Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:NOR
Nocname:Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:66
Sports:14
Flagbearer:Mira Verås Larsen (opening)
Eirik Verås Larsen (closing)
Rank:34
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also: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.

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Norway has qualified one archer for the men's individual event.

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Urige ButaMarathon2:17:5836
    Henrik Ingebrigtsen1500 m3:41.334 Q3:43.265 Q3:35.43 NR5
    align=left rowspan=2Jaysuma Saidy Ndure100 m10.284Did not advance
    200 m20.523 Q20.424Did not advance
    Trond Nymark50 km walk3:48:3721
    Erik Tysse20 km walk1:21:0014
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Eivind HenriksenHammer throw74.6213Did not advance
    Andreas ThorkildsenJavelin throw84.472 Q82.636
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Ingvill Måkestad Bovim1500 mDid not advance
    Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal5000 m15:24.8613Did not advance
    Ezinne Okparaebo100 m11.144 q11.10 NR4Did not advance
    200 m23.30 =NR5Did not advance
    Christina Vukicevic100 m hurdlesWithdrew due to bad form[2]
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Tonje AngelsenHigh jump1.8528Did not advance
    Margrethe RenstrømLong jumpDid not advance
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Ida MarcussenResult14.081.6814.2625.155.8242.262:13.62584628
    Points967830811873795711912

    Badminton

    See main article: article and Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Norway qualified boats for the following events:

    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Eirik Verås LarsenMen's K-1 1000 m3:31.2883 Q3:29.5472 FA3:26.462
    Mira Verås LarsenWomen's K-1 500 m1:55.9235 Q1:57.3546Did not advance
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Edvald Boasson HagenMen's road raceDid not finish
    Men's time trial54:30.8713
    Alexander Kristoffalign=left rowspan=3Men's road race5:46:05
    Vegard Stake Laengen5:46:3777
    Lars Petter Nordhaug5:46:0525
    Emilie MobergWomen's road race

    Mountain biking

    Diving

    See main article: article and Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Dressage

    Fencing

    See main article: article and Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Norway has qualified 1 fencer.

    Men

    Handball

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Norway women's handball team will participate in the Olympic Games as European Champions, World Champions,[3] and as defending Olympic Champions.

    Women's tournament

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Group play
  • Quarter-final
  • Semi-final
  • Final
  • Final rank :

    • Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Norway has so far qualified boats for the following events

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Olaf TufteSingle sculls7:00.902 QF6:55.363 SA/B7:35.316 FB7:18.159
    Kjetil Borch
    Nils Jakob Hoff    		Double sculls6:16.311 SA/B6:22.884 FB6:20.827
    Kristoffer Brun
    Are Strandli    		Lightweight double sculls6:34.002 SA/B6:39.594 FB6:32.829
    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

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Norway has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Sebastian Wang-HansenRS:X19173118182019182532EL18524
    Kristian RuthLaser32141017155DNF24820EL14516
    Eivind Melleby
    Petter Mørland Pedersen    		Star75241611847510634
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Jannicke StålstrømRS:X21172421171821151215EL14219
    Marthe Enger EideLaser Radial30243211231523211730EL19423
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The following quota places have been qualified for the Norwegian shooting squad at the Games;[4]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Ole Magnus Bakken50 m rifle prone59226Did not advance
    10 m air rifle5976 Q691.58
    Odd Arne Brekne50 m rifle prone59413Did not advance
    Tore BrovoldSkeet11327Did not advance
    Ole Kristian Bryhn50 m rifle 3 positions11697 Q1267.87
    align=left rowspan=2Are Hansen50 m rifle 3 positions116322Did not advance
    10 m air rifle59414Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Malin Westerheim50 m rifle 3 positions57920Did not advance
    10 m air rifle39425align=center colspan="2" Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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)):[5]

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Sara Nordenstam200 m breaststroke2:27.9021Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:51.2830Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ingvild Snildal100 m butterfly59.0122Did not advance
    200 m butterfly2:10.99 NR18Did not advance

    Volleyball

    See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    The men's team qualified after winning the CEV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup.[6]

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Norway has qualified one quota.

    Men's Greco-Roman

    Notes and References

    1. News: 'Kayak king' paddled to gold. Views and News from Norway. 8 August 2012. 10 September 2012.
    2. Web site: Hoff . Jørgen B. . Vukicevic trekker seg fra OL . Dagbladet.no . no . 30 July 2012.
    3. Web site: 2012 Olympic Qual (Women). Team Handball News. 2 June 2011.
    4. Web site: Quota places by Nation and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 27 May 2011 . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405211236/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    5. Web site: Swimming World Rankings. FINA. 8 June 2011.
    6. Web site: Norway clinch place at London 2012 Olympics. 24 June 2012 . International Volleyball Federation.

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