# Norway at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 69 competitors, 44 men and 25 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports.
Prior to the opening ceremony, Lillehammer was awarded the right to host the 1994 Winter Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jon Rønningen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg | 21 September |
| Gold | Tor Heiestad | Shooting | Men's 50 metre running target | 23 September |
| Silver | Lars Bjønness Alf Hansen Rolf Thorsen Vetle Vinje | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | 25 September |
| Silver | Erik Bjørkum Ole Petter Pollen | Sailing | Flying Dutchman | 27 September |
| Silver | Norway women's national handball team Vibeke JohnsenCathrine SvendsenHeidi SundalHanne HeghHanne HognessKarin SingstadTrine HaltvikBerit DigreIngrid SteenKarin PettersenAnnette SkotvollKristin MidthunMarte EliassonKjerstin Andersen | Handball | Women's tournament | 29 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cycling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Handball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Rowing | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sailing | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Shooting | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 5 | – | 5 |
| Total | 44 | 25 | 69 |

## Athletics

Men's 5000 metres
* Lars Ove Strømø
   * Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 10,000 metres
* John Halvorsen
   * Heat — 28:22.25
   * Final — 28:29.21 (→ 16th place)
Women's 10,000 metres
* Ingrid Kristiansen
   * Heat — Ingrid Kristiansen
   * Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon
* Geir Kvernmo — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
* Sissel Grottenberg — 2"38:17 (→ 36th place)
* Grete Waitz — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Bente Moe — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Shot Put
* Georg Andersen
   * Qualification — 20.05 metres (advanced to the final)
   * Final — 19.91 metres (→ 10th place)
Men's Discus Throw
* Knut Hjeltnes
   * Qualification — 63.50 metres
   * Final — 64.94 metres (→ 7th place)
* Svein Inge Valvik
   * Qualification — 60.64 metres (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
* Trine Hattestad — Final, 58.82 metres (18th place)
Men's 20km Walk
* Erling Andersen — 1:23:30 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 50km Walk
* Erling Andersen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Cycling

Five cyclists, three men and two women, represented Norway in 1988.

### Men's road race

* Atle Pedersen
* Erik Johan Sæbø
* Geir Dahlen

### Women's road race

* Unni Larsen — 2:00:52 (→ 20th place)
* Astrid Danielsen — 2:00:52 (→ 35th place)

## Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Jan-Erick Olsen
   * Heat — 1:05.54 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
* Jan-Erick Olsen
   * Heat — 2:26.70 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
* Irene Dalby
   * Heat — 4:16.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
* Irene Dalby
   * Heat — 8:38.33 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
* Irene Dalby
   * Heat — 4:58.14 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

## Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
* Lars Rønningen
Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
* Jon Rønningen
Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
* Ronny Sigde
Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
* Morten Brekke
Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
* Stig Kleven