Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:NOR
Country:Norway
Year:2020
Games:Summer Paralympics
Games Link:2020 Summer Paralympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Norway
Npcname:Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:15
Sports:7
Gold:2
Silver:0
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto

Norway competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.

Medalists

See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.

MedalNameSportEventDate
29 August
29 August
28 August
30 August

Competitors

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
1 1 2
0 1 1
0 1 1
0 1 1
1 3 4
2 1 3
1 2 3
Total 5 10 15

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Salum Ageze Kashafali qualified to represent Norway after winning the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Norway sent one athlete after qualified.[2]

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Norway qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria and securing one of seventh available place.[3]

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

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Norway entered four athletes into the Paralympic competition. All of them successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2019 WSPS World Championships which was held in Sydney, Australia.[4]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Sonja Jennie TobiassenMixed R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2
Paul Aksel JohansenMixed R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1
Monica LillehagenWomen's R8 – 50 m rifle three position
Heidi Kristin Soerlie-RogneMixed R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Sarah Louise Rung and Andreas Skaar Bjornstad qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. But Norway qualified one more to represent.

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Norway entered three players into the table tennis competition at the games. Tommy Urhaug and Aida Dahlen qualified via World Ranking allocation and Nora Korneliussen who won a gold medal at the World Qualification Tournament.[5]

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tommy UrhaugMen's individual C5
W 3–0

L 0–3
2 Q
L 2–3
Did not advance
Nora KorneliussenWomen's individual C7
L 0–3

L 0–3
3Did not advance
Aida DahlenWomen's individual C8
W 3–0

L 2–3
2 QN/A
W 3–1

L 0–3
did not advance

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's 100m T12 Final . pdf. 7 November 2019. 15 November 2019. IPC.
  2. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 17 November 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: 2019 World Rowing Championships . 15 October 2018 . www.worldrowing.com . 9 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 17 November 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. Web site: 2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar. 16 March 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.