Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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.

Norway at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in London
Competitors66 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Mira Verås Larsen (opening)
Eirik Verås Larsen (closing)
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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,[1] 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
 GoldNorway women's national handball team
 HandballWomen's tournament11 August
 GoldEirik Verås LarsenCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 m8 August
 SilverBartosz PiaseckiFencingMen's individual épée1 August
 BronzeAlexander KristoffCyclingMen's road race28 July

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway has qualified one archer for the men's individual event.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bård Nesteng Men's individual 669 21  Kikuchi (JPN) (44)
W 6–5		  Wukie (USA) (12)
W 6–2		  Furukawa (JPN) (5)
L 2–6		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Urige Buta Marathon N/A 2:17:58 36
Henrik Ingebrigtsen 1500 m 3:41.33 4 Q N/A 3:43.26 5 Q 3:35.43 NR 5
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure 100 m Bye 10.28 4 Did not advance
200 m 20.52 3 Q N/A 20.42 4 Did not advance
Trond Nymark 50 km walk N/A 3:48:37 21
Erik Tysse 20 km walk N/A 1:21:00 14
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Eivind Henriksen Hammer throw 74.62 13 Did not advance
Andreas Thorkildsen Javelin throw 84.47 2 Q 82.63 6
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ingvill Måkestad Bovim 1500 m DNS N/A Did not advance
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 5000 m 15:24.86 13 N/A Did not advance
Ezinne Okparaebo 100 m Bye 11.14 4 q 11.10 NR 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.30 =NR 5 N/A Did not advance
Christina Vukicevic 100 m hurdles Withdrew due to bad form[2]
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Tonje Angelsen High jump 1.85 28 Did not advance
Margrethe Renstrøm Long jump DNS Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Ida Marcussen Result 14.08 1.68 14.26 25.15 5.82 42.26 2:13.62 5846 28
Points 967 830 811 873 795 711 912

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Sara Blengsli Kværnø Women's singles  Sung Ji-h (KOR)
L 8–21, 5–21		  Yip P Y (HKG)
L 8–21, 7–21		 3 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Norway qualified boats for the following events:

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eirik Verås Larsen Men's K-1 1000 m 3:31.288 3 Q 3:29.547 2 FA 3:26.462
Mira Verås Larsen Women's K-1 500 m 1:55.923 5 Q 1:57.354 6 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Edvald Boasson Hagen Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 54:30.87 13
Alexander Kristoff Men's road race 5:46:05
Vegard Stake Langen 5:46:37 77
Lars Petter Nordhaug 5:46:05 25
Emilie Moberg Women's road race OTL

Mountain biking
Athlete Event Time Rank
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå Women's cross-country Did not finish

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Amund Gismervik 10 m platform 401.55 24 Did not advance

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Siril Helljesen Dorina Individual 69.985 31 Did not advance

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway has qualified 1 fencer.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bartosz Piasecki Individual épée  Grumier (FRA)
W 14–13		  Imre (HUN)
W 15–7		  Borel (FRA)
W 15–14		  Jung J-S (KOR)
W 15–13		  Limardo (VEN)
L 10–15

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway women's handball team will participate in the Olympic Games as European Champions, World Champions,[3] and as defending Olympic Champions.

  • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players

Women's tournament
Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The following is the Norway roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coaches: Thorir Hergeirsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m Team Esbjerg
5 LB Ida Alstad (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 27) 1.72 m Byåsen HE
6 P Heidi Løke (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.77 m Győri ETO KC
7 RB Tonje Nøstvold (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m Byåsen HE
8 CB Karoline Dyhre Breivang (1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.72 m Larvik HK
9 LB Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.83 m IK Våg
11 LW Kari Mette Johansen (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 (aged 33) 1.72 m Larvik HK
13 P Marit Malm Frafjord (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 26) 1.82 m Viborg HK
15 RB Linn Jørum Sulland (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 28) 1.78 m Larvik HK
16 GK Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.81 m Győri ETO KC
18 RW Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.75 m Larvik HK
21 CB Gøril Snorroeggen (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.77 m Team Esbjerg
22 RW Amanda Kurtović (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.79 m Viborg HK
23 LW Camilla Herrem (1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.66 m Byåsen HE
Group play
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 France5410125103+229
 South Korea5311136130+67
 Spain5311119114+57
 Norway5212118120−25
 Denmark5104113121−82
 Sweden5005108131−230
Qualified for the quarterfinals
28 July 2012
21:15
Norway  23 – 24  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,968[5]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Alstad 5 (12–17) Baudouin, Signate 5
3× 2× Report 4× 5× 1×
30 July 2012
21:15
Sweden  21 – 24  Norway Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,459[6]
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV)
Torstenson 6 (9–14) Koren, Sulland 5
3× 3× Report 3× 3×
1 August 2012
09:30
Norway  27 – 27  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,178[7]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sulland 11 (13–15) three players 6
3× Report 2× 3×
3 August 2012
21:15
Denmark  23 – 24  Norway Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,720[8]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Nørgaard 9 (11–12) Løke 6
3× 2× Report 3×
5 August 2012
19:30
 Norway  20 – 25  Spain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,345[9]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Koren 6 (11–11) Alonso 7
3× 4× Report 3× 4× 1×
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
10:00
 Brazil  19 – 21  Norway Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,549[10]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
do Nascimento 5 (13–9) Koren 5
3× 3× Report 2× 1×
Semi-final
9 August 2012
17:00
Norway  31 – 25  South Korea Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,274[11]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Løke 8 (18–15) Gwon Han-na 7
3× 2× Report 3× 2×
Final

11 August 2012
20:30
Norway  26 – 23  Montenegro Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,739[12]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Sulland 10 (13–10) Bulatović 10
3× 3× Report 3× 7× 1×
Final rank
 Gold

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway has so far qualified boats for the following events

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Olaf Tufte Single sculls 7:00.90 2 QF Bye 6:55.36 3 SA/B 7:35.31 6 FB 7:18.15 9
Kjetil Borch
Nils Jakob Hoff		 Double sculls 6:16.31 1 SA/B Bye N/A 6:22.88 4 FB 6:20.82 7
Kristoffer Brun
Are Strandli		 Lightweight double sculls 6:34.00 2 SA/B Bye N/A 6:39.59 4 FB 6:32.82 9

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
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Sebastian Wang-Hansen RS:X 19 17 31 18 18 20 19 18 25 32 EL 185 24
Kristian Ruth Laser 32 14 10 17 15 5 DNF 24 8 20 EL 145 16
Eivind Melleby
Petter Mørland Pedersen		 Star 7 5 2 4 16 11 8 4 7 5 10 63 4
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Jannicke Stålstrøm RS:X 21 17 24 21 17 18 21 15 12 15 EL 142 19
Marthe Enger Eide Laser Radial 30 24 32 11 23 15 23 21 17 30 EL 194 23

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The following quota places have been qualified for the Norwegian shooting squad at the Games;[13]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ole Magnus Bakken 50 m rifle prone 592 26 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 597 6 Q 691.5 8
Odd Arne Brekne 50 m rifle prone 594 13 Did not advance
Tore Brovold Skeet 113 27 Did not advance
Ole Kristian Bryhn 50 m rifle 3 positions 1169 7 Q 1267.8 7
Are Hansen 50 m rifle 3 positions 1163 22 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 594 14 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Malin Westerheim 50 m rifle 3 positions 579 20 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 394 25 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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)):[14][15]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lavrans Solli 100 m backstroke 55.00 26 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sara Nordenstam 200 m breaststroke 2:27.90 21 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:51.28 30 N/A Did not advance
Ingvild Snildal 100 m butterfly 59.01 22 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:10.99 NR 18 Did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Beach
See also: Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The men's team qualified after winning the CEV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup.[16]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Tarjei Skarlund
Martin Spinnangr		 Men's Pool F
 Cunha – Santos (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (14–21, 18–21)
 Binstock – Reader (CAN)
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–18)
 Garcia Thompson – Grotowski (GBR)
W 2 – 0 (22–20, 21–13)		 2 Q  Pļaviņš –
Šmēdiņš (LAT)
L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)		 Did not advance 9

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway has qualified one quota.

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Stig André Berge −60 kg Bye  Aliyev (AZE)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13

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  3. "2012 Olympic Qual (Women)". Team Handball News. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. "Norway team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
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  9. "Norway – Spain" (PDF). IHF. 5 August 2012.
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  13. "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  14. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  15. FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011
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