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Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
NOR

Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Website
  
www.idrett.no (Norwegian)

Competitors
  
65 (54 men, 11 women) in 8 sports

Flag bearer
  
Bjørn Wirkola (Ski jumping)

Medals Ranked 1st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 6 2 14

Norway competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Men's slalom
Women

Biathlon

Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women
Women's 3 x 5 km relay

First Round

East Germany - Norway 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.

Consolation Round

Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.

Norway – France 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Hagensen, Smefjell, Dalsören, Mikkelsen – Liberman.

Japan – Norway 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki.

Norway – Austria 5:4 (3:1, 2:1, 0:2)
Goalscorers: Dalsören 2, Bjölbak, Olsen, Hansen – Schupp 2, Weingärtner, St. John.

Norway – Romania 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Bergeid, Olsen, Syversen, Mikkelsen – Pana, Iuliu Szabo, Czaka.

Yugoslavia – Norway 3:2 (1:1, 0:0, 2:1)
Goalscorers: Hiti, Franz Smolej, Ivo Jan - Dalsören, Bjölbak.

Contestants

  • Team Roster
  • Kåre Østensen
  • Svein Hansen
  • Thor Martinsen
  • Terje Steen
  • Odd Syversen
  • Tor Gundersen
  • Christian Petersen
  • Per Skjerwen Olsen
  • Georg Smefjell
  • Olav Dalsøren
  • Arne Mikkelsen
  • Steinar Bjølbakk
  • Svein Haagensen
  • Terje Thoen
  • Bjørn Johansen
  • Rodney Riise
  • Trygve Bergeid
  • Luge

    Men

    Nordic combined

    Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
  • Speed skating

    Men
    Women

    References

    Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics Wikipedia