Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | NOR |
| NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 24 in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 43rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Norway sent a delegation of 24 competitors, (14 men and 10 women,) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, from September 6 to September 17, 2008.[1]
Norwegian competitors took part in nine different sports: archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, sailing, shooting, swimming and table tennis.
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Cecilie Drabsch Norland | Swimming | individual |
 Silver |
Ann Cathrin Lübbe | Equestrian | individual |
| Silver |
Ann Cathrin Lübbe | Equestrian | individual |
| Silver |
Jens Lasse Dokkan | Equestrian | individual |
 Bronze |
Jens Lasse Dokkan, Mariette Garborg, Ann Cathrin Lubbe, Sigrid Rui |
Equestrian | team |
| Bronze |
Tommy Urhaug | Table tennis | individual |
| Bronze |
Mariann Vestbøstad | Swimming | individual |
Archery
[edit][2] 1 competitor:
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tom Vangen | Ind. compound open | 654 | 19 |  Pemberton (USA)L 103:106 |
did not advance | ||||
Athletics
[edit][3] 2 competitors:
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Runar Steinstad | Javelin throw F42/44 | N/A | 44.55 | 10 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Elin Holen | Long jump F42 | N/A | 3.38 | 7 | |||
Boccia
[edit][4] Paralympic Boccia is open to players with cerebral palsy and other major physical disabilities. There were no separate events for men and women.
3 competitors:
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| John Nørsterud | Mixed individual - BC2 |  Wong (HKG)W 6–1 |
 Goncalves (POR)L 2–5 |
 Martin (ESP)L 0–10 |
N/A | did not advance | |||
| Elisabeth Wilhelmsen | Mixed individual - BC2 | Kwok (HKG) L 0–15 |
 Toon (NZL)L 0–21 |
Morriss (NZL) L 1–10 |
N/A | did not advance | |||
| Roger Aandalen | Mixed individual - BC1 | Marques (POR) L 3–11 |
Sanders (NZL) W 5–2 |
 Smith (GBR)L 1–6 |
 Moran (IRL)L 2–4 |
did not advance | |||
Team
| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| John Nørsterud, Elisabeth Wilhelmsen, Roger Aandalen | Mixed team - BC1-2 |  Japan (JPN)W 7–4 |
Portugal (POR) L 1–19 |
Great Britain (GBR) L 1–11 |
N/A | did not advance | |||
Cycling
[edit]Track
[edit]Men
Pursuits
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final/ Bronze medal race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Morten Jahr | Men's individual pursuit - LC2 | 5:23.921 44.455 |
8 | did not advance | |
Time Trials
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Jahr | Men's 1 km time trial - LC2 | 1:17.050 | 10 |
Road
[edit]Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Jahr | Men's Individual Time Trial - LC2 | 37:53.80 (+4.17.10) | 7 |
| Men's Individual Road Race - LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:50:15 (+4:12) | 18 |
Equestrian
[edit][8] Equestrian in the Paralympic Games is Dressage only. Anne Cecilie Ore was replaced by Silje Gillund, as Ore's horse received an injury before the Paralympic Games.[9] There were no separate events for men and women. 5 competitors:
Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Cathrin Lübbe[10] | Zanko | Individual championship test - grade IV | 68,516 | 
|
| Individual freestyle test - grade IV | 75.046 |
| ||
| Sigrid Rui[10] | Nanof | Individual championship test - grade IV | 60,064 | 10 |
| Individual freestyle test - grade IV | 69.498 | 4 | ||
| Mariette Garborg | Luthar | Individual championship test - grade II | 64.182 | 10 |
| Individual freestyle test - grade II | 63.554 | 12 | ||
| Silje Gillund | Dundee Klint | Individual championship test - grade III | 58.720 | 9 |
| Individual freestyle test - grade III | 61.056 | 11 | ||
| Jens Lasse Dokkan | Lacour | Individual championship test - grade Ib | 68.857 |
|
| Individual freestyle test - grade Ib | 65.555 | 5 |
Team
| Athletes | Horses | Event | Team Test | Championship Test | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Team Total | Rank | Result | Team Total | Rank | |||||
| Jens Lasse Dokkan, Mariette Garborg, Ann Cathrin Lubbe, Sigrid Rui |
Lacour, Luthar Zanko Nanof |
Team | 69.765 65.238 67.785 63.357# |
202.788 | 3 | 68.857 64.182 68.516 60.064# |
201.555 | 3 | 404.343 | 
|
'#' denotes scores that did not count toward the team total.
