Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Norway at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Beijing
Competitors85 in 15 sports
Flag bearers Ruth Kasirye (opening)
Gro Hammerseng (closing)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
1
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games.[1] A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June,[2] 1 July,[3] 14 July (a handball squad) and 17 July.[4] A total of 85 participants were selected for the Olympics.[5]

  1. ^ (in Norwegian) 50 utøvere tatt ut til OL, Kristian Elster, NRK.
  2. ^ (in Norwegian) Åtte nye tatt ut til OL, Bjørnar Hjellen, NRK, 17 June 2008.
  3. ^ (in Norwegian) Tredje OL-uttak Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, ANB-NTB, 1 July 2008.
  4. ^ (in Norwegian) Fire nye utøvere tatt ut til OL, NTB, NRK, 17 July 2008.
  5. ^ (in Norwegian)The Norwegian Team 27 July 2008.