Norway_at_the_1988_Winter_Olympics
Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Norway competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was the first and only time at the Winter Olympics that Norway failed to win a gold medal.
Quick Facts Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary, Canada 12–28 February | |
| Competitors | 63 (53 men, 10 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Oddvar Brå (Cross-country skiing) |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 kilometre classical | 19 February |
| Silver | Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay | 21 February |
| Silver | Erik Johnsen | Ski jumping | Large hill individual | 23 February |
 Bronze | Vegard Ulvang | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 kilometre classical | 15 February |
| Bronze | Ole Christian Eidhammer Jon Inge Kjørum Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Erik Johnsen | Ski jumping | Large hill team | 24 February |
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Biathlon | 6 | – | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Ice hockey | 23 | – | 23 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 5 | – | 5 |
| Speed skating | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 53 | 10 | 63 |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Finn Christian Jagge | Downhill | 2:07.64 | 35 | ||
| Jan Einar Thorsen | 2:04.77 | 24 | |||
| Atle Skårdal | 2:03.26 | 15 | |||
| Jan Einar Thorsen | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Atle Skårdal | DNF | – | |||
| Finn Christian Jagge | DNF | – | |||
| Finn Christian Jagge | Giant Slalom | 1:09.70 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Finn Christian Jagge | Slalom | 53.40 | DNF | DNF | – |
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Men's combined
More information Athlete, Downhill ...
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Finn Christian Jagge | 1:54.66 | 43.35 | 42.79 | 95.21 | 9 |
| Jan Einar Thorsen | 1:51.89 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Atle Skårdal | 1:50.27 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Sverre Istad | 5 | 27:34.3 | 30 |
| Eirik Kvalfoss | 4 | 26:51.9 | 20 | |
| Frode Løberg | 1 | 26:32.9 | 14 | |
| Geir Einang | 0 | 26:13.3 | 11 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Sylfest Glimsdal | 55:46.9 | 8 | 1'03:46.9 | 39 |
| Gisle Fenne | 56:56.5 | 5 | 1'01:56.5 | 30 | |
| Frode Løberg | 56:52.7 | 4 | 1'00:52.7 | 20 | |
| Eirik Kvalfoss | 54:54.6 | 3 | 57:54.6 | 6 |
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- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Geir Einang Frode Løberg Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss |
0 | 1'25:57.0 | 6 |
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- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km C |
Terje Langli | 42:59.3 | 12 |
| Vegard Ulvang | 42:31.5 | 7 | |
| Oddvar Brå | 42:17.3 | 4 | |
| Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 41:33.4 | | |
| 30 km C |
Martin Hole | 1'31:47.5 | 31 |
| Tor Håkon Holte | 1'29:59.5 | 21 | |
| Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 1'25:44.6 | 6 | |
| Vegard Ulvang | 1'25:11.6 | | |
| 50 km F |
Tor Håkon Holte | 2'12:56.6 | 31 |
| Torgeir Bjørn | 2'08:41.0 | 11 | |
| Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 2'08:20.0 | 9 | |
| Vegard Ulvang | 2'06:32.3 | 4 | |
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- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Oddvar Brå Vegard Ulvang Terje Langli |
1'46:87.7 | 6 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Brit Pettersen | 15:36.7 | 11 |
| Marianne Dahlmo | 15:30.4 | 9 | |
| Inger Helene Nybråten | 15:17.7 | 6 | |
| Anne Jahren | 15:12.6 | 4 | |
| 10 km C |
Anne Jahren | 31:34.1 | 16 |
| Marit Wold | 31:31.6 | 15 | |
| Brit Pettersen | 31:20.5 | 14 | |
| Inger Helene Nybråten | 30:51.7 | 6 | |
| 20 km F |
Marit Wold | 1'00:55.0 | 24 |
| Anette Bøe | 59:45.8 | 20 | |
| Marit Elveos | 59:33.2 | 18 | |
| Marianne Dahlmo | 58:31.1 | 8 | |
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- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo |
1'01:33.0 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Group B
Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
More information Pld, W ...