Sailing
[edit][8] 4 competitors:
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Bjørnar Erikstad | 1Person Keelboat - 2.4mR | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | CAN | 64 | 8 | ||
| Per Eugen Kristiansen, Jostein Stordahl, Aleksander Wang-Hansen |
3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | OCS |
1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 4 | |
- CAN - Race cancelled
- OCS - On the course side
Shooting
[edit]1 competitor:
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | |||
| Monica Lillehagen[11] | R2-10m air rifle standing - SH1 | 389 | 3 Q | 99.3 | 488,3 | 5 |
Swimming
[edit][12] 5 competitors:
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stian Helgeland | Men's 50 m butterfly - S6 | 37.41 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Men's 50 m freestyle - S6 | 35.07 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 100 m freestyle - S6 | 1:15.68 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Men's 400 m freestyle - S6 | 5:32.26 | 4 Q | 5:32.24 | 8 | |
| Cecilie Drabsch Norland | Women's 50 m freestyle - S8 | 32.11 | 1 Q | 32.09 | 
|
| Women's 100 m freestyle - S8 | 1:11.68 | 3 Q | 1:11.88 | 5 | |
| Marianne Mæland | Women's 100 m breaststroke - SB6 | 2:10.55 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Jørgen Tadvin | Men's 400 m freestyle - S6 | 6:03.36 | 5 | did not advance | |
| Mariann Vestbøstad | Women's 100 m backstroke - S8 | 1:21.77 | 1 Q | 1:20.86 |
|
| Women's 100 m freestyle - S8 | 1:14.62 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 400 m freestyle - S8 | 5:38.47 | 4 Q | 5:39.73 | 7 | |
- Key
- Q = Qualifiers for the final as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats
Table tennis
[edit][13] 2 competitors:
Men
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Group Match 1 | Group Match 2 | Group Match 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze medal match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Rolf Erik Paulsen | Individual Class 4/5 |
 Meszaros (SVK)W 3-0 |
 Cetin (GER)W 3-2 |
N/A |  Jung (KOR)L 1-3 |
did not advance | |||
| Tommy Urhaug | Individual Class 4/5 |
 Durasinovic (SRB)W 3-0 |
 Starl (AUT)W 3-0 |
N/A |  Zhang (CHN)W 3-2 |
 Durand (FRA)L 2-3 |
 Saleh (EGY)W 3-0 |
| |
Team
| Athlete | Event | Group Match 1 | Group Match 2 | Group Match 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze medal match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Rolf Erik Paulsen, Tommy Urhaug |
Team Class 4/5 | N/A | Serbia (SRB) W 3-0 |
China (CHN) L 1-3 |
France (FRA) L 0-3 |
4 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Norwegian) De siste Paralympics utøverne tatt ut, Olympiatoppen, retrieved 1 August 2008
- ^ Archery - Result brackets (Google cache), The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Athletics - Schedule, Results Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Boccia - Schedule, Results Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Athlete Biography, JAHR Morten, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Cycling Road - Schedule, Results Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Cycling Track - Schedule, Results Archived 2008-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ a b Equestrian - Schedule, Results Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Silje for Norge i Kina (Norwegian), Stange kommune, August 29, 2008
- ^ a b Lübbe tok Norges første Paralympics-medalje, (Norwegian), VG, September 8, 2008
- ^ God start på Paralympics, (Norwegian), Norges Idrettsforbund, September 8, 2008
- ^ Swimming - Schedule, Results Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- ^ Table Tennis - Schedule, Results Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- (Pdf-file) Competition Schedule by Event - Norway, Olympiatoppen, 2008