Norway was represented at the

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in Los Angeles by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. Norway returned to the Summer Games after participating in the

American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its allies late ...

. 103 competitors, 84 men and 19 women, took part in 76 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Archery

In the third appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway was again represented by only one man. He posted Norway's best ranking in Olympic archery history with the 23rd place. Men's Individual Competition: *

Jan Roger Skyttesæter Jan Roger Skyttesæter (born 8 April 1956) is a former Norwegian archer. He was born in Oslo. He competed in archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its ini ...

— 2.465 points (→ 23rd place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon *

Øyvind Dahl Øyvind Dahl (born 12 May 1951, in Oslo) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner. He represented IL i BUL. At the European Championships he finished fifteenth in 10,000 metres in 1978 and ninth in marathon in 1982. He also competed at the ...

— 2:19:28 (→ 33rd place) *

Stig Roar Husby Stig Roar Husby (born 12 September 1954 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner. He represented Strindheim IL and IL i BUL. In 3000 metres he finished fourth at the 1973 European Junior Championships and eighth a ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) Women's Marathon * Grete Waitz — 2:26:18 (→ Silver Medal) *

Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon ...

— 2:27:34 (→ 4th place) * Bente Moe — 2:40:52 (→ 26th place) Men's Javelin Throw *

Per Erling Olsen Per Erling Olsen (born 30 March 1958) is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented SK Vidar. His personal best throw was 90.30 metres (old type), achieved in June 1983 on Bislett stadion. At the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer O ...

:* Qualification — 87.76 metres :* Final — 78.98 metres (→ 9th place) *

Reidar Lorentzen Reidar Lorentzen (born 22 September 1956) is a Norwegian javelin thrower. He was born in Hammerfest, and represented the club IK Tjalve. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ) ...

:* Qualification — 76.62 metres (did not advance, 15th place) Women's Javelin Throw * Trine Hattestad :* Round 1 — 62.68 metres :* Final — 64.52 metres (→ 5th place) Men's Discus Throw *

Knut Hjeltnes Knut Hjeltnes may refer to: * Knut Hjeltnes (athlete) Knut Hjeltnes (born December 8, 1951) is a former college coach and track & field athlete from Norway. Hjeltnes, who was born in Øystese, has won 20 National Championships; 11 in Discus th ...

:* Round 1 — 60.80 metres (→ advanced to the final) :* Final — 65.28 metres (→ 4th place) Men's Hammer Throw *

Tore Johnsen Tore Johnsen (born 28 January 1969 in Østfold) is the general secretary of the Sami Church Council since 2009, former leader of the council (2006–2009), and a central figure within Sami church life. Johnsen is an associate professor at VID Sp ...

– Round 1, 65.72 metres (did not advance) Men's Decathlon *

Trond Skramstad Trond Skramstad (born 6 December 1960) is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Kongsberg IF. Skramstad became Norwegian decathlon champion in 1983, 1985 and 1986. His personal best in decathlon is 8097 points, achieved in June 1984 in Emmitsburg ...

:* Final Result — 7579 points (→ 17th place) Men's 20 km walk * Erling Andersen — 1:25:42 (→ 8th place) Men's 50 km walk *

Lars Ove Moen Lars Ove Moen (born 15 November 1959) is a retired Norway, Norwegian race walking, race walker. He represented Norway during the 1984 Summer Olympics, where we finished at 13th place. Achievements External links *Norwegian international athlet ...

— 4:15:12 (→ 13th place) * Erling Andersen — disqualified (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Men's Light-Welterweight *

Javid Aslam Javid Iqbal Aslam (born 26 January 1963) is a Norwegian boxer of Pakistani origin. He was born in Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often ...

Men's Light-Middleweight * Simen Auseth Men's Heavyweight * Magne Havnå

Canoeing

Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Norway in 1984. ; Men's individual road race * Dag Otto Lauritzen — +0:21 (→ Bronze Medal) *

Morten Sæther Morten Sæther (born 13 May 1959) is a Norwegian cyclist. He won a bronze medal at the 1979 UCI Road World Championships in the 100 km team time trial. He missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to their 1980 Summer Olympics boycott ...

— +0:21 (→ 4th place) *

Atle Kvålsvoll Atle Sturla Kvålsvoll (born 10 April 1962) is a Norwegian former professional road cyclist. He rode the Tour de France six times between 1988 and 1994, finishing four times. His best performance was in 1990, when he finished 26th and contributed ...

— +6:48 (→ 20th place) *

Hans Petter Ødegård Hans Petter Ødegård (born 16 June 1959) is a Norwegian former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

Dag Hopen Dag Hopen (born 6 April 1961) is a Norwegian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

* Arnstein Raunehaug *

; 1000m time trial * Rolf Morgan Hansen ; Women's individual road race *

Unni Larsen Unni Larsen (born 23 March 1959) is a Norwegian former racing cyclist and dogsled racer. She participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where she placed fourth. She has fifteen victories in various Norwegian cycling championships, ...

— 2:11:14 (→ 4th place) *

Nina Søby Nina Søby (born 4 August 1956) is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1980 and 1983. She also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, ...

— 2:13:28 (→ 18th place) *

Hege Stendahl Hege Stendahl (born 27 April 1967) is a Norwegian cyclist. She was born in Trondheim. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the ...

