Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:NOR
Nocname:Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Website: 
Competitors:107
Sports:18
Flagbearer Open:Christian Sørum & Katrine Lunde
Rank:18
Gold:4
Silver:1
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the United States-led boycott.

Medalists

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Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics15 11 26
Boxing1 1 2
Canoeing0 4 4
Cycling3 3 6
Diving0 1 1
Equestrian0 2 2
Golf2 2 4
Handball14 15 29
Rowing8 2 10
Sailing1 4 5
Shooting3 3 6
Swimming3 0 3
Taekwondo1 0 1
Tennis1 0 1
Triathlon2 2 4
Volleyball2 0 2
Weightlifting0 1 1
Wrestling0 1 1
Total 56 51 107

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norwegian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Håvard Bentdal IngvaldsenMen's 400 m45.463 Q45.607Did not advance
Tobias GrønstadMen's 800 m1:46.856 R1:44.573 q1:46.377Did not advance
Narve Gilje Nordåsalign=left rowspan=2Men's 1500 m3:36.413 Q3:32.346 Q3:30.46 7
Jakob Ingebrigtsen3:37.043 Q3:32.381 Q3:28.244
Jakob Ingebrigtsenalign=left rowspan=2Men's 5000 m13:51.591 Q13:13.66
Narve Gilje Nordås14:08.161 Q13:31.3417
Karsten WarholmMen's 400 m hurdles47.571 Q47.67 1 Q47.06
Zerei Kbrom Mezngialign=left rowspan=2Men's marathon2:14:1452
Sondre Nordstad Moen2:11:39 32
Henriette JægerWomen's 400 m50.393 Q50.173 q49.968
Amalie Iuelalign=left rowspan=2Women's 400 m hurdles54.823 Q54.885Did not advance
Line Kloster57.697 R56.735Did not advance
Karoline Bjerkeli GrøvdalWomen's 5000 m15:01.144 Q14:43.218
Josefine Tomine Eriksen
Lakeri Ertzgaard
Amalie Iuel
Henriette Jæger
Elisabeth Slettum		Women's 4 × 400 m relay3:28.616Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Sondre Guttormsenalign=left rowspan=3Men's pole vault5.751 Q5.808
Simen Guttormsen5.6015Did not advance
Pål Haugen LillefosseDid not advance
Marcus ThomsenMen's shot put20.8112 q20.679
Eivind Henriksenalign=left rowspan=2Men's hammer throw77.14 5 Q79.18 4
Thomas Mardal76.788 q74.2511
Lene Onsrud RetziusWomen's pole vault4.4012 q4.4018
Beatrice Nedberge LlanoWomen's hammer throw66.9227Did not advance
Marie-Therese ObstWomen's javelin throw61.8210 q61.1411
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEventFinalRank
Markus RoothResult10.717.8015.251.9947.6914.2549.805.3066.874:39.568796
Points92610108057949249428661004842683
Sander SkotheimResult10.788.0314.312.1147.0214.1545.7759.794:37.49775718
Points91010687479069579557830735696

Boxing

See main article: article, Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway entered two boxer into the Olympic tournament. Omar Shiha (men's super heavyweight) and Sunniva Hofstad (women's middleweight) qualified themself to Paris 2024, by winning the quota bouts round, in their respective division, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[2]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Omar ShihaMen's +92 kg
L 0–5		9
Sunniva HofstadWomen's 75 kg
L 0–5		9

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Sprint

Norwegian canoeists qualified one boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.[3] [4]

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

See main article: article, Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Road

Norway entered four road cyclists (two male and two female). Norway qualified two male and two female through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[5]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Søren Wærenskjoldalign=left rowspan=2Road race6:39:2763
Tobias Foss6:41:1774
Tobias Fossalign=left rowspan=2Time trial37:57.2813
Søren Wærenskjold
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Marte Berg Edsethalign=center rowspan=2Road race4:04:2330
Ingvild Gaskjenn4:04:2321

Track

Norway entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium events, based on the nations performances, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium

Mountain biking

Norwegian mountain bikers secured one men quota place for the Olympic through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.

Diving

See main article: article, Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway entered one diver, Helle Tuxen, into the Olympic competition.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway entered two riders, each in the dressage and jumping events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group A (North Western Europe).[6]

Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Jumping

Golf

See main article: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly for the games, based on their respective world ranking performances, on the IGF World Rankings.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Viktor Hovlandalign=left rowspan=2Men's70756768280−4T30
Kristoffer Ventura71687669284ET43
Celine Borgealign=left rowspan=2Women's71737571290+2T29
Madelene Stavnar76737675300+12T44

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Norway men'sMen's tournament
W 36–31
W 27–22
W 26–25
L 25–26
L 25–32		3 Q
L 28–33		Did not advance6
Norway women'sWomen's tournament
L 28–32
W 27–18
W 26–20
W 29–22
W 30–18		1 Q
W 32–15
W 25–21
W 29–21

