Norway competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] Since the nation's debut in 1900, Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States-led boycott.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:

Norwegian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[4][5]

Track & road events

Men

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Filip Ingebrigtsen	1500 m	3:38.02	10	Did not advance
Jakob Ingebrigtsen		3:36.49	4 Q	3:32.13	2 Q	3:28.32 OR
Narve Gilje Nordås	5000 m	13:41.82	12	—		Did not advance
Karsten Warholm	400 m hurdles	48.65	1 Q	47.30	1 Q	45.94 WR
Sondre Nordstad Moen	Marathon	—				2:17:59	40
Håvard Haukenes	50 km walk	—				DNF

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Women

Field events

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Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sondre Guttormsen	Men's pole vault	5.50	11	Did not advance
Ola Stunes Isene	Men's discus throw	63.26	3 Q	61.18	12
Eivind Henriksen	Men's hammer throw	78.79 NR	3 Q	81.58 NR
Lene Retzius	Women's pole vault	4.25	=14	Did not advance

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Combined events – Men's decathlon

Anne Vilde Tuxen represents Norway in the Women's 10m platform event. She is the first female Norwegian diver to qualify for the Olympics since 1988.^[10]

Norway entered two riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by the following results: a top two finish each, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group A (North Western Europe) in dressage and jumping, respectively, marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.^[11]

Ellen Birgitte Farbrot and her horse Red Rebel obtained the minimum eligibility requirements to compete in dressage but eventually withdrew, resulting in Norway losing a qualification berth.^[12]

Norway entered two male and one female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Marianne Skarpnord qualified but later withdrew.

Summary

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Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Norway men's	Men's tournament	Brazil W 27–24	Spain L 27–28	Argentina W 27–23	Germany L 23–28	France W 32–29	4 Q	Denmark L 25–31	Did not advance
Norway women's	Women's tournament	South Korea W 39–27	Angola W 30–21	Montenegro W 35–23	Netherlands W 29–27	Japan W 37–25	1 Q	Hungary W 26–22	ROC L 26–27	Sweden W 36–19

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Men's tournament

Main articles: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Norway men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Podgorica leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[13]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 3 July 2021.^[14] On 21 July, three days before the tournament started, it was announced that Gøran Johannessen had to leave because of an injury, and he was replaced by Simen Holand Pettersen.^[15]

Head coach: Christian Berge

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No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 5 CB Sander Sagosen (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 25) 1.95 m 121 601 THW Kiel 8 P Bjarte Myrhol (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 39) 1.92 m 257 795 Not attached 10 CB Magnus Fredriksen (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 (aged 24) 1.88 m 14 12 HSG Wetzlar 11 P Petter Øverby (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 29) 2.00 m 84 65 HC Erlangen 12 GK Kristian Sæverås (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 25) 1.97 m 30 1 SC DHfK Leipzig 15 RB Kent Robin Tønnesen (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 30) 1.95 m 114 297 MOL-Pick Szeged 17 LW Magnus Jøndal (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 33) 1.81 m 171 552 Not attached 19 RW Kristian Bjørnsen (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 32) 1.92 m 141 554 Aalborg Håndbold 21 P Magnus Gullerud (1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 29) 1.93 m 138 174 SC Magdeburg 24 CB Christian O'Sullivan (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 29) 1.90 m 137 218 SC Magdeburg 26 LB Simen Holand Pettersen (1998-04-08)8 April 1998 (aged 23) 1.92 m 6 5 Elverum Håndball 27 RB Harald Reinkind (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 28) 1.96 m 121 246 THW Kiel 30 GK Torbjørn Bergerud (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 27) 2.00 m 99 0 GOG Håndbold 44 RW Kevin Gulliksen (1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 24) 1.80 m 49 81 Frisch Auf Göppingen 77 RB Magnus Abelvik Rød (1997-07-07)7 July 1997 (aged 24) 2.03 m 59 118 SG Flensburg-Handewitt

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Group play

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	4	0	1	162	148	+14	8[lower-alpha 1]	Quarter-finals
2	Spain	5	4	0	1	155	142	+13	8[lower-alpha 1]
3	Germany	5	3	0	2	146	131	+15	6[lower-alpha 2]
4	Norway	5	3	0	2	136	132	+4	6[lower-alpha 2]
5	Brazil	5	1	0	4	128	145	−17	2
6	Argentina	5	0	0	5	125	154	−29	0

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Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1. France 36–31 Spain
2. Germany 28–23 Norway

24 July 2021 09:00	Norway	27–24	Brazil	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Sagosen 8	(12–13)	Langaro 5
		Report	1× 6× 1×

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26 July 2021 16:15	Spain	28–27	Norway	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Figueras 10	(13–14)	Jøndal 9
	1× 5×	Report	2× 2×

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28 July 2021 16:15	Norway	27–23	Argentina	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
	Sagosen 7	(13–12)	Pizarro, D. Simonet 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 7×

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30 July 2021 21:30	Germany	28–23	Norway	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Gensheimer 6	(14–11)	Sagosen 7
	2× 3×	Report	1× 6× 1×

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1 August 2021 16:15	Norway	32–29	France	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
	Sagosen 7	(15–15)	Descat, N. Karabatić 5
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Quarterfinal

3 August 2021 17:00	Denmark	31–25	Norway	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	M. Hansen, Holm 8	(13–12)	Sagosen 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

Women's tournament

Main articles: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Norway women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Podgorica leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[16]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 3 July 2021.^[17]

Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson

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No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 CB Henny Reistad (1999-02-09)9 February 1999 (aged 22) 1.81 m 29 87 Team Esbjerg 4 LB Veronica Kristiansen (1990-07-10)10 July 1990 (aged 31) 1.75 m 145 475 Győri Audi ETO KC 5 P Marit Malm Frafjord (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 35) 1.82 m 214 411 Team Esbjerg 7 RB Stine Skogrand (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 28) 1.73 m 99 172 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 9 RB Nora Mørk (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 30) 1.67 m 133 644 Vipers Kristiansand 10 CB Stine Bredal Oftedal (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 29) 1.68 m 204 558 Győri Audi ETO KC 12 GK Silje Solberg (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 (aged 31) 1.78 m 156 2 Győri Audi ETO KC 13 P Kari Brattset Dale (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 30) 1.83 m 80 188 Győri Audi ETO KC 16 GK Katrine Lunde (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 41) 1.80 m 308 3 Vipers Kristiansand 20 RW Marit Røsberg Jacobsen (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 27) 1.65 m 74 130 Team Esbjerg 23 LW Camilla Herrem (1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 34) 1.67 m 264 737 Sola HK 24 LW Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 (aged 31) 1.78 m 161 288 Team Esbjerg 25 LB Kristine Breistøl (1993-08-23)23 August 1993 (aged 27) 1.92 m 19 12 Team Esbjerg 26 CB Marta Tomac (1990-09-20)20 September 1990 (aged 30) 1.79 m 78 73 Vipers Kristiansand 34 P Vilde Johansen (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 27) 1.82 m 9 0 Herning-Ikast Håndbold

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Group play

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	5	0	0	170	123	+47	10	Quarter-finals
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	169	143	+26	8
3	Montenegro	5	2	0	3	139	142	−3	4
4	South Korea	5	1	1	3	147	165	−18	3[lower-alpha 1]
5	Angola	5	1	1	3	130	156	−26	3[lower-alpha 1]
6	Japan (H)	5	1	0	4	124	150	−26	2

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Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. South Korea 31–31 Angola

25 July 2021 16:15	Norway	39–27	South Korea	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Brattset Dale 11	(18–10)	Sim 5
	5×	Report	1× 2×

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27 July 2021 19:30	Angola	21–30	Norway	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Guialo, Kassoma 6	(10–15)	Solberg-Isaksen 7
	4×	Report	2× 3×

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29 July 2021 16:15	Montenegro	23–35	Norway	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Radičević 6	(13–13)	Mørk, Reistad 7
	2× 3×	Report	3×

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31 July 2021 21:30	Norway	29–27	Netherlands	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Mørk 9	(16–13)	Smits 7
	2×	Report	3×

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2 August 2021 21:30	Norway	37–25	Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Frafjord 6	(16–11)	Ohyama, Yokoshima 5
	3×	Report	2× 1×

Quarterfinal

4 August 2021 13:15	Norway	26–22	Hungary	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Brattset Dale 7	(12–10)	Szöllősi-Zácsik 5
		Report	2×

Semifinal

6 August 2021 21:00	Norway	26–27	ROC	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Mørk 10	(11–14)	Vyakhireva 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

Bronze medal game

8 August 2021 11:00	Norway	36–19	Sweden	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Brattset Dale, Mørk 8	(19–7)	Carlson, Westberg 4
	1× 3×	Report	3×

Norway qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.^[18][19]

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Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kjetil Borch	Men's single sculls	6:54.46	1 QF	Bye		7:10.97	1 SA/B	6:42.92	1 FA	6:41.66
Kristoffer Brun Are Strandli	Men's lightweight double sculls	6:25.74	1 SA/B	Bye		—		12:16.25	6 FB	DNS	12
Martin Helseth Oscar Stabe Helvig Erik Solbakken Olaf Tufte	Men's quadruple sculls	5:49.02	4 R	6:02.85	4 FB	—				5:47.34	9

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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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Norwegian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.^[20][21]

Men

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Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Endre Funnemark	RS:X	14	16	5	11	11	DSQ	9	10	3	19	12	16	EL	126	14
Hermann Tomasgaard	Laser	3	18	15	2	6	8	10	5	19	4	—		14	85
Anders Pedersen	Finn	14	6	2	10	13	12	5	11	9	4	—		EL	82	11

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Women

Mixed

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Norwegian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[22]

Norwegian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[23][24]

Norway entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Richard Ordemann secured a spot in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[25]

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Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Richard Ordemann	Men's −80 kg	Al-Sharabaty (JOR) L 4–5	Did not advance		Mahboubi (MAR) W 25–10	Eissa (EGY) L 4–12	5

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Norway entered four triathletes (three men and one woman) to compete at the Olympics. Rio 2016 Olympian Kristian Blummenfelt, along with rookies Gustav Iden, Casper Stornes, and Lotte Miller, was selected among the top 26 triathletes vying for qualification in their respective events based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021.^[26]

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Athlete	Event	Time						Rank
		Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total
Kristian Blummenfelt	Men's	18:04	0:39	56:19	0:28	29:34	1:45:04
Gustav Iden		18:24	0:39	55:59	0:29	30:29	1:46:00	8
Casper Stornes		17:58	0:42	56:21	0:28	30:50	1:46:19	11
Lotte Miller	Women's	19:58	0:46	64:35	0:35	36:49	2:02:43	24

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• Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics