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. 69 competitors, 44 men and 25 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. Prior to the opening ceremony, Lillehammer was awarded the right to host the

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Medalists

Competitors

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

Athletics

Men's 5000 metres * Lars Ove Strømø :* Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 10,000 metres *

John Halvorsen John Halvorsen (born 17 August 1966) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He represented IF Minerva. In 10,000 m he finished sixteenth at the 1988 Summer Olympics, twelfth at the ...

:* Heat — 28:22.25 :* Final — 28:29.21 (→ 16th place) Women's 10,000 metres *

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 ...

:* Heat — Ingrid Kristiansen :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's Marathon * Geir Kvernmo — did not finish (→ no ranking) Women's Marathon * Sissel Grottenberg — 2"38:17 (→ 36th place) *

Grete Waitz Grete Waitz (, 1 October 195319 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. Waitz wo ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) *

Bente Moe Bente Moe (born 2 December 1960) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She represented SK Vidar. In the marathon she finished 26th at the 1984 Summer Olympics, sixth at the 1986 European Championships ...

— did not start (→ no ranking) Men's Shot Put * Georg Andersen :* Qualification — 20.05 metres (advanced to the final) :* Final — 19.91 metres (→ 10th place) Men's Discus Throw * Knut Hjeltnes :* Qualification — 63.50 metres :* Final — 64.94 metres (→ 7th place) * Svein Inge Valvik :* Qualification — 60.64 metres (→ 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 ...

— Final, 58.82 metres (18th place) Men's 20km Walk * Erling Andersen — 1:23:30 (→ 22nd place) Men's 50km Walk * Erling Andersen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists, three men and two women, represented Norway in 1988. ; Men's road race * Atle Pedersen * Erik Johan Sæbø * Geir Dahlen ; Women's 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, ...

— 2:00:52 (→ 20th place) * Astrid Danielsen — 2:00:52 (→ 35th place)

Diving

Equestrian

Handball

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke * Jan-Erick Olsen :* Heat — 1:05.54 (→ did not advance, 38th place) Men's 200m Breaststroke * Jan-Erick Olsen :* Heat — 2:26.70 (→ did not advance, 41st place) Women's 400m 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 ...

Irene Dalby (17 years, 111 days) was the youngest member of the Norwegian Olympic Team :* Heat — 4:16.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 800m Freestyle *

:* Heat — 8:38.33 (→ did not advance, 10th place) Women's 400m Individual Medley *

:* Heat — 4:58.14 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight * Lars Rønningen Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight *

Jon Rønningen Jon Rønningen (born November 28, 1962, in Oslo) is a former Norwegian wrestler and a member of Kolbotn IL (one of the largest sports clubs in Norway). He won a total of 9 medals in international championships and was the third ...

Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight * Ronny Sigde Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight * Morten Brekke Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight * Stig Kleven

References

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