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Summer/all-year


Association football

*Marius Aam, defender *Magnus Aasbrenn, defender *Paal Christian Alsaker, midfielder *Henning Berg, defender, coach, and manager *Tommy Bertheussen, goalkeeper *Daniel Braaten, winger *Thomas Breivik, defender *Gøran van den Burgt, midfielder *John Carew, forward *Lorenzo Caroprese, defender *Nils Arne Eggen, defender, coach, and manager *Mathias Eikenes, forward *Herman Ekeberg, defender *Martin Elvestad, midfielder *Robert Evensen, defender *Torill Fjellestad, defender *Tore André Flo, striker and youth coach *Olav Førli, goalkeeper *Morten Gamst Pedersen, winger *Thomas Gjørtz, defender *Erling Haaland, striker *Vebjørn Hagen, defender *Espen Hagh, midfielder *Trond Hansen, footballer, coach, and manager *Endre Hansen, midfielder *Ørjan Berg Hansen, defender *Åge Hareide, defender, coach, and manager *Ada Hegerberg, striker *Isabell Herlovsen, midfielder and striker *Øystein Hesjedal, defender *Ulf Karlsen, defender *Jørn Karlsrud, midfielder *Edwin Kjeldner, midfielder *Morten Kolseth, defender *Øyvind Leonhardsen, midfielder *Johan Martin Lianes, goalkeeper *Atle Maurud, striker *Aurora Mikalsen, goalkeeper *John Ole Moe, goalkeeper *Torger Motland, striker *Thomas Myhre, goalkeeper *Colin N'kee, forward *Erik Noppi, defender *Gunnar Norebø, midfielder *Jan Økern, footballer *Egil Olsen, Egil "Drillo" Olsen, winger, coach and manager *Morten-André Olsen, goalkeeper *Jan Petter Olsen, striker *Helge Øvreberg, defender *Lars Øvrebø, midfielder *Arild Rebne, midfielder *Kjetil Rekdal, midfielder, coach, and manager *Guro Reiten, midfielder *Bjørn Helge Riise, midfielder *Hege Riise, Olympic footballer *John Arne Riise, left back and midfielder *Karl Erik Rimfeldt, defender *Ludvig Rinde, defender *Torgeir Rugtvedt, defender *Tommy Runar, goalkeeper *Pål Rustadstuen, midfielder *Vegard Sannes, midfielder *Jan Magne Skanke, footballer *Espen Skistad, goalkeeper *Iver Sletten, striker *Trond Sollied, defender and manager *Ole Gunnar Solskjær, forward and manager *Lars Sørlien, midfielder *Tim Henrik Sperrevik, forward *Jens Petter Stang, defender *Ronny Støbakk, midfielder *Pål Anders Stubsveen, footballer *Geir Sundal, defender *Tor Sveen, striker *Erik Thorstvedt, goalkeeper *Thomas Tøllefsen, goalkeeper *Finn-Georg Tomulevski, defender *Frank Tønnesen, defender *Kenneth Trones, defender *Leif Tsolis, coach *Øystein Vetti, defender *Trond Vinterstø, defender *Morten Wivestad, defender *Martin Ødegaard, midfielder


Handball

*Ane Eidem, right back *Sebastian Barthold, left wing *Are Grongstad, handballer *Birgitte Karlsen Hagen, left back *Anja Hammerseng-Edin, central back *Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Olympian, center back *André Jørgensen, left back *Kristian Kjelling, left back *Lars Nordberg, back player *Inga Berit Svestad, right wing *Hermann Vildalen, left back


Rowing

* Alf Hansen, rower * Frank Hansen (rower), Frank Hansen, rower * Olaf Tufte, rower


Running

*Mensen Ernst, long distance *Ingrid Kristiansen, long distance *Christina Vukicevic, hurdle race *Grete Waitz, long distance *Susanne Wigene, middle and long distance


Other

*Simen Agdestein, chess player *Bea Ballintijn, swimmer at the Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics *Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, flyweight boxer *Edvald Boasson Hagen, cyclist *Henrik Bjørnstad, golfer *Cecilia Brækhus, boxer *Magnus Carlsen, World chess champion *Rune Dalsjø, rally driver *Egil Danielsen, javelin thrower, Olympian *Trygve Diskerud, harness racing, harness racer *Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, mountain biker, Olympian *Ailo Gaup (motocross rider), Ailo Gaup, motocross, FMX motorcyclist *Stian Grimseth, weightlifter *Bente Grønli, multiple Paralympic medallist in swimming and ice sledge racing *Kjell Håkonsen, harness racing coachman *Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player *Joachim Hansen (fighter), Joachim Hansen, MMA fighter *Harald V of Norway, yacht sailor, Olympian *Trine Hattestad, javelin thrower *Dennis Hauger, racing driver *Knut Holmann, kayaker *Anne Sophie Hunstad, javelin thrower *Thor Hushovd, cyclist *Nila Håkedal, beach volleyball player *Richard Ordemann, taekwondo athlete *Suzann Pettersen, Suzann "Tutta" Pettersen, golfer *Bartosz Piasecki, fencer *Kjersti Plätzer, race walker *Knute Rockne, American college football coach *Jon Rønningen, wrestler *Casper Ruud, tennis player *Henning Solberg, rally driver *Petter Solberg, rally driver *Jan Stenerud, American football kicker *Steffen Tangstad, heavy weight boxer *Andreas Thorkildsen, javelin thrower *Sune Wentzel, flying disc sports, flying disc athlete *Babe Zaharias, Babe Didriksen Zaharias, Olympic athlete and LPGA golfer


Winter sports


Curling

*Linn Githmark, curling, curler *Dordi Nordby, curler *Pål Trulsen, curler *Thomas Ulsrud, curler


Ice hockey

*Mats Zuccarello (born 1987), Winger (ice hockey), winger *Jørn Goldstein (born 1953), Goaltender, goalie, player at the Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 Winter Olympics *Espen Knutsen, Espen "Shampoo" Knutsen (born 1972), retired Centre (ice hockey), centre, now manager *Patrick Thoresen, winger, player at the Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament, 2010 and Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament, 2014 Winter Olympics *Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, defenceman, player at the 2010 Winter Olympics *Tore Vikingstad, retired centre


Skiing

*Hans Anton Aalien, blindness, blind cross-country skier *Kjetil André Aamodt, alpine skier *Geir Ludvig Aasen Ouren, cross-country skier *Thomas Alsgaard, cross-country skier *Berit Aunli, cross-country skier *Anders Bardal, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal *Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier *Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier *Espen Bredesen, ski jumper *Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier *Bjørn Einar Romøren, ski jumper *Stein Eriksen, alpine skier *Frode Estil, cross-country skier *Johan Remen Evensen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal *Kristin Fridtun, ski jumper *Tord Asle Gjerdalen, cross-country skier *Kim-Roar Hansen, ski jumper *Tom Hilde, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal *Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, cross-country skier *Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper), Anders Jacobsen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal *Lasse Kjus, alpine skier *Frode Lillefjell, cross-country skier and coach *Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper *Ingolf Mork, ski jumper *Sondre Norheim, pioneering alpine skier *Petter Northug, double Olympic Gold cross- country skier *Simen Østensen, cross-country skier *Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Hilde G. Pedersen, cross-country skier *Øystein Pettersen, cross-country skier *Sigurd Pettersen, ski jumper *Kathrine Rokke, cross-country skier *Birger Ruud, ski jumper *Oddvar Saga, ski jumper *Bente Skari, cross-country skier *Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier *Vegard Sklett, ski jumper *Herman Smith-Johannsen, supercentenarian Norwegian-Canadian skiing pioneer *Snowshoe Thompson, John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson, Norwegian-American skiing pioneer *Ole Martin Storlien, Nordic combined skier *Kari Traa, freestyle skier *Vegard Ulvang, cross-country skier *Bjørn Wirkola, ski jumper


Snowboarding

*Kjersti Buaas, bronze medal at the Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics women's competition *Daniel Franck, silver medal at the Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics men's competition *Terje Håkonsen, professional freestyle snowboarder active in the 1990s *Torstein Horgmo, professional snowboarder *Stine Brun Kjeldaas, silver medal at the Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics women's competition *Silje Norendal, professional snowboarder, participant at the Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics


Speed skating

*Roald Aas *Hjalmar Andersen *Ivar Ballangrud *Eskil Ervik *Bernt Evensen *Rolf Falk-Larssen *Sverre Farstad *Per Willy Guttormsen *Øystein Grødum *Finn Helgesen *Bjørg Eva Jensen *Knut Johannesen *Geir Karlstad *Johann Olav Koss *Fred Anton Maier *Oscar Mathisen *Per Ivar Moe *Sten Stensen *Jan Egil Storholt *Ådne Søndrål *Magne Thomassen *Even Wetten {{div col end


Other

*Ole Einar Bjørndalen, biathlon, biathlete *Sonja Henie, figure skater and movie star *Tore Johannessen, president of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association *Axel Paulsen, figure skater *Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée, biathlete *Robert Sørlie, dogsled racing, dogsled racer


See also

* Lists of sportspeople Lists of Norwegian people by occupation, Sport Lists of sportspeople by nationality, Norwegian