Norway
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| Olympic Group | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
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| NOC Website | www.nif.idrett.no |
| Governing Body | Norges Fri-Idrettsforbund |
| Website | www.friidrett.no |
| Olympic Medal Count | Gold: 152 Silver: 146 Bronze: 127[1] |
Norway (NOR) is a nation which sends athletes to the Olympics since 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow when they participated in the American-led boycott. Norway has hosted the Games on two occasions:
- 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo
- 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer
2008 Olympics
The following track and field athletes are going to Beijing:
- Ida Marcussen (heptathlon women)
- Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (marathon women)
- Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (100m and 200m men)
- Ezinne Okparaebo (100m women)
- Christina Vukicevic (100m hurdles women)
- Trond Nymark (50km race walk men)
- Andreas Thorkildsen (javelin throw men)
- Erik Tysse (20km race walk men and 50km race walk men)
- Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (20km race walk women)
See also
References
- ↑ As of 2008-09-01.