Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Norway at the Olympic Games

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Norway will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Norwegian athletes who have qualified for the Olympics.

On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games.[1]

Contents

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Listed in brackets are the events at which the athlete has met the international A qualifying standard.

[edit] Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • The men's team failed to qualify, losing all three games in the first qualifying stage.

[edit] Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Eirik Verås Larsen is selected to fill the quota place on the men's K-1 1000m.

[edit] Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

[edit] Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Norway's team is qualified for the jumping event. Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, Tony Andre Hansen and Geir Gulliksen have been selected. One reserve is to be announced at a later date.

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • The men's Under-21 team failed to qualify after drawing with Bosnia-Herzegovina and losing to Armenia in the first qualifying stage.

[edit] Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • The women's team is qualified due to winning the European Championships.
  • The men's team failed to qualify, finishing third in the final Olympic qualifying tournament after a draw with Tunisia and losses to France and Spain.

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • One Person Dinghy Men: Kristian Ruth
  • Windsurfer Women: Jannicke Stålstrøm
  • One Person Dinghy Women: 1 place. No one selected yet.
  • Keelboat Women: Lise Birgitte Frederiksen, Alexandra Koefoed, Siren Sundby
  • Heavyweight Dinghy Open: Peer Moberg
  • Skiff Open: Frode Bovim, Christopher Gundersen

[edit] Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men: 2 places.
  • 50m Rifle Prone Men: 1 place.
  • 10m Air Rifle Men: 1 place.
  • Skeet Men: 2 places. Tore Brovold and Harald Jensen have been selected.
  • 10m Air Rifle Women: 1 place.

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Listed in brackets are the events at which the athlete has met the international A qualifying standard.

[edit] Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

[edit] Wrestling

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • Women: Ruth Kasirye

[edit] Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • 60kg Men's Greco Roman: Stig Andre Berge


[edit] References

  1. ^ (Norwegian) 50 utøvere tatt ut til OL, Kristian Elster, NRK
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