Norway at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Norway at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  NOR
NOC Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors 68
Flag bearer Leif Jenssen (weightlifting)
Medals 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.

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[edit] Medals

Norway finished in 21st position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal and one silver medal.

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

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)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 1500 metres

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

Men's 5.000 metres

  • 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

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

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.16 m
  • Final — 2.18m (→ 9th place)
  • Qualification — 2.16 m
  • Final — 2.10m (→ 14th place)

Men's Discus Throw

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

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 82.52 m
  • Final — 78.24 m (→ 11th place)
  • Qualification — 80.32 m
  • Final — 74.88 m (→ 14th place)


Women's 1500 metres

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

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.70 m (→ did not advance)

[edit] Cycling

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



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