Norway at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	NOR
Nocname:	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1984
Website:
Location:	Los Angeles, United States
Date:	28 July - 12 August
Competitors:	103 (84 men and 19 women)
Sports:	17
Flagbearer:	Alf Hansen (rowing)
Rank:	28
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Norway was represented at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. Norway returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 103 competitors, 84 men and 19 women, took part in 76 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

See main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				5 August
				29 July
				5 August

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In the third appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway was again represented by only one man. He posted Norway's best ranking in Olympic archery history with the 23rd place.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Jan Roger Skyttesæter - 2.465 points (→ 23rd place)

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Men's Marathon

• Øyvind Dahl - 2:19:28 (→ 33rd place)
• Stig Roar Husby - did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• Grete Waitz - 2:26:18 (→ Silver Medal)
• Ingrid Kristiansen - 2:27:34 (→ 4th place)
• Bente Moe - 2:40:52 (→ 26th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Per Erling Olsen

• Qualification - 87.76 metres

• Final - 78.98 metres (→ 9th place)
• Reidar Lorentzen

• Qualification - 76.62 metres (did not advance, 15th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Trine Hattestad

• Round 1 - 62.68 metres

• Final - 64.52 metres (→ 5th place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Knut Hjeltnes

• Round 1 - 60.80 metres (→ advanced to the final)

• Final - 65.28 metres (→ 4th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Tore Johnsen  - Round 1, 65.72 metres (did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Final Result - 7579 points (→ 17th place)

Men's 20 km walk

• Erling Andersen - 1:25:42 (→ 8th place)

Men's 50 km walk

• Lars Ove Moen - 4:15:12 (→ 13th place)
• Erling Andersen - disqualified (→ no ranking)

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Men's Light-Welterweight

• Javid Aslam

Men's Light-Middleweight

• Simen Auseth

Men's Heavyweight

• Magne Havnå

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Ten cyclists represented Norway in 1984.

Men's individual road race

• Dag Otto Lauritzen - +0:21 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Morten Sæther - +0:21 (→ 4th place)
• Atle Kvålsvoll - +6:48 (→ 20th place)
• Hans Petter Ødegård - did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Dag Hopen
• Hans Petter Ødegård
• Arnstein Raunehaug
• Morten Sæther

1000m time trial

• Rolf Morgan Hansen

Women's individual road race

• Unni Larsen - 2:11:14 (→ 4th place)
• Nina Søby - 2:13:28 (→ 18th place)
• Hege Stendahl - 2:13:28 (→ 19th place)

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Men's 3m springboard

• Jon Grunde Vegard  - 531.48 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10m platform

• Jon Grunde Vegard  - 494.67 (→ 11th place)

Women's 3m springboard

• Tine Tollan  - 419.55 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10m platform

• Tine Tollan  - 341.31 (→ 12th place)

Equestrianism

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Six fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1984.

Men's foil

• Jeppe Normann

Men's épée

• Nils Koppang
• Bård Vonen
• John Hugo Pedersen

Men's team épée

• Paal Frisvold, Nils Koppang, John Hugo Pedersen, Ivar Schjøtt, Bård Vonen

Football

See main article: article and Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Norway  - Chile 0-0

• Norway  - France 1-2

• Norway  - Qatar 2-0
• Quarterfinals

• Did not advance
• Team Roster

• (1.) Erik Thorstvedt

• (2.) Svein Fjælberg

• (3.) Terje Kojedal

• (4.) Knut Torbjørn Eggen

• (5.) Trond Sirevåg

• (6.) Per Egil Ahlsen

• (7.) Per Edmund Mordt

• (8.) Kai Erik Herlovsen

• (9.) Stein Gran

• (10.) Tom Sundby

• (11.) Stein Kollshaugen

• (12.) Ola By Rise

• (13.) Joar Vaadal

• (14.) Egil Johansen

• (15.) Jan Berg

• (16.) André Krogsæter

• (17.) Arve Seland

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's Half-Lightweight

• Alfredo Chinchilla

Rhythmic gymnastics

See main article: article and Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Men's 400m Freestyle

• Arne Borgstrøm

• Heat - 3:57.88

• B-Final - 3:57.46 (→ 13th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Jan-Erick Olsen

• Heat - 1:05.43 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Jan-Erick Olsen

• Heat - 2:25.75 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Arne Borgstrøm

• Heat - 2:08.09

• B-Final - 2:08.03 (→ 14th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Arne Borgstrøm

• Heat - 4:28.37

• B-Final - 4:28.20 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Lise Lotte Nylund

• Heat - DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Lise Lotte Nylund

• Heat - DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Katrine Bomstad

• Heat - 2:19.46 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Katrine Bomstad

• Heat - 2:19.88

• Final - 2:20.48 (→ 8th place)
• Beda Leirvaag

• Heat - DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Katrine Bomstad

• Heat - 4:52.74

• Final - 4:53.28 (→ 8th place)
• Beda Leirvaag

• Heat - DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Norway at the 1984 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042655/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1984/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-05-12 . sports-reference.com.