Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 93 competitors, 44 men and 49 women, took part in 54 events in 15 sports.[1]

Norway at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Sydney
Competitors93 (44 men, 49 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Vebjørn Rodal (athletics)
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldTrine HattestadAthleticsMen's javelin throw
 GoldKnut HolmannCanoeingMen's K-1 500 metres
 GoldKnut HolmannCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metres
 GoldNorway women's national football team FootballWomen's tournament
 SilverKjersti PlätzerAthleticsWomen's 20 km walk
 SilverTrude GundersenTaekwondoWomen's 67 kg
 SilverFredrik Bekken
Olaf Tufte
RowingMen's double sculls
 BronzeHarald StenvaagShooting50 metre rifle three positions
 BronzePaul Davis
Herman Horn Johannessen
Espen Stokkeland
SailingMen's Soling Class
 BronzeNorway women's national handball team HandballWomen's tournament

Archery

In the sixth appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway represented by three men and one woman. Their combined record was 1-4. The men's team also lost their first match.

Men's individual
Bård Nesteng Lars Erik Humlekjær Martinus Grov
1/32 eliminations Defeated Henk Vogels
Netherlands
158-149 Lost to Michele Frangilli
Italy
168-158 Lost to Matteo Bisiani
Italy
166-158
1/16 eliminations Lost to Sebastien Flute
France
160-148 - - - - - -

Men's team:

  • Nesteng, Humlekjær, and Grov round of 16, 10th place
Women's individual
Wenche-Lin Hess
1/32 eliminations Lost to Ying He
China
160-145

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 200 m

  • Round 1 20.76
  • Round 2 20.65 (did not advance)
  • Round 1 21 (did not advance)

Men's 800 m

  • Round 1 01:46.76
  • Semifinal 01:48.73 (did not advance)

Men's 5000 m

  • Round 1 13:44.80 (did not advance)

Men's 3000 m steeplechase

  • Round 1 08:23.61
  • Final 08:27.20 (9th place)

Men's javelin throw

  • Qualifying 86.74
  • Final 83.04 (9th place)

Men's triple jump

  • Qualifying 16.75 (did not advance)

Men's decathlon

  • 100m 11.56
  • Long Jump 6.22
  • Shot Put 14.03
  • High Jump DNS

Women's competition

Women's 10000 m

  • Gunhild Halle-Haugen
  • Round 1 DNF (did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualifying 65.44
  • Final 68.91 (Gold medal) Olympic record

Women's High Jump

  • Qualifying 1.89 (did not advance)

Women's 20 km Walk

  • Final 1:29:33 (Silver medal)

Beach volleyball

Men's Beach Competition

Canoeing

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500m

  • Qualifying Heat 01:40.990
  • Semifinal 01:39.964
  • Final 01:57.847 (Gold medal)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

  • Qualifying Heat 03:36.565
  • Semifinal 03:36.425
  • Final 03:33.269 (Gold medal)

Men's Kayak Doubles 500m

  • Qualifying Heat 01:35.619
  • Semifinal 01:34.712 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m

  • Qualifying Heat 03:15.483
  • Semifinal 03:17.288
  • Final 03:20.515 (9th place)

Men's Canoe Singles 500m

  • Qualifying Heat 01:54.366
  • Semifinal 01:53.661 (did not advance)

Men's Canoe Singles 1000m

  • Qualifying Heat 03:55.378
  • Semifinal Bye
  • Final 03:58.159 (5th place)

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

  • Final Lapped (35th place)
  • Final DNF

Women's Mountain Bike

  • Final 2:01:51.24 (22nd place)

Men's competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final 0:59:00 (7th place)

Men's Road Race

  • Bjoemar Vestoel
  • Final 5:36:14 (78th place)
  • Final DNF
  • Final DNF
  • Final DNF

Women's competition

Women's Individual Time Trial

  • Final 0:45:01 (20th place)

Women's Road Race

  • Final 3:08:02 (29th place)
  • Final 3:10:33 (35th place)
  • Final 3:11:04 (38th place)

Fencing

Three fencers, all women, represented Norway in 2000.

Women's épée
Women's team épée

Football

Women's tournament
14 September 2000 Match 1 United States  2–0  Norway Melbourne
17:30 UTC+10 Milbrett  18'
Hamm  24'
Report Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 16,043
Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)
17 September 2000 Match 2 Norway  3–1  Nigeria Canberra
17:30 UTC+10 Mellgren  22'
Riise  62' (pen.)
Pettersen  90+3'
Report Akide  78' Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 9,150
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
20 September 2000 Match 3 Norway  2–1  China PR Canberra
17:30 UTC+10 Pettersen  55'
Haugenes  78'
Report Sun  75' (pen.) Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 11,532
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
24 September 2000 Semifinals Germany  0–1  Norway Sydney
17:30 UTC+10 Report Wunderlich  80' (o.g.) Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 16,710
Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)
28 September 2000 Final Norway  3–2 (a.e.t.)  United States Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Espeseth  44'
Gulbrandsen  78'
Mellgren  102'
Report Milbrett  5', 90+2' Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 22,848
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Gymnastics

Handball

Rowing

Sailing

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

  • Race 1 7
  • Race 2 10
  • Race 3 12
  • Race 4 (23)
  • Race 5 16
  • Race 6 21
  • Race 7 (28) DNF
  • Race 8 10
  • Race 9 23
  • Race 10 22
  • Race 11 10
  • Final 131 (19th place)

Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

  • Race 1 (17)
  • Race 2 9
  • Race 3 7
  • Race 4 (17)
  • Race 5 17
  • Race 6 11
  • Race 7 7
  • Race 8 17
  • Race 9 8
  • Race 10 13
  • Race 11 16
  • Final 105 (16th place)

Open Laser

  • Race 1 12
  • Race 2 7
  • Race 3 11
  • Race 4 (32)
  • Race 5 7
  • Race 6 6
  • Race 7 (24)
  • Race 8 4
  • Race 9 10
  • Race 10 22
  • Race 11 15
  • Final 94 (10th place)

Open Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

  • Did not advance to Round Robin

Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

  • Race 1 16
  • Race 2 (17)
  • Race 3 (18) OCS
  • Race 4 2
  • Race 5 2
  • Race 6 10
  • Race 7 14
  • Race 8 7
  • Race 9 10
  • Race 10 16
  • Race 11 10
  • Race 12 13
  • Race 13 6
  • Race 14 17
  • Race 15 5
  • Race 16 14
  • Final 142 (13th place)

Shooting

Taekwondo

Tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Christian Ruud Men's singles  Vinciguerra (SWE)
L 2–6, 4–6
Did not advance

Wrestling

Notes

  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

  1. "Norway at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
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