Norway at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 66 (60 men and 6 women) in 11 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Leif Jenssen (weightlifting) | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 21 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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Norway was represented at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 44 events in 11 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Alf Hansen and Frank Hansen — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
Silver
- Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen, Arne Bergodd, and Ole Nafstad — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Archery
In the second appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway was represented by only one man. A veteran of the 1972 Summer Olympics, Jan Erik Humlekjær shot two points less than his performance of four years before. Nevertheless, he moved up eight places in the ranking.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Jan Erik Humlekjær — 2337 points (→ 24th place)
Athletics
Men's 1500 metres
- Heat — 3:44.59 min (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
- Heat — 13:20.60 min
- Final — 13:30.33 min (→ 9th place)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Heat — 28:23.07 min (→ advanced to the final)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.16 m
- Final — 2.18m (→ 9th place)
- Qualification — 2.16 m
- Final — 2.10m (→ 14th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 61.30 m
- Final — 63.06 m (→ 7th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 82.52 m
- Final — 78.24 m (→ 11th place)
- Qualification — 80.32 m
- Final — 74.88 m (→ 14th place)
Women's 1500 metres
- Heat — 4:07.20 min
- Semi final — 4:04.80 min (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.70 m (→ did not advance)
Canoeing
Cycling
Eight cyclists represented Norway in 1976.
- Thorleif Andresen — 4:49:01 (→ 38th place)
- Geir Digerud — 5:04:42 (→ 55th place)
- Pål Henning Hansen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Stein Bråthen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Harald Bundli — 1:08.093 (→ 7th place)
- Jan Georg Iversen — 7th place
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1976.
Rowing
Men's Coxless Fours
Men's Coxed Fours
- Tom Amundsen
- Kjell Sverre Johansen
- Sverre Norberg
- Rune Dahl
- Alf Torp
Women's Single Sculls
Women's Double Sculls
Sailing
Mixed One Person Dinghy
Mixed Two Person Dinghy
- Hans Petter Jensen
- Morten Jensen
Mixed Three Person Keelboat
Shooting
Mixed Free Pistol, 50 metres
Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres
Mixed Running Target, 50 metres
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "Norway at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.