Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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
Archery
[ 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
[ 3] 2 competitors:
Men
Women
Boccia
[ 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
Team
Cycling
[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] 1 competitor:
Track
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
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
[ 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
'#' denotes scores that did not count toward the team total.
Sailing
[ 8] 4 competitors:
CAN - Race cancelled
OCS - On the course side
Shooting
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
[ 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
[ 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
References
^ (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
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