Norway at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Norway competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support of the United States boycott. With the absence of women's football and handball teams, Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. A total of 53 athletes, 36 men and 17 women, competed only in 12 different sports. There was only a single competitor in badminton, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Sixteen athletes from the Norwegian team had previously competed in Sydney, including Olympic silver medalists Kjersti Plätzer in women's race walk and Olaf Tufte in men's single sculls. At age 51, rifle shooting veteran Harald Stenvaag became the second Norwegian in Summer Olympic history to participate in six Games, tying a record set by sailor Magnus Konow. He was appointed by the National Olympic Committee to carry the Norwegian flag in the opening ceremony.<ref name=stenvaag>Template:Cite news</ref> Other notable Norwegian athletes featured kayak pair and world champions Nils Olav Fjeldheim and Eirik Verås Larsen, yachting siblings Christoffer and Siren Sundby, and breaststroke swimmer Alexander Dale Oen, the youngest of the team at age 19.

Despite fielding its smallest team since 1968, Norway left Athens with a remarkable tally of six medals, five golds and one bronze. As a result, the Games were considered the nation's most successful Summer Olympics since 1920.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname	Rowing	Men's single sculls	Template:Dts
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname	Sailing	Europe class	Template:Dts
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname	Canoeing	Men's K-1 1000 m	Template:Dts
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname	Cycling	Women's cross-country	Template:Dts
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000 m	Template:Dts

Athletics

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Norwegian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marius Bakken	5000 m	13:36.38	12	Did not advance
Trond Nymark	50 km walk	colspan=2 Template:N/a	3:53:20	13
Jim Svenøy	3000 m steeplechase	8:33.97	10	Did not advance
Erik Tysse	20 km walk	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ronny Nilsen	Javelin throw	72.70	29	Did not advance
Andreas Thorkildsen		81.74	8 Q	86.50	Template:Gold01

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	400 m	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	1500 m	Final	Rank
Hans Olav Uldal	Result	11.23	6.99	13.53	1.85	50.95	15.09	43.01	4.50	60.00	4:41.70	7495	27
	Points	810	811	700	670	771	839	726	760	738	670

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Stine Larsen	Marathon	colspan=4 Template:N/a	2:39:55	24
Trine Pilskog	1500 m	4:08.61	10	Did not advance
Kjersti Plätzer	20 km walk	colspan=4 Template:N/a	1:30.49	12

Badminton

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Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jim Ronny Andersen	Men's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 15–9, 8–15, 15–6	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 7–15, 6–15	Did not advance

Canoeing

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Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eirik Verås Larsen	Men's K-1 500 m	1:36.905	1 q	1:38.361	1 Q	1:38.667	4
	Men's K-1 1000 m	3:25.150	1 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	3:25.897	Template:Gold01
Nils Olav Fjeldheim Eirik Verås Larsen	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:09.247	1 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	3:19.528	Template:Bronze03
Andreas Gjersøe Mattis Næss Jacob Norenberg Alexander Wefald	Men's K-4 1000 m	2:54.894	4 q	2:54.350	2 Q	3:01.698	5

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

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Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Kurt Asle Arvesen	Road race	5:41:56	9
	Time trial	1:02:21.28	28
Morten Hegreberg	Road race	Did not finish
Thor Hushovd	Road race	Did not finish
	Time trial	1:03:10.36	32
Mads Kaggestad	Road race	Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Lene Byberg	Road race	3:33:35	48
Linn Torp		3:40:43	53
Anita Valen	Road race	3:25:42	14
	Time trial	34:31.94	22

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå	Women's cross-country	1:56:51	Template:Gold01

Rowing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Norwegian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olaf Tufte	Single sculls	7:12.53	1 SA/B/C	colspan=2 Template:N/a	6:50.55	1 FA	6:49.30	Template:Gold01
Morten Adamsen Nils-Torolv Simonsen	Double sculls	6:45.26	2 SA/B	colspan=2 Template:N/a	6:14.69	3 FA	6:37.25	7

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Norwegian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Jannicke Stålstrøm	Mistral	9	3	7	15	14	12	11	8	14	14	OCS	107	11
Siren Sundby	Europe	1	3	DSQ	1	19	4	4	1	1	1	12	47	Template:Gold01
Karianne Eikeland Lise Birgitte Fredriksen Beate Kristiansen	Yngling	14	13	4	6	10	1	14	8	9	15	6	85	9

Open

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M*
Peer Moberg	Laser	7	18	37	23	12	26	34	14	3	DSQ	colspan=5 Template:N/a	24	198	21
Frode Bovim Christoffer Sundby	49er	1	3	9	OCS	6	4	13	8	15	11	6	9	11	3	2	2	88	4

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Five Norwegian shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Espen Berg-Knutsen	10 m air rifle	584	=41	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	592	=16	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1156	=22	Did not advance
Harald Jensen	Skeet	122 (5)	6 Q	145	6
Leif Steinar Rolland	10 m air rifle	592	=18	Did not advance
Harald Stenvaag	50 m rifle prone	592	=16	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1149	30	Did not advance
Erik Watndal	Skeet	121	8	Did not advance

Swimming

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Norwegian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexander Dale Oen	100 m breaststroke	1:02.25	21	Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Norway has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nina Solheim	Women's −67 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L Template:Abbr	Did not advance	Template:FlagIOCathlete L Template:Abbr	Did not advance		7

Volleyball

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Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vegard Høidalen Jørre Kjemperud	Men's	Pool D Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (13–21, 18–21) Template:FlagIOCathlete W 2 – 1 (18–21, 21–19, 15–10) Template:FlagIOCathlete W 2 – 1 (22–24, 26–24, 15–13)	3 Q	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1 – 2 (15–21, 21–19, 6–15)	Did not advance
Iver Horrem Bjørn Maaseide		Pool A Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1 – 2 (15–21, 21–19, 10–15) Template:FlagIOCathlete W 2 – 1 (16–21, 22–20, 15–9) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)	4	Did not advance
Susanne Glesnes Kathrine Maaseide	Women's	Pool D Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (14–21, 14–21) Template:FlagIOCathlete W 2 – 1 (21–18, 17–21, 15–13) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (19–21, 27–29)	3	Did not advance
Nila Håkedal Ingrid Tørlen		Pool C Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21) Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1 – 2 (11–21, 23–21, 12–15) Template:FlagIOCathlete W 2 – 1 (13–21, 21–17, 15–12)	4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Norway has qualified a single weightlifter.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Stian Grimseth	Men's +105 kg	185	=12	205	Template:Abbr	185	Template:Abbr

Wrestling

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Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fritz Aanes	−84 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–3 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–3 Template:Abbr	3	Did not advance			15

See also

• Norway at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Template:In lang

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