Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Norway at the Olympic Games | ||||
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IOC code: | NOR | |||
NOC: | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports external link (Norwegian) |
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2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney | ||||
Competitors | 95 | |||
Flag bearer | Knut Holmann (canoeing) | |||
Medals | Gold 4 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 10 |
Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
Norway finished in 19th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and ten medals overall.
[edit] Gold
- Trine Hattestad — Athletics, Women's javelin throw
- Knut Holmann — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m kayak singles
- Knut Holmann — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m kayak singles
- Anita Rapp, Hege Riise, Brit Sandaune, Dagny Mellgren, Bente Nordby, Marianne Pettersen, Gøril Kringen, Bente Kvitland, Unni Lehn, Ingeborg Hovland, Silje Jørgensen, Monica Knudsen, Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Solveig Gulbrandsen, Margunn Haugenes, Kristin Bekkevold, Christine Boe Jensen, and Gro Espeseth — Football (Soccer), Women's team competition
[edit] Silver
- Kjersti Tysse Plätzer — Athletics, Women's 20 km walk
- Trude Gundersen — Taekwondo, Women's 67 kg
- Fredrik Raaen Bekken and Olaf Tufte — Rowing, Men's double sculls
[edit] Bronze
- Harald Stenvaag — Shooting, Men's small-bore rifle, three positions
- Paul Davis, Herman Horn Johannessen, and Espen Stokkeland — Sailing, Men's soling team competition
- Monica Sandve, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Heidi Tjugum, Jeanette Nilsen, Marianne Rokne, Birgitte Sættem, Mia Hundvin, Tonje Larsen, Cecilie Leganger, Kjersti Grini, Trine Haltvik, Elisabeth Hilmo, Kristine Duvholt, Ann Cathrin Eriksen, and Susann Goksør — Handball, Women's team competition
[edit] Results by event
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Men's competition
Men's 200 m
- Geir Moen
- Round 1 - 20.76
- Round 2 - 20.65 (did not advance)
- John Ertzgaard
- Round 1 - 21 (did not advance)
Men's 800 m
- Vebjørn Rodal
- Round 1 - 01:46.76
- Semifinal - 01:48.73 (did not advance)
Men's 5000 m
- Marius Bakken
- Round 1 - 13:44.80 (did not advance)
Men's 3000 m steeplechase
- Jim Svenøy
- Round 1 - 08:23.61
- Final - 08:27.20 (9th place)
Men's javelin throw
- Pål-Arne Fagernes
- Qualifying - 86.74
- Final - 83.04 (9th place)
Men's triple jump
- Ketil Hanstveit
- Qualifying - 16.75 (did not advance)
Men's decathlon
- Trond Høiby
- 100m - 11.56
- Long Jump - 6.22
- Shot Put - 14.03
- High Jump - DNS
[edit] Women's competition
Women's 10000 m
- Gunhild Halle-Haugen
- Round 1 - DNF (did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Trine Hattestad
- Qualifying - 65.44
- Final - 68.91 (Gold medal) - Olympic record
Women's High Jump
- Hanne Haugland
- Qualifying - 1.89 (did not advance)
Women's 20km Walk
- Kjersti Tysse Plätzer
- Final - 1:29:33 (Silver medal)
[edit] Canoe / Kayak
[edit] Flatwater
[edit] Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles 500m
- Knut Holmann
- Qualifying Heat - 01:40.990
- Semifinal - 01:39.964
- Final - 01:57.847 (Gold medal)
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
- Knut Holmann
- Qualifying Heat - 03:36.565
- Semifinal - 03:36.425
- Final - 03:33.269 (Gold medal)
Men's Kayak Doubles 500m
- Eirik Verås Larsen, Nils Olav Fjeldheim
- Qualifying Heat - 01:35.619
- Semifinal - 01:34.712 (did not advance)
Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m
- Eirik Verås Larsen, Nils Olav Fjeldheim
- Qualifying Heat - 03:15.483
- Semifinal - 03:17.288
- Final - 03:20.515 (9th place)
Men's Canoe Singles 500m
- Christian Frederiksen
- Qualifying Heat - 01:54.366
- Semifinal - 01:53.661 (did not advance)
Men's Canoe Singles 1000m
- Christian Frederiksen
- Qualifying Heat - 03:55.378
- Semifinal - Bye
- Final - 03:58.159 (5th place)
[edit] Cycling
[edit] Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
- Tom Larsen
- Final - Lapped (35th place)
- Rune Høydahl
- Final - DNF
Women's Mountain Bike
- Ragnhild Kostøl
- Final - 2:01:51.24 (22nd place)
[edit] Road Cycling
[edit] Men's competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Thor Hushovd
- Final - 0:59:00 (7th place)
Men's Road Race
- Bjoemar Vestoel
- Final - 5:36:14 (78th place)
- Kurt Asle Arvesen
- Final - DNF
- Svein Gaute Hølestøl
- Final - DNF
- Thor Hushovd
- Final - DNF
[edit] Women's competition
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Solrun Flataas
- Final - 0:45:01 (20th place)
Women's Road Race
- Monica Valen
- Final - 3:08:02 (29th place)
- Ingunn Bollerud
- Final - 3:10:33 (35th place)
- Solrun Flataas
- Final - 3:11:04 (38th place)
[edit] Sailing
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Siren Sundby
- 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)
- Carolina Toll and Jeanette Lunde
- 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
- Peer Moberg
- 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)
- Paul Davis, Herman Horn Johannessen and Espen Stokkeland
- Did not advance to Round Robin
Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Christoffer Sundby and Vegard Arnhoff
- 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)
[edit] References
- 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 11/12/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site