Norway competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 69 competitors, 44 men and 25 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports.
Tor Heiestad — Shooting, Men's Running Game Target
Jon Rønningen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Ole Pollen and Erik Bjørkum — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Team Competition
Alf Hansen, Vetle Vinje, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls
Ingrid Steen, Heidi Sundal, Cathrine Svendsen, Karin Pettersen, Karin Singstad, Annette Skotvoll, Hanne Hogness, Vibeke Johnsen, Kristin Midthun, Susann Goksør, Trine Haltvik, Hanne Hegh, Kjerstin Andersen, Berit Digre, and Marthe Eliasson — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Men's 5000 metres
Lars Ove Strømø
Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 10,000 metres
John Halvorsen
Heat — 28:22.25
Final — 28:29.21 (→ 16th place)
Women's 10,000 metres
Ingrid Kristiansen
Heat — Ingrid Kristiansen
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon
Geir Kvernmo — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
Sissel Grottenberg — 2"38:17 (→ 36th place)
Grete Waitz — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Bente Moe — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Shot Put
Georg Andersen
Qualification — 20.05 metres (advanced to the final)
Final — 19.91 metres (→ 10th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Knut Hjeltnes
Qualification — 63.50 metres
Final — 64.94 metres (→ 7th place)
Svein Inge Valvik
Qualification — 60.64 metres (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Trine Hattestad — Final, 58.82 metres (18th place)
Men's 20km Walk
Erling Andersen — 1:23:30 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 50km Walk
Erling Andersen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Five cyclists, three men and two women, represented Norway in 1988.
Men's road race
Atle Pedersen
Erik Johan Sæbø
Geir Dahlen
Women's road race
Unni Larsen — 2:00:52 (→ 20th place)
Astrid Danielsen — 2:00:52 (→ 35th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Jan-Erick Olsen
Heat — 1:05.54 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Jan-Erick Olsen
Heat — 2:26.70 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Irene Dalby
Heat — 4:16.22 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Irene Dalby
Heat — 8:38.33 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Irene Dalby
Heat — 4:58.14 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's Greco-Roman Light-Flyweight
Lars Rønningen
Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Jon Rønningen
Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Ronny Sigde
Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Morten Brekke
Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Stig Kleven
