| Npc: | NOR |
| Npcname: | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Rank: | 43 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Norway sent a delegation of 24 competitors, (14 men and 10 women,) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, from September 6 to September 17, 2008.[1]
Norwegian competitors took part in nine different sports: archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, sailing, shooting, swimming and table tennis.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| individual | ||||
| individual | ||||
| Ann Cathrin Lübbe | individual | |||
| individual | ||||
| team | ||||
| individual | ||||
| individual |
See main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [2] 1 competitor:
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
[3] 2 competitors:
See main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
[4] Paralympic Boccia is open to players with cerebral palsy and other major physical disabilities. There were no separate events for men and women.
3 competitors:
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| John Nørsterud | Mixed individual - BC2 | W 6–1 | L 2–5 | L 0–10 | N/A | did not advance | |||
| Elisabeth Wilhelmsen | Mixed individual - BC2 | L 0–15 | L 0–21 | L 1–10 | N/A | did not advance | |||
| Roger Aandalen | Mixed individual - BC1 | L 3–11 | W 5–2 | L 1–6 | L 2–4 | did not advance | |||
Team
See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Men
Pursuits
Time Trials
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Jahr | Men's Individual Time Trial - LC2 | 37:53.80 (+4.17.10) | 7 |
| Men's Individual Road Race - LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:50:15 (+4:12) | 18 |
See main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
[8] Equestrian in the Paralympic Games is Dressage only.Anne Cecilie Ore was replaced by Silje Gillund, as Ore's horse received an injury before the Paralympic Games.[9] There were no separate events for men and women. 5 competitors:
Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Cathrin Lübbe[10] | Zanko | Individual championship test - grade IV | 68,516 | |
| Individual freestyle test - grade IV | 75.046 | |||
| Sigrid Rui | Nanof | Individual championship test - grade IV | 60,064 | 10 |
| Individual freestyle test - grade IV | 69.498 | 4 | ||
| Mariette Garborg | Luthar | Individual championship test - grade II | 64.182 | 10 |
| Individual freestyle test - grade II | 63.554 | 12 | ||
| Silje Gillund | Dundee Klint | Individual championship test - grade III | 58.720 | 9 |
| Individual freestyle test - grade III | 61.056 | 11 | ||
| Jens Lasse Dokkan | Lacour | Individual championship test - grade Ib | 68.857 | |
| Individual freestyle test - grade Ib | 65.555 | 5 |
Team
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See main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [8] 4 competitors:
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Bjørnar Erikstad | 1Person Keelboat - 2.4mR | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | CAN | 64 | 8 | |||
| Per Eugen Kristiansen, Jostein Stordahl, Aleksander Wang-Hansen | 3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | OCS | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 4 | ||
See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. 1 competitor:
Women
See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [12] 5 competitors:
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stian Helgeland | Men's 50 m butterfly - S6 | 37.41 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Men's 50 m freestyle - S6 | 35.07 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 100 m freestyle - S6 | 1:15.68 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 400 m freestyle - S6 | 5:32.26 | 4 Q | 5:32.24 | 8 | |
| Women's 50 m freestyle - S8 | 32.11 | 1 Q | 32.09 | ||
| Women's 100 m freestyle - S8 | 1:11.68 | 3 Q | 1:11.88 | 5 | |
| Marianne Mæland | Women's 100 m breaststroke - SB6 | 2:10.55 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Jørgen Tadvin | Men's 400 m freestyle - S6 | 6:03.36 | 5 | did not advance | |
| Mariann Vestbøstad | Women's 100 m backstroke - S8 | 1:21.77 | 1 Q | 1:20.86 | |
| Women's 100 m freestyle - S8 | 1:14.62 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 400 m freestyle - S8 | 5:38.47 | 4 Q | 5:39.73 | 7 | |
See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [13] 2 competitors:
Men
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Group Match 1 | Group Match 2 | Group Match 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze medal match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Rolf Erik Paulsen | Individual Class 4/5 | W 3-0 | W 3-2 | N/A | L 1-3 | did not advance | ||||
| Tommy Urhaug | Individual Class 4/5 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | N/A | W 3-2 | L 2-3 | W 3-0 | |||
Team