# Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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, 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 GrimsbøIda AlstadHeidi LøkeTonje NøstvoldKaroline Dyhre BreivangKristine Lunde-BorgersenKari Mette JohansenMarit Malm FrafjordLinn Jørum SullandKatrine Lunde HaraldsenLinn-Kristin Riegelhuth KorenGøril SnorroeggenAmanda KurtovićCamilla 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 | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 | Bye | 10.28 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 200 m | 20.52 | 3 Q | — | — | 20.42 | 4 | Did not advance | 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 | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Eivind Henriksen | Hammer throw | 74.62 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreas Thorkildsen | Javelin throw | 84.47 | 2 Q | 82.63 | 6 |

### Track & road events

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

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Tonje Angelsen | High jump | 1.85 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Margrethe Renstrøm | Long jump | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | 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 | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Norway qualified boats for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | 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 | 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 | 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 | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 77 |
| Lars Petter Nordhaug | Men's road race | 5:46:05 | 25 |
| Emilie Moberg | Women's road race | OTL | OTL |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | Women's cross-country | Did not finish | Did not finish |

## Diving
### Men

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

## Equestrian
### Dressage

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

## Fencing

Norway has qualified 1 fencer.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | 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, 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.
Head coaches: Thorir Hergeirsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* 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

| Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 114 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 120 | −2 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 121 | −8 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | 0 | |
| 28 July 2012 21:15 | Norway | 23 – 24 | France | Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,968 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 28 July 2012 21:15 | Alstad 5 | (12–17) | Baudouin, Signaté 5 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,968 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 28 July 2012 21:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 5× 1× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,968 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 30 July 2012 21:15 | Sweden | 21 – 24 | Norway | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,459 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 30 July 2012 21:15 | Torstenson 6 | (9–14) | Koren, Sulland 5 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,459 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 30 July 2012 21:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,459 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV) |
| 1 August 2012 09:30 | Norway | 27 – 27 | South Korea | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 1 August 2012 09:30 | Sulland 11 | (13–15) | three players 6 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 1 August 2012 09:30 | 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,178 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 3 August 2012 21:15 | Denmark | 23 – 24 | Norway | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,720 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 3 August 2012 21:15 | Nørgaard 9 | (11–12) | Løke 6 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,720 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 3 August 2012 21:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,720 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 5 August 2012 19:30 | Norway | 20 – 25 | Spain | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,345 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 5 August 2012 19:30 | Koren 6 | (11–11) | Alonso 7 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,345 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 5 August 2012 19:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,345 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |

#### Quarter-final

| 7 August 2012 10:00 | Brazil | 19 – 21 | Norway | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,549 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 7 August 2012 10:00 | do Nascimento 5 | (13–9) | Koren 5 | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,549 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 7 August 2012 10:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,549 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |

#### Semi-final

| 9 August 2012 17:00 | Norway | 31 – 25 | South Korea | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 August 2012 17:00 | Løke 8 | (18–15) | Gwon Han-na 7 | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 August 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,274 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

#### Final

| 11 August 2012 20:30 | Norway | 26 – 23 | Montenegro | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,739 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 August 2012 20:30 | Sulland 10 | (13–10) | Bulatović 10 | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,739 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 August 2012 20:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Basketball Arena, London Attendance: 9,739 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |

#### Final rank

    Gold

## Rowing

Norway has so far qualified boats for the following events

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Olaf Tufte | Single sculls | 7:00.90 | 2 QF | Bye | 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 | Bye | — | — | 6:22.88 | 4 FB | 6:20.82 | 7 |
| Kristoffer Brun Are Strandli | Lightweight double sculls | 6:34.00 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 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 | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | 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 | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | 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;

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ole Magnus Bakken | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 26 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |
| Tore Brovold | Skeet | 113 | 27 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |
| Are Hansen | 10 m air rifle | 594 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lavrans Solli | 100 m backstroke | 55.00 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

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

## Volleyball
### Beach

The men's team qualified after winning the CEV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | 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 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |