Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee
Competitors63 (53 men, 10 women) in 7 sports
Flagbearer Oddvar Brå (Cross-country skiing)
Norway at the
1988 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee
in Calgary, Canada
12–28 February
Competitors63 (53 men, 10 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Oddvar Brå (Cross-country skiing)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverPål Gunnar MikkelsplassCross-country skiingMen's 15 kilometre classical19 February
 SilverTrude Dybendahl
Marit Wold
Anne Jahren
Marianne Dahlmo		Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 × 5 kilometre relay21 February
 SilverErik JohnsenSki jumpingLarge hill individual23 February
 BronzeVegard UlvangCross-country skiingMen's 30 kilometre classical15 February
 BronzeOle Christian Eidhammer
Jon Inge Kjørum
Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl
Erik Johnsen		Ski jumpingLarge hill team24 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 303
Biathlon 6–6
Cross-country skiing 7815
Ice hockey 23–23
Nordic combined 4–4
Ski jumping 5–5
Speed skating 527
Total531063

Alpine skiing

Men
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 –

Men's combined

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 –

Biathlon

Men
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
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
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Geir Einang
Frode Løberg
Gisle Fenne
Eirik Kvalfoss		 0 1'25:57.0 6
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Oddvar Brå
Vegard Ulvang
Terje Langli		 1'46:87.7 6
Women
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
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Trude Dybendahl
Marit Wold
Anne Jahren
Marianne Dahlmo		 1'01:33.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Ice hockey

Group B

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.

Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union 55003210 10
 West Germany 54101912 8
 Czechoslovakia 53202314 6
 United States 52302727 4
 Austria 50411229 1
 Norway 50411132 1
  • 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 1  Score  Team 2
 France 7–6 SO  Norway

Team roster

Nordic combined

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.)
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

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.)
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

Ski jumping

Speed skating

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