Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics
# Norway at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 93 competitors, 44 men and 49 women, took part in 54 events in 15 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Trine Hattestad | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Gold | Knut Holmann | Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres |
| Gold | Knut Holmann | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres |
| Gold | Norway women's national football teamAnita RappHege RiiseBrit SandauneDagny MellgrenBente NordbyMarianne PettersenGøril KringenBente KvitlandUnni LehnIngeborg HovlandSilje JørgensenMonica KnudsenRagnhild GulbrandsenSolveig GulbrandsenMargunn HaugenesKristin BekkevoldChristine Boe JensenGro Espeseth | Football | Women's tournament |
| Silver | Kjersti Plätzer | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk |
| Silver | Trude Gundersen | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg |
| Silver | Fredrik Bekken Olaf Tufte | Rowing | Men's double sculls |
| Bronze | Harald Stenvaag | Shooting | 50 metre rifle three positions |
| Bronze | Paul Davis Herman Horn Johannessen Espen Stokkeland | Sailing | Men's Soling Class |
| Bronze | Norway women's national handball teamMonica SandveElse-Marthe SørlieHeidi TjugumJeanette NilsenMarianne RokneBirgitte SættemMia HundvinTonje LarsenCecilie LegangerKjersti GriniTrine HaltvikKristine DuvholtAnn Cathrin EriksenSusann Goksør Bjerkrheim | Handball | Women's tournament |

## Archery

In the sixth appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway represented by three men and one woman. Their combined record was 1–4. The men's team also lost their first match.

Men's individual :

| | Bård Nesteng | Bård Nesteng | Bård Nesteng | Lars Erik Humlekjær | Lars Erik Humlekjær | Lars Erik Humlekjær | Martinus Grov | Martinus Grov | Martinus Grov |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/32 eliminations | Defeated | Henk Vogels Netherlands | 158-149 | Lost to | Michele Frangilli Italy | 168-158 | Lost to | Matteo Bisiani Italy | 166-158 |
| 1/16 eliminations | Lost to | Sebastien Flute France | 160-148 | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Men's team:

* Nesteng, Humlekjær, and Grov – round of 16, 10th place

Women's individual :

| | Wenche-Lin Hess | Wenche-Lin Hess | Wenche-Lin Hess |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Ying He China | 160-145 |

## Athletics

### Men's competition

Men's 200 m

* Geir Moen

   * Round 1 – 20.76

   * Round 2 – 20.65 (did not advance)
* John Ertzgaard

   * Round 1 – 21 (did not advance)

Men's 800 m

* Vebjørn Rodal

   * Round 1 – 01:46.76

   * Semifinal – 01:48.73 (did not advance)

Men's 5000 m

* Marius Bakken

   * Round 1 – 13:44.80 (did not advance)

Men's 3000 m steeplechase

* Jim Svenøy

   * Round 1 – 08:23.61

   * Final – 08:27.20 (9th place)

Men's javelin throw

* Pål-Arne Fagernes

   * Qualifying – 86.74

   * Final – 83.04 (9th place)

Men's triple jump

* Ketill Hanstveit

   * Qualifying – 16.75 (did not advance)

Men's decathlon

* Trond Høiby

   * 100m – 11.56

   * Long Jump – 6.22

   * Shot Put – 14.03

   * High Jump – DNS

### Women's competition

Women's 10000 m

* Gunhild Halle-Haugen

   * Round 1 – DNF (did not advance)

Women's javelin throw

* Trine Hattestad

   * Qualifying – 65.44

   * Final – 68.91 (gold medal) – Olympic record

Women's high jump

* Hanne Haugland

   * Qualifying – 1.89 (did not advance)

Women's 20 km walk

* Kjersti Plätzer

   * Final – 1:29:33 (silver medal)

## Beach volleyball

### Men's beach competition

* Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud – 9th place (tied)
* Jan Kvalheim and Björn Maaseide – 19th place (tied)

## Canoeing

### Flatwater

**Men's competition**

Men's kayak singles 500m

* Knut Holmann

   * Qualifying heat – 01:40.990

   * Semifinal – 01:39.964

   * Final – 01:57.847 (gold medal)

Men's kayak singles 1000m

* Knut Holmann

   * Qualifying heat – 03:36.565

   * Semifinal – 03:36.425

   * Final – 03:33.269 (gold medal)

