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Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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IPC code
  
NOR

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Competitors
  
24 in 9 sports

Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

NPC
  
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Website
  
www.idrett.no (Norwegian)

Medals Ranked 43rd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 3 3 7

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.

Contents

Norwegian competitors took part in nine different sports: archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, sailing, shooting, swimming and table tennis.

Archery

1 competitor:

Men

Athletics

2 competitors:

Men
Women

Boccia

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

Team

Cycling

1 competitor:

Track

Men

Pursuits

Time Trials

Road

Men

Equestrian

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. There were no separate events for men and women. 5 competitors:

Individual

Team

'#' denotes scores that did not count toward the team total.

Sailing

4 competitors:

  • CAN - Race cancelled
  • OCS - On the course side
  • Shooting

    1 competitor:

    Women

    Swimming

    5 competitors:

    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

    2 competitors:

    Men

    Individual

    Team

    References

    Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia