Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Norway at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Norway at the; 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in London
Competitors	66 in 14 sports
Flag bearers	Mira Verås Larsen (opening); Eirik Verås Larsen (closing)
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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.

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
Gold	Norway women's national handball team Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Ida Alstad Heidi Løke Tonje Nøstvold Karoline Dyhre Breivang Kristine Lunde-Borgersen Kari Mette Johansen Marit Malm Frafjord Linn Jørum Sulland Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Gøril Snorroeggen Amanda Kurtović Camilla Herrem (Karoline Næss)	Handball	Women's tournament	11 August
Gold	Eirik Verås Larsen	Canoeing	Men's K-1 1000 m	8 August
Silver	Bartosz Piasecki	Fencing	Men's individual épée	1 August
Bronze	Alexander Kristoff	Cycling	Men's road race	28 July

Archery

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
Athlete	Event	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

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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Urige Buta	Marathon	—						2:17:58	36
Henrik Ingebrigtsen	1500 m	3:41.33	4 Q	—		3:43.26	5 Q	3:35.43 NR	5
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	100 m	Bye		10.28	4	Did not advance
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	200 m	20.52	3 Q	—		20.42	4	Did not advance
Trond Nymark	50 km walk	—						3:48:37	21
Erik Tysse	20 km walk	—						1:21:00	14

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ingvill Måkestad Bovim	1500 m	DNS		—		Did not advance
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	5000 m	15:24.86	13	—				Did not advance
Ezinne Okparaebo	100 m	Bye		11.14	4 q	11.10 NR	4	Did not advance
Ezinne Okparaebo	200 m	23.30 =NR	5	—		Did not advance
Christina Vukicevic	100 m hurdles	Withdrew due to bad form^[2]

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Ida Marcussen	Points	967	830	811	873	795	711	912	5846	28

Badminton

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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

Sprint

Norway qualified boats for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Edvald Boasson Hagen	Men's road race	Did not finish
Edvald Boasson Hagen	Men's time trial	54:30.87	13
Alexander Kristoff	Men's road race	5:46:05
Vegard Stake Laengen		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

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Amund Gismervik	10 m platform	401.55	24	Did not advance

Equestrian

Dressage

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

Fencing

Norway has qualified 1 fencer.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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

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

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	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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
France	5	4	1	0	125	103	+22	9	Quarter-finals
South Korea	5	3	1	1	136	130	+6	7
Spain	5	3	1	1	119	114	+5	7
Norway	5	2	1	2	118	120	−2	5
Denmark	5	1	0	4	113	121	−8	2
Sweden	5	0	0	5	108	131	−23	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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, Signaté 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

Norway has so far qualified boats for the following events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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		—		6:22.88	4 FB	6:20.82	7
Kristoffer Brun Are Strandli	Lightweight double sculls	6:34.00	2 SA/B	Bye		—		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

Norway has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
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
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
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

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ole Magnus Bakken	50 m rifle prone	592	26	Did not advance
Ole Magnus Bakken	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
Are Hansen	10 m air rifle	594	14	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Malin Westerheim	50 m rifle 3 positions	579	20	Did not advance
Malin Westerheim	10 m air rifle	394	25	Did not advance

Swimming

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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lavrans Solli	100 m backstroke	55.00	26	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sara Nordenstam	200 m breaststroke	2:27.90	21	Did not advance
Sara Nordenstam	400 m individual medley	4:51.28	30	—		Did not advance
Ingvild Snildal	100 m butterfly	59.01	22	Did not advance
Ingvild Snildal	200 m butterfly	2:10.99 NR	18	Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach

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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	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

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
Athlete	Event	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

References

^ "'Kayak king' paddled to gold". Views and News from Norway. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^ Hoff, Jørgen B. (30 July 2012). "Vukicevic trekker seg fra OL". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian).
^ "2012 Olympic Qual (Women)". Team Handball News. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^ "Norway team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ "Norway – France" (PDF). IHF. 28 July 2012.
^ "Sweden – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ "Norway – South Korea" (PDF). IHF. 1 August 2012.
^ "Denmark – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 3 August 2012.
^ "Norway – Spain" (PDF). IHF. 5 August 2012.
^ "Brazil – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 7 August 2012.
^ "Norway – South Korea" (PDF). IHF. 9 August 2012.
^ "Norway – Montenegro" (PDF). IHF. 11 August 2012.
^ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011
^ "Norway clinch place at London 2012 Olympics". International Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

[1] "'Kayak king' paddled to gold". Views and News from Norway. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[2] Hoff, Jørgen B. (30 July 2012). "Vukicevic trekker seg fra OL". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian).

[3] "2012 Olympic Qual (Women)". Team Handball News. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

[4] "Norway team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[5] "Norway – France" (PDF). IHF. 28 July 2012.

[6] "Sweden – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[7] "Norway – South Korea" (PDF). IHF. 1 August 2012.

[8] "Denmark – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 3 August 2012.

[9] "Norway – Spain" (PDF). IHF. 5 August 2012.

[10] "Brazil – Norway" (PDF). IHF. 7 August 2012.

[11] "Norway – South Korea" (PDF). IHF. 9 August 2012.

[12] "Norway – Montenegro" (PDF). IHF. 11 August 2012.

[issf-13] "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. 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

[16] "Norway clinch place at London 2012 Olympics". International Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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