— 2:13:28 (→ 19th place)

Diving

Men's 3m springboard * Jon Grunde Vegard – 531.48 (→ did not advance) Men's 10m platform * Jon Grunde Vegard – 494.67 (→ 11th place) Women's 3m springboard *

Tine Tollan Tine Tollan (born 16 September 1964) is a Norwegian diver. She was born in Tønsberg. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in both platform, where she placed 12th, and in springboard A springboard or diving board is used f ...

– 419.55 (→ did not advance) Women's 10m platform *

– 341.31 (→ 12th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1984. ; Men's foil *

Jeppe Normann Jeppe Normann (born 15 September 1951) is a Norwegian épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) we ...

; Men's épée *

Nils Koppang Nils Koppang (born 21 April 1958) is a Norwegian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los A ...

Bård Vonen Bård Vonen (born 15 November 1955) is a Norwegian épée fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an internationa ...

* John Hugo Pedersen ; Men's team épée *

Paal Frisvold Paal Frisvold (born 5 May 1962) is a Norwegian organizational leader and retired fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2009 he was elected as the new leader of the European Movement in Norway, succeedi ...

, John Hugo Pedersen, Ivar Schjøtt,

Football

Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Norway – Chile 0-0 :* Norway – France 1-2 :* Norway – Qatar 2-0 *Quarterfinals :* Did not advance *Team Roster :* ( 1.)

Erik Thorstvedt Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 97 caps for the Norwegian national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played for Viking, Eik-T ...

:* ( 2.)

Svein Fjælberg Svein Fjælberg (born 12 January 1959) is a Norwegian former football defender. He played 11 seasons for the Norwegian club Viking, where he won the league twice as well as two cup titles. Fjælberg was capped 33 times for Norway. After his reti ...

:* ( 3.)

Terje Kojedal Terje Kojedal (born 16 August 1957) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender for HamKam in Norway and FC Mulhouse and US Valenciennes-Anzin in France. He was capped 66 times for Norway and participated in the 1984 Su ...

:* ( 4.) Knut Torbjørn Eggen :* ( 5.)

Trond Sirevåg Trond Sirevåg (born 17 October 1955) is a Norwegian former professional footballer and former football manager. He played most of his career at Bryne FK and later became a manager of the sider for two different stints. He made only one cap for t ...

:* ( 6.)

Per Egil Ahlsen Per Egil Ahlsen (born 4 March 1958) is a Norwegian former footballer. Ahlsen started as a midfielder, but was later re-educated as a forward defender. He was known for his long-shots. Club career Ahlsen started his career at the senior level wit ...

:* ( 7.)

Per Edmund Mordt Per Edmund Mordt (born 25 March 1965) is a retired Norwegian football defender and midfielder. Mordt was born in Arendal. During his club career, Mordt played for Kolbotn IL, Vålerenga IF, IFK Göteborg, SK Brann and Drøbak-Frogn IL. In 1986, ...

:* ( 8.)

Kai Erik Herlovsen Kai Erik Herlovsen (born 25 September 1959) is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, football coach and former player. Herlovsen was usually used in the central Defender (association football), defence or as a defensive midfielder. He was ca ...

:* ( 9.)

Stein Gran Stein Gran (born 20 October 1958) is a Norwegian football player. He was born in Oslo. He played for the club Vålerengen, and also for the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially ...

:* (10.)

Tom Sundby Tom Sundby (born 15 December 1960, Larvik) is a former Norwegian footballer. A midfielder who scored 6 goals in 39 caps for the national team, he participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics. His father Reidar Sundby was a football player. The elde ...

:* (11.) Stein Kollshaugen :* (12.)

Ola By Rise Ola By Rise (born 14 November 1960) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He played 18 seasons and 346 matches in the Norwegian top division. Career In his career as an active player, he was the goalkeeper of Rosenborg BK in Trondhei ...

:* (13.) Joar Vaadal :* (14.) Egil Johansen :* (15.) Jan Berg :* (16.)

André Krogsæter André Krogsæter (born 12 May 1961), nicknamed "Kråka", is a Norwegian football player. He was born in Oslo. He played for the club Lillestrøm, and also for the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Sum ...

:* (17.)

Arve Seland Leif Arve Seland (born 12 December 1963), known as Arve Seland, is a Norwegian former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He played for IK Start, and also for the Norway national football tea ...

Gymnastics

Judo

Men's Half-Lightweight

* Alfredo Chinchilla

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 400m Freestyle *

Arne Borgstrøm Arne Borgstrøm (born 19 January 1959) is a retired Norwegian freestyle and medley swimmer. He was born in Odda. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the G ...

:* Heat — 3:57.88 :* B-Final — 3:57.46 (→ 13th place) Men's 100m Breaststroke * Jan-Erick Olsen :* Heat — 1:05.43 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's 200m Breaststroke * Jan-Erick Olsen :* Heat — 2:25.75 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley *

:* Heat — 2:08.09 :* B-Final — 2:08.03 (→ 14th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley *

:* Heat — 4:28.37 :* B-Final — 4:28.20 (→ 11th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke * Lise Lotte Nylund :* Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's 200m Backstroke * Lise Lotte Nylund :* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's 200m Butterfly * Katrine Bomstad :* Heat — 2:19.46 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Women's 200m Individual Medley * Katrine Bomstad :* Heat — 2:19.88 :* Final — 2:20.48 (→ 8th place) * Beda Leirvaag :* Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's 400m Individual Medley * Katrine Bomstad :* Heat — 4:52.74 :* Final — 4:53.28 (→ 8th place) * Beda Leirvaag :* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Wrestling

References

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