# List of Norwegian sportspeople

This is a list of people from Norway involved in sports or athletics.
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* Actors
* Architects
* Artists
* Diplomats
* Entrepreneurs
* Journalists
* Mathematicians
* Military
* Musicians
* Photographers
* Poets
* Politicians
* Scientists
* Sportspeople
* Writers

## Summer/all-year
### Association football

* Marius Aam, defender
* Magnus Aasbrenn, defender
* Paal Christian Alsaker, midfielder
* Henning Berg, defender, coach, and manager
* Tommy Bertheussen, goalkeeper
* Oscar Bobb, winger
* Daniel Braaten, winger
* Thomas Breivik, defender
* Gøran van den Burgt, midfielder
* John Carew, forward
* Lorenzo Caroprese, defender
* Nils Arne Eggen, defender, coach, and manager
* Mathias Eikenes, forward
* Herman Ekeberg, defender
* Martin Elvestad, midfielder
* Robert Evensen, defender
* Hallgeir Finbråten, defender
* Torill Fjellestad, defender
* Tore André Flo, striker and youth coach
* Olav Førli, goalkeeper
* Morten Gamst Pedersen, winger
* Thomas Gjørtz, defender
* Erling Haaland, striker
* Vebjørn Hagen, defender
* Espen Hagh, midfielder
* Trond Hansen, footballer, coach, and manager
* Endre Hansen, midfielder
* Ørjan Berg Hansen, defender
* Åge Hareide, defender, coach, and manager
* Ada Hegerberg, striker
* Isabell Herlovsen, midfielder and striker
* Øystein Hesjedal, defender
* Ulf Karlsen, defender
* Jørn Karlsrud, midfielder
* Edwin Kjeldner, midfielder
* Morten Kolseth, defender
* Øyvind Leonhardsen, midfielder
* Johan Martin Lianes, goalkeeper
* Atle Maurud, striker
* Aurora Mikalsen, goalkeeper
* John Ole Moe, goalkeeper
* Torger Motland, striker
* Thomas Myhre, goalkeeper
* Colin N'kee, forward
* Erik Noppi, defender
* Gunnar Norebø, midfielder
* Martin Ødegaard, Striker
* Jan Økern, footballer
* Egil "Drillo" Olsen, winger, coach and manager
* Morten-André Olsen, goalkeeper
* Jan Petter Olsen, striker
* Helge Øvreberg, defender
* Lars Øvrebø, midfielder
* Arild Rebne, midfielder
* Kjetil Rekdal, midfielder, coach, and manager
* Guro Reiten, midfielder
* Bjørn Helge Riise, midfielder
* Hege Riise, Olympic footballer
* John Arne Riise, left back and midfielder
* Karl Erik Rimfeldt, defender
* Ludvig Rinde, defender
* Torgeir Rugtvedt, defender
* Tommy Runar, goalkeeper
* Pål Rustadstuen, midfielder
* Vegard Sannes, midfielder
* Jan Magne Skanke, footballer
* Espen Skistad, goalkeeper
* Iver Sletten, striker
* Trond Sollied, defender and manager
* Ole Gunnar Solskjær, forward and manager
* Lars Sørlien, midfielder
* Tim Henrik Sperrevik, forward
* Jens Petter Stang, defender
* Ronny Støbakk, midfielder
* Pål Anders Stubsveen, footballer
* Geir Sundal, defender
* Tor Sveen, striker
* Erik Thorstvedt, goalkeeper
* Thomas Tøllefsen, goalkeeper
* Finn-Georg Tomulevski, defender
* Frank Tønnesen, defender
* Kenneth Trones, defender
* Leif Tsolis, coach
* Øystein Vetti, defender
* Trond Vinterstø, defender
* Morten Wivestad, defender
* Martin Ødegaard, midfielder

### Handball

* Ane Eidem, right back
* Sebastian Barthold, left wing
* Are Grongstad, handballer
* Birgitte Karlsen Hagen, left back
* Anja Hammerseng-Edin, central back
* Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Olympian, center back
* André Jørgensen, left back
* Kristian Kjelling, left back
* Lars Nordberg, back player
* Inga Berit Svestad, right wing
* Hermann Vildalen, left back

### Rowing

* Alf Hansen, rower
* Frank Hansen, rower
* Olaf Tufte, rower

### Running

* Mensen Ernst, long distance
* Filip Ingebrigtsen, middle distance
* Henrik Ingebrigtsen, middle distance
* Jakob Ingebrigtsen, middle distance
* Ingrid Kristiansen, long distance
* Christina Vukicevic, hurdle race
* Grete Waitz, long distance
* Susanne Wigene, middle and long distance

