Norway at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Norway is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Norwegian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's 20 km walk (Erik Tysse)[3]
Handball
Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Women's tournament
The Norway women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2014 European Championships.[4]
- Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Norway has qualified one boat for each of the following events upon receiving a place from the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.[5]
- Men's sailboard – RS:X (Sebastian Wang-Hansen)
- Men's one-person dinghy – Laser (Kristian Ruth)
- Men's heavyweight one-person dinghy – Finn (Anders Pedersen)
- Women's one-person dinghy – Laser Radial (Marthe Enger Eide)
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Norwegian shooters have achieved the following quotas based on their performance at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships.[6]
- Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions – 2 quota places (Are Hansen, Ole Kristian Bryhn)
- Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions – 1 quota place (Malin Westerheim)
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Thoresen, Thore-Erik (13 April 2015). "OL i Rio blir Tysses mål på 50 km" [Tysse aims for a ultimate goal in 50 km at the Rio Olympics] (in Norwegian). Friidrett.no. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Norway wins sixth EHF EURO gold". EHF. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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