Norway at the 2022 World Games explained

Noc:NOR
Country:Norway
Year:2022
Games:World Games
Nocname:Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Location:Birmingham, United States
Competitors:28
Competitors Men:9
Competitors Women:19
Sports:7
Rank:26
Gold:2
Silver:2
Bronze:1

Norway competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Norway won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. The country finished in 26th place in the medal table.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Men's middleweight
Men's middle distance
Women's team Women's tournament
Mixed team Mixed sprint relay
Women's middle distance

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery1 0 1
Beach handball0 10 10
Canoe marathon1 1 2
Dancesport1 0 1
Orienteering3 2 5
Powerlifting2 4 6
Sumo1 2 3
Total 9 19 28

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games.

Norway competed in archery.[2]

Beach handball

See main article: Beach handball at the 2022 World Games.

Norway won one silver medal in beach handball.[3] [4]

Canoe marathon

See main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games.

Norway competed in canoe marathon.[5]

Dancesport

See main article: Dancesport at the 2022 World Games.

Norway competed in dancesport (breaking).[6]

Orienteering

See main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games.

Norway won three medals in orienteering.[7] [8] [9]

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games.

Norway won one gold medal in powerlifting.[10]

Men
AthleteEventExercisesTotal weightTotal pointsRank
SquatBench
press
Deadlift
Kjell Egil BakkelundMen's middleweight327.5232.5300.0860.0107.33
Asgeir HoelMen's heavyweight400.0255.0325.0980.0100.395
Women
AthleteEventExercisesTotal weightTotal pointsRank
SquatBench
press
Deadlift
Karen HesthammerWomen's lightweight190.0102.5175.0467.595.854
Marte ElverumWomen's heavyweight250.0137.5245.0632.5104.575
Anna Herangeralign=left rowspan=2Women's super heavyweight260.0157.5210.0627.598.925
Hildeborg Hugdal257.5228.5195.0681.096.267

Sumo

See main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games.

Norway competed in sumo.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA). 26 March 2022. International World Games Association.
  2. Web site: Archery Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715232555/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  3. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 15 July 2022 . Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games . . 16 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Beach Handball Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716003233/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Beach+Handball.pdf . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  5. Web site: Canoe Marathon Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713061725/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Canoe+Marathon.pdf . 13 July 2022 . 13 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  6. Web site: Dancesport Breaking Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711232436/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=DanceSports+Breaking.pdf . 11 July 2022 . 11 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  7. News: Brennan . Eliott . 16 July 2022 . Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games . . 18 July 2022.
  8. News: Brennan . Eliott . 17 July 2022 . Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games . InsideTheGames.biz . 18 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Orienteering Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717195909/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Orienteering.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  10. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710222906/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Powerlifting.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  11. Web site: Sumo Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711074408/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Sumo.pdf . 11 July 2022 . 11 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.