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 |
 West Germany |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
 United States |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
 Austria |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 1 |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 1 |
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- Soviet Union 5-0 Norway
- West Germany 7-3 Norway
- Czechoslovakia 10-1 Norway
- USA 6-3 Norway
- Austria 4-4 Norway
Game for 11th place
Team roster
- Jarl Eriksen
- Vern Mott
- Cato Tom Andersen
- Morgan Andersen
- Tor Helge Eikeland
- Åge Ellingsen
- Tommy Skaarberg
- Truls Kristiansen
- Kim Søgaard
- Petter Salsten
- Jørgen Salsten
- Arne Billkvam
- Stephen Foyn
- Jarle Friis
- Rune Gulliksen
- Geir Hoff
- Roy Johansen
- Erik Kristiansen
- Ørjan Løvdal
- Sigurd Thinn
- Petter Thoresen
- Marius Voigt
- Lars Bergseng
- Head coach: Lennart Åhlberg
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Men's individual
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Hallstein Bøgseth | Individual | 197.7 | 22 | 3:25.4 | 43:39.4 | 394.450 | 23 |
| Torbjørn Løkken | 199.4 | 19 | 3:14.0 | 40:53.0 | ? | 6 | |
| Knut Leo Abrahamsen | 204.1 | 16 | 2:42.7 | 44:06.2 | 390.425 | 26 | |
| Trond Arne Bredesen | 215.2 | 6 | 1:28.7 | 41:42.6 | 411.965 | 11 | |
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Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted.)
- 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
More information Athletes, Ski jumping ...
| Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |
| Hallstein Bøgseth Trond Arne Bredesen Torbjørn Løkken |
596.6 | 3 | 2:46.0 | 1'21:34.4 | 4 |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Erik Johnsen | Normal hill | 75.0 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 91.0 | 171.1 | 41 |
| Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl | 79.5 | 91.3 | 80.0 | 93.1 | 184.4 | 22 | |
| Ole Christian Eidhammer | 79.5 | 92.3 | 80.5 | 94.4 | 186.7 | 19 | |
| Vegard Opaas | 80.5 | 92.9 | 72.0 | 73.3 | 166.2 | 45 | |
| Jon Inge Kjørum | Large hill | 107.0 | 99.2 | 101.5 | 90.0 | 189.2 | 15 |
| Vegard Opaas | 106.0 | 99.8 | 97.5 | 85.4 | 185.2 | 19 | |
| Ole Christian Eidhammer | 108.5 | 104.8 | 98.0 | 83.1 | 187.9 | 17 | |
| Erik Johnsen | 114.5 | 113.7 | 102.0 | 94.2 | 207.9 | | |
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- Men's team large hill
More information Athletes, Result ...
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Ole Christian Eidhammer Jon Inge Kjørum Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Erik Johnsen |
596.1 | |
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- 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Bjørn Hagen | 37.69 | 18 |
| Frode Rønning | 37.31 | 10 | |
| 1000 m | Bjørn Hagen | DNF | – |
| Rolf Falk-Larssen | 1:15.42 | 26 | |
| Frode Rønning | 1:15.39 | 25 | |
| 1500 m | Frode Syvertsen | 1:58.37 | 33 |
| Rolf Falk-Larssen | 1:55.94 | 21 | |
| 5000 m | Frode Syvertsen | 7:05.57 | 33 |
| Rolf Falk-Larssen | 6:54.37 | 12 | |
| Geir Karlstad | 6:50.88 | 7 | |
| 10,000 m | Geir Karlstad | DNF | – |
| Frode Syvertsen | 14:32.08 | 21 | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 40.95 | 14 |
| 1000 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 1:21.90 | 15 |
| 1500 m | Minna Nystedt | 2:12.40 | 25 |
| Edel Therese Høiseth | 2:09.34 | 20 | |
| 3000 m | Minna Nystedt | 4:35.35 | 25 |
| 5000 m | Minna Nystedt | 7:54.11 | 24 |
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