| Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary, Canada 12–28 February | |
| Competitors | 63 (53 men, 10 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Oddvar Brå (Cross-country skiing) |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 kilometre classical | 19 February |
| Silver | Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay | 21 February |
| Silver | Erik Johnsen | Ski jumping | Large hill individual | 23 February |
 Bronze | Vegard Ulvang | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 kilometre classical | 15 February |
| Bronze | Ole Christian Eidhammer Jon Inge Kjørum Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Erik Johnsen | Ski jumping | Large hill team | 24 February |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Biathlon | 6 | – | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Ice hockey | 23 | – | 23 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 5 | – | 5 |
| Speed skating | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 53 | 10 | 63 |
| 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 | – |
| 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 |
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Geir Einang Frode Løberg Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss | 0 | 1'25:57.0 | 6 |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Oddvar Brå Vegard Ulvang Terje Langli | 1'46:87.7 | 6 |
| 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 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo | 1'01:33.0 | |
Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 |
 West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
 Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
 United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
 Austria | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 1 |
 Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 1 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 France | 7–6 SO | Norway |
Team roster
Men's individual
Events:
| 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:
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Erik Johnsen | Normal hill | 75.0 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 91.0 | 171.1 | 41 |
| Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl | 79.5 | 91.3 | 80.0 | 93.1 | 184.4 | 22 | |
| Ole Christian Eidhammer | 79.5 | 92.3 | 80.5 | 94.4 | 186.7 | 19 | |
| Vegard Opaas | 80.5 | 92.9 | 72.0 | 73.3 | 166.2 | 45 | |
| Jon Inge Kjørum | Large hill | 107.0 | 99.2 | 101.5 | 90.0 | 189.2 | 15 |
| Vegard Opaas | 106.0 | 99.8 | 97.5 | 85.4 | 185.2 | 19 | |
| Ole Christian Eidhammer | 108.5 | 104.8 | 98.0 | 83.1 | 187.9 | 17 | |
| Erik Johnsen | 114.5 | 113.7 | 102.0 | 94.2 | 207.9 | | |
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Ole Christian Eidhammer Jon Inge Kjørum Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Erik Johnsen | 596.1 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Bjørn Hagen | 37.69 | 18 |
| Frode Rønning | 37.31 | 10 | |
| 1000 m | Bjørn Hagen | DNF | – |
| Rolf Falk-Larssen | 1:15.42 | 26 | |
| Frode Rønning | 1:15.39 | 25 | |
| 1500 m | Frode Syvertsen | 1:58.37 | 33 |
| Rolf Falk-Larssen | 1:55.94 | 21 | |
| 5000 m | Frode Syvertsen | 7:05.57 | 33 |
| Rolf Falk-Larssen | 6:54.37 | 12 | |
| Geir Karlstad | 6:50.88 | 7 | |
| 10,000 m | Geir Karlstad | DNF | – |
| Frode Syvertsen | 14:32.08 | 21 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 40.95 | 14 |
| 1000 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 1:21.90 | 15 |
| 1500 m | Minna Nystedt | 2:12.40 | 25 |
| Edel Therese Høiseth | 2:09.34 | 20 | |
| 3000 m | Minna Nystedt | 4:35.35 | 25 |
| 5000 m | Minna Nystedt | 7:54.11 | 24 |
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