Norway at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:NOR
Nocname:Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1972
Website: 
Location:Munich
Competitors:112 (101 men, 11 women)
Sports:15
Flagbearer:Harald Barlie (wrestling)
Rank:21
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Norway was represented at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 112 competitors, 101 men and 11 women, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

Norway finished in 21st position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and four medals overall.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Norway entered one woman and three men in the competition. Their best finisher, at 32nd place in the men's competition, was Jan Erik Humlekjær.

Men's Individuel Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Women's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Men's High Jump

Men's Long Jump

Men's triple jump

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's 20 km walk

Men's 50 km walk

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Seven cyclists represented Norway in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 3m Springboard:

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1972.

Men's épée
Men's team épée

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Norway's 1-1-1 record in the first round put the team in a tie for second place with West Germany (which was the team that Norway had tied), but the advantage went to the West Germans and Norway's third-place finish put them into the ninth- to twelfth-place consolation bracket. They defeated Japan to set up a match with Poland for ninth and tenth places, which Norway won.

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Coxed Pairs

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Seven male shooters represented Norway in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
50 m running target

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 400m Medley

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Medley

Women's 400m Medley

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norway at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042654/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1972/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-02-19 . sports-reference.com.