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Norway at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Norway at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeNOR
NPCNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Paris, 2024
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors13 in 7 sports
Flag bearersSalum Ageze Kashafali
Ida Nesse
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Norway competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Medalists

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The following Norwegian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Badminton 0 1 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Equestrian TBD TBD 4
Rowing 0 1 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Table tennis 1 2 3
Total 4 5 13

Athletics

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Norwegian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

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
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men's track
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Salum Ageze Kashafali 100 m T13 10.47 2 10.57 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vegard Sverd 11.20 9 Did not advance
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Vegard Sverd Long jump T13 NM -
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Ida Yessica Nesse Discus throw F64 32.73 9

Badminton

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Norway has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Helle Sofie Sagøy Women's singles SL4

Cycling

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Norway entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]

Equestrian

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Norway entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, as one of the top two teams, not yet qualified, through final world para dressage rankings.

Individual
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Christina Marcussen Zorro Hoejris Individual championship test grade V
Individual freestyle test grade V
Anita Hennie Johnnsen Lindegaard Lucky Individual championship test grade IV
Individual freestyle test grade IV
Kirsten Kristine Vik Bonfire Individual championship test grade V
Individual freestyle test grade V
Jens Lasse Dokkan Aladdin Individual championship test grade I
Individual freestyle test grade I
Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT Score Rank
Christina Marcussen See above Team
Anita Hennie Johnnsen
Kirsten Kristine Vik
Jens Lasse Dokkan

Rowing

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Norwegian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Birgit Skarstein PR1 women's single sculls 10:13.55 2 R 10:40.46 1 FA

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Swimming

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Norway secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Fredrik Solberg Men's 50 m freestyle S9 25.26 2 25.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Table tennis

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Norway secure three singles spot for the Paralympic games. Aida Dahlen qualified for the games by virtue of her gold medal results, through the 2023 European Para Championships held in Sheffield, Great Britain;[2] meanwhile the other athletes qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tommy Urhaug Men's individual C5
Nora Korneliussen Women's individual C7
Aida Dahlen Women's individual C8
Aida Husic Dahl
Merethe Tveiten
Women's doubles WD14  Elsayed /
Hammad (EGY)
W 3–0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "21 men and women qualify for 2024 Paralympics with victories in European Para Table Tennis Championship". European Table Tennis Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.