Norway at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Norway was represented at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 44 events in 11 sports.[1]

Norway at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Montreal
Competitors66 (60 men and 6 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Leif Jenssen (weightlifting)
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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:

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 1500 metres

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

Men's 5.000 metres

  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
  • 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)

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists represented Norway in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1976.

Men's épée
Men's team épée

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's coxless fours

Men's coxed fours

Women's single sculls

Women's double sculls

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Mixed One Person Dinghy

Mixed Two Person Dinghy

Mixed Three Person Keelboat

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Mixed Free Pistol, 50 metres

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres

Mixed Running Target, 50 metres

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Norway at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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