Norway competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics; Norway did not take part in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States boycott. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 34 men and 32 women, to compete in 14 sports. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Norway was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, mountain biking, diving, equestrian dressage, fencing and wrestling.
The Norwegian team featured past Olympic champions, three of them defending (javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen, single sculls rower Olaf Tufte, who competed at his fifth Olympics, and the women's national handball team, led by Gøril Snorroeggen). Archer Bård Nesteng made his Olympic comeback in London after a twelve-year absence. Other notable Norwegian athletes featured Gambian-born sprinter Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, who finished fourth in the world championships, breaststroke swimmer Sara Nordenstam, who previously won bronze in Beijing, and sprint kayaker Mira Verås Larsen, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Norway left London with a total of 4 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze), the lowest haul since Los Angeles. Among the nation's medalists were Eirik Verås Larsen, who recaptured his gold medal from Athens in men's sprint kayaking, and Bartosz Piasecki, who won Norway's first ever Olympic medal in fencing. The women's national handball team managed to defend its Olympic title from Beijing, after beating Montenegro in the final. Several Norwegian athletes, however, narrowly missed out of the medal standings, including defending champions Thorklidsen and Tufte, and middle-distance runner Henrik Ingebrigtsen.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Handball Women's tournament Eirik Verås Larsen Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m Bartosz Piasecki Fencing Men's individual épée Alexander Kristoff Cycling Men's road race
Archery
Norway has qualified one archer for the men's individual event.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBård NestengMen's individual66921 (44)W 6–5 (12)W 6–2 (5)L 2–6Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankUrige ButaMarathoncolspan=6 2:17:5836Henrik Ingebrigtsen1500 m3:41.334 Qcolspan=2 3:43.265 Q3:35.43 NR5Jaysuma Saidy Ndure100 mcolspan=2 10.284Did not advance200 m20.523 Qcolspan=2 20.424Did not advanceTrond Nymark50 km walkcolspan=6 3:48:3721Erik Tysse20 km walkcolspan=6 1:21:0014
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEivind HenriksenHammer throw74.6213Did not advanceAndreas ThorkildsenJavelin throw84.472 Q82.636
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankIngvill Måkestad Bovim1500 mcolspan=2 Did not advanceKaroline Bjerkeli Grøvdal5000 m15:24.8613colspan=4 Did not advanceEzinne Okparaebo100 mcolspan=2 11.144 q11.10 NR4Did not advance200 m23.30 =NR5colspan=2 Did not advanceChristina Vukicevic100 m hurdlesWithdrew due to bad form
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTonje AngelsenHigh jump1.8528Did not advanceMargrethe RenstrømLong jumpDid not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankIda MarcussenResult14.081.6814.2625.155.8242.262:13.62584628Points967830811873795711912
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSara Blengsli KværnøWomen's singles L 8–21, 5–21 L 8–21, 7–213Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Norway qualified boats for the following events:
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEirik Verås LarsenMen's K-1 1000 m3:31.2883 Q3:29.5472 FA3:26.462Mira Verås LarsenWomen's K-1 500 m1:55.9235 Q1:57.3546Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankEdvald Boasson HagenMen's road raceDid not finishMen's time trial54:30.8713Alexander KristoffMen's road race5:46:05Vegard Stake Laengen5:46:3777Lars Petter Nordhaug5:46:0525Emilie MobergWomen's road race
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankGunn-Rita Dahle FlesjåWomen's cross-countryDid not finish
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAmund Gismervik10 m platform401.5524Did not advance
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankSiril HelljesenDorinaIndividual69.98531Did not advance
Fencing
Norway has qualified 1 fencer.
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankBartosz PiaseckiIndividual épéeW 14–13W 15–7 W 15–14 W 15–13 L 10–15
Handball
Norway women's handball team will participate in the Olympic Games as European Champions, World Champions, and as defending Olympic Champions.
Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Women's tournament
Group play
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Final rank
Rowing
Norway has so far qualified boats for the following events
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOlaf TufteSingle sculls7:00.902 QFcolspan="2" 6:55.363 SA/B7:35.316 FB7:18.159Kjetil BorchNils Jakob HoffDouble sculls6:16.311 SA/Bcolspan="2" colspan=2 6:22.884 FB6:20.827Kristoffer BrunAre StrandliLightweight double sculls6:34.002 SA/Bcolspan="2" colspan=2 6:39.594 FB6:32.829 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
Norway has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Sebastian Wang-HansenRS:X19173118182019182532EL18524Kristian RuthLaser32141017155DNF24820EL14516Eivind MellebyPetter Mørland PedersenStar75241611847510634
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Jannicke StålstrømRS:X21172421171821151215EL14219Marthe Enger EideLaser Radial30243211231523211730EL19423 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
The following quota places have been qualified for the Norwegian shooting squad at the Games;
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankOle Magnus Bakken50 m rifle prone59226Did not advance10 m air rifle5976 Q691.58Odd Arne Brekne50 m rifle prone59413Did not advanceTore BrovoldSkeet11327Did not advanceOle Kristian Bryhn50 m rifle 3 positions11697 Q1267.87Are Hansen50 m rifle 3 positions116322Did not advance10 m air rifle59414Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMalin Westerheim50 m rifle 3 positions57920Did not advance10 m air rifle39425Did not advance
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)):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLavrans Solli100 m backstroke55.0026Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSara Nordenstam200 m breaststroke2:27.9021Did not advance400 m individual medley4:51.2830colspan=2 Did not advanceIngvild Snildal100 m butterfly59.0122Did not advance200 m butterfly2:10.99 NR18Did not advance
Volleyball
Beach
The men's team qualified after winning the CEV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTarjei SkarlundMartin SpinnangrMen'sPool FL 0 – 2 (14–21, 18–21)W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18)W 2 – 0 (22–20, 21–13)2 QL 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)Did not advance9
Wrestling
Norway has qualified one quota.
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStig André Berge−60 kgL 1–3 Did not advance13
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