Norway at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Norway
Norway is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Archery
One Norwegian archer has qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Bård Nesteng | Men's individual | 663 | 26 | |||||||
Athletics
Norwegian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]
On May 30, 2016, race walker Håvard Haukenes and long-distance runner Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal were the first Norwegian athletes in track and field to be officially selected to the Olympic roster.[4] Two-time Olympian Erik Tysse, marathon runner Sondre Nordstad Moen, and discus thrower Sven Martin Skagestad were named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes on June 19, 2016.[5] Eleven further athletes rounded out the track and field lineup for the Games on July 15, 2016.[6]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Håvard Haukenes | 20 km walk | — | |||||
| 50 km walk | — | ||||||
| Filip Ingebrigtsen | 1500 m | ||||||
| Henrik Ingebrigtsen | |||||||
| Sondre Nordstad Moen | Marathon | — | |||||
| Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 200 m | ||||||
| Erik Tysse | 20 km walk | — | |||||
| Karsten Warholm | 400 m hurdles | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sven Martin Skagestad | Discus throw | ||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 10000 m | — | |||||||
| Hedda Hynne | 800 m | — | |||||||
| Amalie Iuel | 400 m hurdles | — | |||||||
| Ingeborg Løvnes | 3000 m steeplechase | — | |||||||
| Ezinne Okparaebo | 100 m | Bye | |||||||
| Isabelle Pedersen | 100 m hurdles | — | |||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Tonje Angelsen | High jump | ||||
Cycling
Road
Norwegian riders qualified for five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 national finish in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[7] One additional spot was awarded to the Norwegian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[8]
Mountain biking
Norway has qualified one mountain biker for the women's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of her nation's tenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | Women's cross-country |
BMX
Norwegian riders qualified for one men's quota place for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top four finish in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of May 31, 2016. BMX rider Tore Navrestad were named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on June 19, 2016.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tore Navrestad | Men's BMX | ||||||||
Golf
Norway has entered three golfers into the Olympic tournament. Espen Kofstad (world no. 291), Suzann Pettersen (world no. 18), and Marianne Skarpnord (world no. 155) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[9][10]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Espen Kofstad | Men's | |||||||
| Suzann Pettersen | Women's | |||||||
| Marianne Skarpnord | ||||||||
Gymnastics
Artistic
Norway has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time since 2000. Stian Skjerahaug had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[11]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Stian Skjerahaug | 14.166 | 14.233 | 13.266 | 14.700 | 14.266 | 13.700 | 84.331 | ||||||||||
Handball
Women's tournament
The Norwegian women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 World Championships in Denmark.[12]
- Team roster
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Norway women's handball team roster
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's handball group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's handball game A1
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Rowing
Norway has qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Two rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the men's single sculls and men's pair at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the men's double sculls rowers had added one more boat to the Norwegian roster as a result of their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. The rowing team was named as part of the first batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on May 30, 2016.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nils Jakob Hoff | Men's single sculls | 7:17.47 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kjetil Borch Olaf Tufte |
Men's double sculls | 6:30.58 | 2 | — | |||||||
| Kristoffer Brun Are Strandli |
Men's lightweight double sculls | — | |||||||||
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
Norwegian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[13]
On May 30, 2016, returning Olympian Kristian Ruth (Laser), along with Finn yachtsman Anders Pedersen and skiff sisters Ragna and Maia Agerup, were the first Norwegian sailors to be officially selected to the Olympic roster.[4] Meanwhile, windsurfer Maria Mollestad and Laser Radial sailor Tiril Bue rounded out the crew selection as part of the second batch of nominated athletes on June 19, 2016.[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Kristian Ruth | Laser | — | ||||||||||||||
| Anders Pedersen | Finn | — | ||||||||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Maria Mollestad | RS:X | |||||||||||||||
| Tiril Bue | Laser Radial | — | ||||||||||||||
| Maia Agerup Ragna Agerup |
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Norwegian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[14] Two-time Olympian Are Hansen, along with returnees Odd Arne Brekne, Ole Kristian Bryhn, and Malin Westerheim from London 2012, were named to the Olympic roster at the Munich leg of the ISSF World Cup series on June 1, 2016.[15]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Odd Arne Brekne | 50 m rifle prone | ||||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | |||||
| Ole Kristian Bryhn | 10 m air rifle | ||||
| 50 m rifle prone | |||||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | |||||
| Are Hansen | 10 m air rifle | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Malin Westerheim | 10 m air rifle | 412.2 | 30 | ||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | |||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
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)):[16][17]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Henrik Christiansen | 200 m freestyle | ||||||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:47.90 | 17 | — | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | — | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Susann Bjørnsen | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| 100 m freestyle | |||||||
Taekwondo
Norway entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Tina Skaar secured a place in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tina Skaar | Women's +67 kg | |||||||
Triathlon
Norway has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. Kristin Blummenfelt was ranked among the top 43 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Blummenfelt | Men's |
Wrestling
Norway has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them had claimed an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg with his semifinal triumph at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, while the other did the same feat in the women's freestyle 69 kg at the final meet in Istanbul.[20][21]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Stig André Berge | −59 kg | ||||||||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Signe Marie Store | −69 kg | ||||||||
See also
References
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- ^ a b c "16 utøvere OL-klare" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Olympiatoppen tok ut 31 utøvere til Paralympics og OL i Rio i andre uttak" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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- ^ "Olympic Rankings – Men". International Golf Federation. 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Rankings – Women". International Golf Federation. 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". IHF. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Bekkåsen, Joakim (1 June 2016). "Are Hansen og Malin Westerheim er klare for OL i Rio" (in Norwegian). Moss Avis. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Blummenfelt sviktet under EM" (in Norwegian). NRK. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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- ^ May, William (22 April 2016). "Uzbekistan, Sweden Double Up in Bronze Medal Playoffs at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
