Norway_at_the_1972_Winter_Olympics

Norway at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Norway at the; 1972 Winter Olympics
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Sapporo, Japan; February 3–13, 1972
Competitors	67 (56 men, 11 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Magnar Solberg (Biathlon)
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 2 Silver 5 Bronze 5 Total 12
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Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Norway competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Magnar Solberg	Biathlon	Men's 20 km
Gold	Pål Tyldum	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km (classical)
Silver	Pål Tyldum	Cross-country skiing	Men's 30 km (classical)
Silver	Magne Myrmo	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km (classical)
Silver	Oddvar Brå Pål Tyldum Ivar Formo Johs Harviken	Cross-country skiing	Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Silver	Roar Grønvold	Speed skating	Men's 1500m
Silver	Roar Grønvold	Speed skating	Men's 5000m
Bronze	Ivar Formo	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km (classical)
Bronze	Johs Harviken	Cross-country skiing	Men's 30 km (classical)
Bronze	Inger Aufles Aslaug Dahl Berit Mørdre Lammedal	Cross-country skiing	Women's 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze	Sten Stensen	Speed skating	Men's 5000m
Bronze	Sten Stensen	Speed skating	Men's 10,000m

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peik Christensen	Downhill					1:59.71	36
Erik Håker	Downhill					1:53.16	5
Otto Tschudi	Giant Slalom	1:57.42	50	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Peik Christensen		1:38.27	33	1:40.42	17	3:18.69	23
Erik Håker		1:31.70	1	DNF	–	DNF	–

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Karianne Christiansen	Downhill					1:41.25	21
Gyri Sørensen						1:40.77	17
Toril Førland						1:40.25	11
Gyri Sørensen	Giant Slalom					1:37.32	28
Karianne Christiansen						1:37.18	27
Anne Brusletto						1:34.43	19
Toril Førland						1:34.15	17
Gyri Sørensen	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Anne Brusletto		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Karianne Christiansen		52.59	24	DNF	–	DNF	–
Toril Førland		47.75	10	48.01	11	1:35.76	9

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Ragnar Tveiten	1'17:19.91	7	1'24:19.91	29
	Kåre Hovda	1'16:20.37	6	1'22:20.37	18
	Tor Svendsberget	1'15:26.54	3	1'18:26.54	8
	Magnar Solberg	1'13:55.50	2	1'15:55.50

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Tor Svendsberget Kåre Hovda Ivar Nordkild Magnar Solberg	7	1'56:24.21	4

Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Gjert Andersen	Individual	67.0	71.5	173.3	23	52:04.8	187.015	26	360.315	23
Henning Weid		71.0	74.0	181.3	15	51:58.1	188.020	25	369.320	19
Kjell Åsvestad		71.0	74.0	183.1	13	51:36.2	191.305	23	374.405	14
Kåre Olav Berg		72.5	73.0	180.4	16	50:08.9	204.400	7	384.800	8

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Jo Inge Bjørnebye	Normal hill	68.5	90.3	67.0	83.9	174.2	51
Nils-Per Skarseth		73.5	101.3	71.0	96.3	197.6	33
Ingolf Mork		78.0	112.0	78.0	113.5	225.5	4
Frithjof Prydz		80.0	114.2	74.0	103.6	217.8	11
Jo Inge Bjørnebye	Large hill	85.5	86.7	81.5	81.1	167.8	34
Frithjof Prydz		85.0	89.0	95.5	105.7	194.7	15
Ingolf Mork		89.0	95.6	83.0	77.7	173.3	28
Bjørn Wirkola		93.0	97.7	74.5	64.8	162.5	37

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stephen Sinding	54.98	27	54.05	19	53.19	20	53.19	19	3:35.41	22
Bjørn Dyrdahl	54.73	25	55.13	31	54.67	36	53.52	24	3:38.05	30
Christian Strøm	53.79	13	53.68	16	52.46	12	53.08	17	3:33.01	14

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Christian Strøm Stephen Sinding	45.81	14	46.25	16	1:32.06	14