Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

was represented at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, United States, by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Vebjørn Rodal — Athletics, Men's 800 m *

Knut Holmann Knut Holmann (born 31 July 1968, in Oslo) is a Norwegian sprint canoeist competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won six medals. This included three golds (K-1 500 ...

— Canoeing, Men's K1 1,000 m Kayak Singles

Silver

— Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles *

Steffen Størseth Steffen Skår Størseth (born 26 April 1975) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,Kjetil Undset Kjetil Undset (born 24 August 1970) is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Trine Hattestad Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice. Her ...

— Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw * Peer Moberg — Sailing, Men's Laser Individual Competition * Reidun Seth,

Tina Svensson Tina Svensson Grønlund (born 16 November 1966, in Levanger) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team. She re ...

, Trine Tangeraas,

Marianne Pettersen Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975 in Oslo) is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season o ...

Hege Riise Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Gam ...

Brit Sandaune Brit Sandaune (born 5 June 1972) is a Norwegian footballer and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration. Brit is today se ...

Merete Myklebust Merete Myklebust (born 16 May 1973 in Ålesund) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion, and olympic medalist. She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993 and played 60 matches for the national team. She received a bronze med ...

Bente Nordby Bente Dalum Nordby (born 23 July 1974) is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007. Career Nordby is the se ...

Nina Nymark Andersen Nina Nymark Jakobsen (née Andersen) (born 28 September 1972) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 50 matches for the national team. She received ...

, Tone Gunn Frustol,

Tone Haugen Tone Haugen (born 6 February 1964) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the Norway women's national team, Haugen won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. At club level ...

Linda Medalen Linda Medalen (born 17 June 1965) is a former Norwegian footballer. She is one of Norway's most celebrated former footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norway team that won the 1995 FIFA ...

, Ann-Kristin Aarønes,

Agnete Carlsen Agnete Synnøve Carlsen (born 15 January 1971) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the Norway women's national team, Carlsen won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. At ...

, and

Gro Espeseth Gro Espeseth (born 30 October 1972) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion. She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the ...

— Football (soccer), Women's Team Competition

Results by event

Archery

In the fifth appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway represented by one man and one woman. Their combined record was 3–2. Women's Individual Competition: * Wenche-Lin Hess → Round of 32 - 17th place (1-1) Men's Individual Competition: *

Bertil Martinus Grov Bertil Martinus Grov (born November 3, 1974 in Førde) is a retired archer from Norway. He finished fourth in the individual event at the 1992 Olympic Games, fifteenth at the 1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the G ...

→ Round of 16, 14th place (2-1)

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

Men's 200 metres * Geir Moen :* Heat – 20.78 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final) :* Quarter final – 20.48 s (→ advanced to the semi-final) :* Semi final – 20.96 s (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres * Atle Douglas :* Heat – 1:48.60 min (→ did not advance) * Vebjørn Rodal :* Heat – 1:45.30 min (→ advanced to the semi-final) :* Semi final – 1:43.96 min (→ advanced to the final) :* Final – 1:42.58 min (→ Gold medal) Men's 3000 metres steeplechase *

Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy (born 22 April 1972, in Fræna) is a retired Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to ...

:* Heat – 8:31.30 min (→ advanced to the semi-final) :* Semi final – 8:19.79 min (→ advanced to the final) :* Final – 8:23.39 min (→ 8th place) Women's Marathon *

Anita Håkenstad Anita Håkenstad (born 19 February 1968) is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races and cross-country running. She now competes in mountain running. Her highest place from the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was ...

— 2:43.58 hrs (→ 48th place) Women's 100 metres hurdles * Lena Solli :* Heat – 13.13 s (→ advanced to the quarter-final) :* Quarter final – 13.30 s (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump *

Steinar Hoen Steinar Hoen (born 8 February 1971) is a retired Norwegian high jumper. He represented IK Tjalve during his senior career. He has been the meeting director for the Bislett Games since 2007. His indoor and outdoor bests are both 2.36 m – th ...

:* Qualification — 2.28 m (→ advanced to the final) :* Final — 2.32 m (→ 5th place) Women's High Jump * Hanne Haugland :* Qualification — 1.93 m (→ advanced to the final) :* Final — 1.96 m (→ 9th place) Men's Triple Jump * Sigurd Njerve :* Qualification — 16.15 m (→ did not advance) Men's Discus Throw * Svein Inge Valvik :* Qualification — 59.60 m (→ did not advance) Women's Discus Throw * Mette Bergmann :* Qualification — 62.24 m (→ advanced to the final) :* Final — 62.28 m (→ 9th place) Men's Javelin Throw * Pål Arne Fagernes :* Qualification — 79.78 m (→ did not advance) Women's Javelin Throw *

Trine Hattestad Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice. Her ...

:* Qualification — 64.52 m (→ advanced to the final) :* Final — 64.98 m (→ Bronze medal)

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg) * Jørn Johnson *# First Round — Defeated Sean Black (Jamaica), 13-7 *# Second Round — Lost to Mohamed Marmouri (Tunisia), 4-17

Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race * Ragnhild Kostoll :* Final — 02:37:06 (→ 18th place) * Ingunn Bollerud :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Women's Individual Time Trial * May Britt Hartwell :* Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country * Rune Høydahl :* Final — 2:28:16 (→ 11th place) Women's Cross Country * Gunn-Rita Dahle :* Final — 1:53.50 (→ 4th place)

Football

;Women's tournament

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Men's 100 m Breaststroke * Borge Mørk *# Heat — 1:04.92 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke * Borge Mørk *# Heat — 2:20.42 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle * Vibeke Johansen *# Heat — 26.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 100 m Freestyle * Vibeke Johansen *# Heat — 56.88 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 400 m Freestyle *

Irene Dalby Irene Karine Dalby (born 31 May 1971 in Stange, Hedmark) is a former international swimmer from Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the w ...

*# Heat — 4:19.34 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 800 m Freestyle *

*# Heat — 8:37.73 *# Final — 8:38.34 (→ 5th place) Women's 100 m Breaststroke * Elin Austevoll *# Heat — 1:09.96 *# B-final — 1:10.27 (→ 12th place) * Terrie Miller *# Heat — 1:11.09 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 200 m Breaststroke * Elin Austevoll *# Heat — 2:32.48 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley * Elin Austevoll *# Heat — 2:19.81 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

Men's Beach Competition

* Jan Kvalheim and

Björn Maaseide Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

— 7th place overall

References

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