Norway at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Norway at the Olympic Games
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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors	66 (60 men and 6 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Leif Jenssen (weightlifting)
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 2
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Norway was represented at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 44 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Alf Hansen and Frank Hansen — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

Silver

• Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen, Arne Bergodd, and Ole Nafstad — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

In the second appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway was represented by only one man. A veteran of the 1972 Summer Olympics, Jan Erik Humlekjær shot two points less than his performance of four years before. Nevertheless, he moved up eight places in the ranking.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Jan Erik Humlekjær — 2337 points (→ 24th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 1500 metres

• Lars Martin Kaupang

• Heat — 3:44.59 min (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres

• Knut Børø

• Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

• Knut Kvalheim

• Heat — 13:20.60 min
• Final — 13:30.33 min (→ 9th place)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Knut Børø

• Heat — 28:23.07 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Terje Totland

• Qualification — 2.16 m
• Final — 2.18m (→ 9th place)

• Leif Roar Falkum

• Qualification — 2.16 m
• Final — 2.10m (→ 14th place)

Men's Discus Throw

• Knut Hjeltnes

• Qualification — 61.30 m
• Final — 63.06 m (→ 7th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Terje Thorslund

• Qualification — 82.52 m
• Final — 78.24 m (→ 11th place)

• Bjørn Grimnes

• Qualification — 80.32 m
• Final — 74.88 m (→ 14th place)

Women's 1500 metres

• Grete Waitz

• Heat — 4:07.20 min
• Semi final — 4:04.80 min (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Astrid Tveit

• Qualification — 1.70 m (→ did not advance)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Road Race

• Thorleif Andresen — 4:49:01 (→ 38th place)
• Geir Digerud — 5:04:42 (→ 55th place)
• Pål Henning Hansen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Stein Bråthen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Harald Bundli — 1:08.093 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit

• Jan Georg Iversen — 7th place

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1976.

Men's épée

• Nils Koppang
• Jeppe Normann
• Ole Mørch

Men's team épée

• Nils Koppang, Jeppe Normann, Kjell Otto Moe, Bård Vonen, Ole Mørch

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Coxless Fours

• Ole Nafstad
• Arne Bergodd
• Finn Tveter
• Rolf Andreassen

Men's Coxed Fours

• Tom Amundsen
• Kjell Sverre Johansen
• Sverre Norberg
• Rune Dahl
• Alf Torp

Women's Single Sculls

• Tone Pahle

Women's Double Sculls

• Solfrid Johansen
• Ingun Brechan

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Mixed One Person Dinghy

• Tom Skjønberg

Mixed Two Person Dinghy

• Hans Petter Jensen
• Morten Jensen

Mixed Three Person Keelboat

• Kim Torkildsen
• Morten Rieker
• Peder Lunde, Jr.

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Mixed Free Pistol, 50 metres

• John Rødseth

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres

• Helge Anshushaug
• Terje Melbye Hansen

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres

• Terje Melbye Hansen
• Helge Anshushaug

Mixed Running Target, 50 metres

• Kenneth Skoglund

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ "Norway at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/summer/1976/. Retrieved 2011-04-10.