Men's kayak doubles 500m

* Eirik Verås Larsen, Nils Olav Fjeldheim

   * Qualifying heat – 01:35.619

   * Semifinal – 01:34.712 (did not advance)

Men's kayak doubles 1,000m

* Eirik Verås Larsen, Nils Olav Fjeldheim

   * Qualifying heat – 03:15.483

   * Semifinal – 03:17.288

   * Final – 03:20.515 (9th place)

Men's canoe singles 500m

* Christian Frederiksen

   * Qualifying heat – 01:54.366

   * Semifinal – 01:53.661 (did not advance)

Men's canoe singles 1000m

* Christian Frederiksen

   * Qualifying heat – 03:55.378

   * Semifinal – bye

   * Final – 03:58.159 (5th place)

## Cycling

### Cross country mountain bike

Men's cross country mountain bike

* Tom Larsen

   * Final – lapped (35th place)
* Rune Høydahl

   * Final – DNF

Women's mountain bike

* Ragnhild Kostøl

   * Final – 2:01:51.24 (22nd place)

### Road cycling

**Men's competition**

Men's individual time trial

* Thor Hushovd

   * Final – 0:59:00 (7th place)

Men's road race

* Bjoemar Vestoel

   * Final – 5:36:14 (78th place)
* Kurt Asle Arvesen

   * Final – DNF
* Svein Gaute Hølestøl

   * Final – DNF
* Thor Hushovd

   * Final – DNF

**Women's competition**

Women's individual time trial

* Solrun Flataas

   * Final – 0:45:01 (20th place)

Women's road race

* Monica Valen

   * Final – 3:08:02 (29th place)
* Ingunn Bollerud

   * Final – 3:10:33 (35th place)
* Solrun Flataas

   * Final – 3:11:04 (38th place)

## Fencing

Three fencers, all women, represented Norway in 2000.

### Women's épée

* Ragnhild Andenæs
* Margrete Mørch
* Silvia Lesoil

### Women's team épée

* Margrete Mørch, Ragnhild Andenæs, Silvia Lesoil

## Football

### Women's tournament

**Group stage**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |

## Sailing

Women's single-handed dinghy (Europe)

* Siren Sundby

   * Race 1 – 7

   * Race 2 – 10

   * Race 3 – 12

   * Race 4 – (23)

   * Race 5 – 16

   * Race 6 – 21

   * Race 7 – (28) DNF

   * Race 8 – 10

   * Race 9 – 23

   * Race 10 – 22

   * Race 11 – 10

   * Final – 131 (19th place)

Women's double-handed dinghy (470)

* Carolina Toll and Jeanette Lunde

   * Race 1 – (17)

   * Race 2 – 9

   * Race 3 – 7

   * Race 4 – (17)

   * Race 5 – 17

   * Race 6 – 11

   * Race 7 – 7

   * Race 8 – 17

   * Race 9 – 8

   * Race 10 – 13

   * Race 11 – 16

   * Final – 105 (16th place)

Open Laser

* Peer Moberg

   * Race 1 – 12

   * Race 2 – 7

   * Race 3 – 11

   * Race 4 – (32)

   * Race 5 – 7

   * Race 6 – 6

   * Race 7 – (24)

   * Race 8 – 4

   * Race 9 – 10

   * Race 10 – 22

   * Race 11 – 15

   * Final – 94 (10th place)

Open three-handed keelboat (Soling)

* Paul Davis, Herman Horn Johannessen and Espen Stokkeland

   * Did not advance to Round Robin

Open high-performance two-handed dinghy (49er)

* Christoffer Sundby and Vegard Arnhoff

   * Race 1 – 16

   * Race 2 – (17)

   * Race 3 – (18) OCS

   * Race 4 – 2

   * Race 5 – 2

   * Race 6 – 10

   * Race 7 – 14

   * Race 8 – 7

   * Race 9 – 10

   * Race 10 – 16

   * Race 11 – 10

   * Race 12 – 13

   * Race 13 – 6

   * Race 14 – 17

   * Race 15 – 5

   * Race 16 – 14

   * Final – 142 (13th place)

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Christian Ruud | Men's singles | Vinciguerra (SWE) L 2–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