### Other

* Simen Agdestein, chess player
* Bea Ballintijn, swimmer at the 1948 Summer Olympics
* Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, flyweight boxer
* Edvald Boasson Hagen, cyclist
* Henrik Bjørnstad, golfer
* Cecilia Brækhus, boxer
* Magnus Carlsen, World chess champion
* Rune Dalsjø, rally driver
* Egil Danielsen, javelin thrower, Olympian
* Trygve Diskerud, harness racer
* Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, mountain biker, Olympian
* Ailo Gaup, FMX motorcyclist
* Stian Grimseth, weightlifter
* Bente Grønli, multiple Paralympic medallist in swimming and ice sledge racing
* Kjell Håkonsen, harness racing coachman
* Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
* Joachim Hansen, MMA fighter
* Harald V of Norway, yacht sailor, Olympian
* Trine Hattestad, javelin thrower
* Dennis Hauger, racing driver
* Knut Holmann, kayaker
* Viktor Hovland, golfer
* Anne Sophie Hunstad, javelin thrower
* Thor Hushovd, cyclist
* Nila Håkedal, beach volleyball player
* Richard Ordemann, taekwondo athlete
* Suzann "Tutta" Pettersen, golfer
* Bartosz Piasecki, fencer
* Kjersti Plätzer, race walker
* Knute Rockne, American college football coach
* Jon Rønningen, wrestler
* Casper Ruud, tennis player
* Henning Solberg, rally driver
* Petter Solberg, rally driver
* Jan Stenerud, American football kicker
* Steffen Tangstad, heavy weight boxer
* Andreas Thorkildsen, javelin thrower
* Sune Wentzel, flying disc athlete
* Babe Didriksen Zaharias, Olympic athlete and LPGA golfer

## Winter sports
### Curling

* Linn Githmark, curler
* Dordi Nordby, curler
* Pål Trulsen, curler
* Thomas Ulsrud, curler

### Ice hockey

* Mats Zuccarello (born 1987), winger
* Jørn Goldstein (born 1953), goalie, player at the 1984 Winter Olympics
* Espen "Shampoo" Knutsen (born 1972), retired centre, now manager
* Patrick Thoresen, winger, player at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics
* Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, defenceman, player at the 2010 Winter Olympics
* Tore Vikingstad, retired centre

### Skiing

* Hans Anton Aalien, blind cross-country skier
* Finn Aamodt, former head coach of the Norwegian alpine skiing team
* Kjetil André Aamodt, alpine skier
* Geir Ludvig Aasen Ouren, cross-country skier
* Thomas Alsgaard, cross-country skier
* Berit Aunli, cross-country skier
* Anders Bardal, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
* Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier
* Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier
* Espen Bredesen, ski jumper
* Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier
* Bjørn Einar Romøren, ski jumper
* Stein Eriksen, alpine skier
* Frode Estil, cross-country skier
* Johan Remen Evensen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
* Kristin Fridtun, ski jumper
* Tord Asle Gjerdalen, cross-country skier
* Kim-Roar Hansen, ski jumper
* Tom Hilde, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
* Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, cross-country skier
* Anders Jacobsen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
* Lasse Kjus, alpine skier
* Frode Lillefjell, cross-country skier and coach
* Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper
* Ingolf Mork, ski jumper
* Sondre Norheim, pioneering alpine skier
* Petter Northug, double Olympic Gold cross- country skier
* Simen Østensen, cross-country skier
* Hilde G. Pedersen, cross-country skier
* Øystein Pettersen, cross-country skier
* Sigurd Pettersen, ski jumper
* Kathrine Rokke, cross-country skier
* Birger Ruud, ski jumper
* Oddvar Saga, ski jumper
* Bente Skari, cross-country skier
* Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier
* Vegard Sklett, ski jumper
* Herman Smith-Johannsen, supercentenarian Norwegian-Canadian skiing pioneer
* John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson, Norwegian-American skiing pioneer
* Ole Martin Storlien, Nordic combined skier
* Kari Traa, freestyle skier
* Vegard Ulvang, cross-country skier
* Bjørn Wirkola, ski jumper
* Therese Johaug, cross-country skier,four-time Olimpic gold medalist

### Snowboarding

* Kjersti Buaas, bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics women's competition
* Daniel Franck, silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics men's competition
* Terje Håkonsen, professional freestyle snowboarder active in the 1990s
* Torstein Horgmo, professional snowboarder
* Stine Brun Kjeldaas, silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics women's competition
* Silje Norendal, professional snowboarder, participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics

### Speed skating

* Roald Aas
* Hjalmar Andersen
* Ivar Ballangrud
* Eskil Ervik
* Bernt Evensen
* Rolf Falk-Larssen
* Sverre Farstad
* Per Willy Guttormsen
* Øystein Grødum
* Finn Helgesen
* Bjørg Eva Jensen
* Knut Johannesen
* Geir Karlstad
* Johann Olav Koss
* Fred Anton Maier
* Oscar Mathisen
* Per Ivar Moe
* Sten Stensen
* Jan Egil Storholt
* Ådne Søndrål
* Magne Thomassen
* Even Wetten

### Other

* Ole Einar Bjørndalen, biathlete
* Sonja Henie, figure skater and movie star
* Tore Johannessen, president of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
* Axel Paulsen, figure skater
* Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée, biathlete
* Robert Sørlie, dogsled racer