Men's tournament

See main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Norway men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Tatabánya, Hungary.[7]

Team roster
Group play----------------
Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

See main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification. Norway women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2022 European Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[8] [9]

Team roster
Group play----------------
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norwegian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Martin Helseth
Kjetil Borch		Men's double sculls6:22.362 SA/B6:20.276 FB6:17.51 10
Kristoffer Brun
Jan Oscar Stabe Helvig
Jonas Slettemark Juel
Erik Andre Solbakken		Men's quadruple sculls5:50.484 R5:53.133 FB5:51.888
Lars Martin Benske
Ask Jarl Tjoem		Men's lightweight double sculls6:41.772 SA/B6:26.623 FA6:20.925
Thea Helseth
Inger Seim Kavlie		Women's double sculls7:00.784 R7:10.39 2 SA/B6:52.47 3 FA6:58.41 6
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: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norwegian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.

Elimination events
Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Hermann TomasgaardMen's Laser22162171519628855
Line HøstWomen's Laser Radial11319197212143475
Helene Næss
Marie Rønningen		Women's 49erFX1071321
UFD		5955725816924
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norwegian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[10]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jon-Hermann Heggalign=left rowspan=250 m rifle 3 positions593-36x2 Q430.25
Ole Martin Halvorsen586-32x23colspan=2
Erik WatndalSkeet11722
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jeanette Hegg Duestadalign=left rowspan=210 m air rifle633.2 Q2124.18
Synnøve Berg629.214colspan=2
Jeanette Hegg Duestadalign=left rowspan=250 m rifle 3 positions589-34x Q5442.54
Jenny Stene585-37x15
Mixed
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jeanette Hegg Duestad
Jon-Hermann Hegg		align=left rowspan=210 m air rifle team629.65colspan=2
Synnøve Berg
Ole Martin Halvorsen		623.821

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norwegian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[11]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nicholas LiaMen's 50 m freestyle22.5137colspan=4
align=left rowspan=3Henrik ChristiansenMen's 800 m freestyle8:00.5525colspan="2"
Men's 1500 m freestyle15:14.1120colspan=2
10km Open Water2:03:38.225
Jon JøntvedtMen's 800 m freestyle7:59.1624

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Richard Ordemann qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of his victory in the men's over 80 kg semifinal, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Norway entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Casper Ruud qualified directly for the men's singles as two of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 10 June 2024.

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway confirmed four quota places (two per gender) in the triathlon events for Paris, by virtue of winning one of two available spots at the 2024 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Qualification Event in Huatulco, Mexico.

Individual
AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
Kristian Blummenfeltalign=left rowspan=2Men's21:000:5351:290:2630:391:44:2712
Vetle Bergsvik Thorn20:300:5052:020:2531:341:45:2117
Solveig Løvsethalign=left rowspan=2Women's28:000:581:00:140:3336:042:05:4948
Lotte Miller24:401:00
Relay
AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (300 m)Trans 1Bike (7 km)Trans 2Run (2 km)Total group
Vetle Bergsvik Thornalign=left rowspan=5Mixed relay4:171:039:340:234:5820:15rowspan=4
Lotte Miller5:091:1010:230:265:4922:57
Kristian Blummenfelt4:351:109:210:255:0220:33
Solveig Løvseth5:471:1010:350:265:5723:55
Total1:27:4011

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Beach

See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Norwegian men's pair qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.[12]

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Solfrid Koanda (women's 81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in her weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Norway qualified one wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Grace Bullen qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]

Freestyle

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Olympic relay fields formed at WRE Bahamas 24. World Athletics. 6 May 2024. 6 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?. Olympics. 11 March 2024. 12 March 2024.
  3. News: First 25 Olympic quotas earned in Duisburg. 25 August 2023. International Canoe Federation. 9 September 2023.
  4. News: ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2023: All final results, Paris 2024 qualification berths, and medals table - complete list. 28 August 2023. International Olympic Committee. 9 September 2023.
  5. News: Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations. 18 October 2023. International Olympic Committee. 20 October 2023.
  6. News: FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024. International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 3 January 2024.
  7. News: Norway dominate Hungary to secure coveted Paris 2024 ticket. International Handball Federation. 16 March 2024. 16 March 2024.
  8. News: Jiwani, Rory. Norway win Women's EHF EURO 2022 final to claim Paris 2024 berth. International Olympic Committee. 21 November 2022. 25 September 2022.
  9. News: Norway extend continental domination with ninth EHF EURO win. International Handball Federation. 21 November 2022. 28 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 18 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification. World Aquatics. 4 June 2023.
  12. News: Provisional Olympic Ranking – Ranking Men. International Volleyball Federation. 9 June 2024. 10 June 2024.
  13. Web site: 1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB). United World Wrestling. 11 October 2023. 12 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012070347/https://uww-prod-d8-filesystem.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2023-09/1st_phase_belgrade_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=4Yt.hJhw2TsJsVKN8j7Z1U7JeReTbmZf. dead.

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