | Koren, Sulland 5 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 August 2012 09:30 |
Norway ![]() |
27 – 27 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178[7] Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
Sulland 11 | (13–15) | three players 6 | ||
3×![]() |
Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
3 August 2012 21:15 |
Denmark ![]() |
23 – 24 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,720[8] Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Nørgaard 9 | (11–12) | Løke 6 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() |
5 August 2012 19:30 |
Norway ![]() |
20 – 25 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,345[9] Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
Koren 6 | (11–11) | Alonso 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
- Quarter-final
7 August 2012 10:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
19 – 21 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,549[10] Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
do Nascimento 5 | (13–9) | Koren 5 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
- Semi-final
9 August 2012 17:00 |
Norway ![]() |
31 – 25 | ![]() |
Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274[11] Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
Løke 8 | (18–15) | Gwon Han-na 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
- Final
11 August 2012 20:30 |
Norway ![]() |
26 – 23 | ![]() |
Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,739[12] Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Sulland 10 | (13–10) | Bulatović 10 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
- Final rank
Gold
Rowing
[edit]Norway has so far qualified boats for the following events
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Olaf Tufte | Single sculls | 7:00.90 | 2 QF | Bye | 6:55.36 | 3 SA/B | 7:35.31 | 6 FB | 7:18.15 | 9 | |
Kjetil Borch Nils Jakob Hoff |
Double sculls | 6:16.31 | 1 SA/B | Bye | — | 6:22.88 | 4 FB | 6:20.82 | 7 | ||
Kristoffer Brun Are Strandli |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:34.00 | 2 SA/B | Bye | — | 6:39.59 | 4 FB | 6:32.82 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
[edit]Norway has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Sebastian Wang-Hansen | RS:X | 19 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | EL | 185 | 24 | |
Kristian Ruth | Laser | 32 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 20 | EL | 145 | 16 | |
Eivind Melleby Petter Mørland Pedersen |
Star | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 4 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Jannicke Stålstrøm | RS:X | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 15 | EL | 142 | 19 | |
Marthe Enger Eide | Laser Radial | 30 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 30 | EL | 194 | 23 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
[edit]The following quota places have been qualified for the Norwegian shooting squad at the Games;[13]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ole Magnus Bakken | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 26 | Did not advance | |
10 m air rifle | 597 | 6 Q | 691.5 | 8 | |
Odd Arne Brekne | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Tore Brovold | Skeet | 113 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Ole Kristian Bryhn | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1169 | 7 Q | 1267.8 | 7 |
Are Hansen | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1163 | 22 | Did not advance | |
10 m air rifle | 594 | 14 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Malin Westerheim | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 579 | 20 | Did not advance | |
10 m air rifle | 394 | 25 | Did not advance |
Swimming
[edit]Norwegian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[14][15]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lavrans Solli | 100 m backstroke | 55.00 | 26 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sara Nordenstam | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.90 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
400 m individual medley | 4:51.28 | 30 | — | Did not advance | |||
Ingvild Snildal | 100 m butterfly | 59.01 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
200 m butterfly | 2:10.99 NR | 18 | Did not advance |
Volleyball
[edit]Beach
[edit]The men's team qualified after winning the CEV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup.[16]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
Tarjei Skarlund Martin Spinnangr |
Men's | Pool F![]() L 0 – 2 (14–21, 18–21) ![]() W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18) ![]() W 2 – 0 (22–20, 21–13) |
2 Q | ![]() Šmēdiņš (LAT) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21) |
Did not advance | 9 |
Wrestling
[edit]Norway has qualified one quota.
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Stig André Berge | −60 kg | Bye | ![]() L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Kayak king' paddled to gold". Views and News from Norway. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ Hoff, Jørgen B. (30 July 2012). "Vukicevic trekker seg fra OL". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian).
- ^ "2012 Olympic Qual (Women)". Team Handball News. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Norway team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Norway – France" (PDF). IHF. 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Sweden – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Norway – South Korea" (PDF). IHF. 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Denmark – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Norway – Spain" (PDF). IHF. 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Brazil – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Norway – South Korea" (PDF). IHF. 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Norway – Montenegro" (PDF). IHF. 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011
- ^ "Norway clinch place at London 2012 Olympics". International Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2012.