Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
# Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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.

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

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Cecilie Drabsch Norland | Swimming | individual |
| Silver | Ann Cathrin Lübbe | Equestrian | individual |
| Silver | Ann Cathrin Lübbe | Equestrian | individual |
| Silver | Jens Lasse Dokkan | Equestrian | individual |
| Bronze | Jens Lasse Dokkan, Mariette Garborg, Ann Cathrin Lubbe, Sigrid Rui | Equestrian | team |
| Bronze | Tommy Urhaug | Table tennis | individual |
| Bronze | Mariann Vestbøstad | Swimming | individual |

## Archery

1 competitor:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Athletics

2 competitors:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Runar Steinstad | Javelin throw F42/44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44.55 | 10 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Elin Holen | Long jump F42 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.38 | 7 |

## 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

| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| John Nørsterud | Mixed individual - BC2 | Wong (HKG) W 6–1 | Goncalves (POR) L 2–5 | Martin (ESP) L 0–10 | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elisabeth Wilhelmsen | Mixed individual - BC2 | Kwok (HKG) L 0–15 | Toon (NZL) L 0–21 | Morriss (NZL) L 1–10 | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roger Aandalen | Mixed individual - BC1 | Marques (POR) L 3–11 | Sanders (NZL) W 5–2 | Smith (GBR) L 1–6 | Moran (IRL) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

Team

| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| John Nørsterud, Elisabeth Wilhelmsen, Roger Aandalen | Mixed team - BC1-2 | Japan (JPN) W 7–4 | Portugal (POR) L 1–19 | Great Britain (GBR) L 1–11 | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

1 competitor:

### Track

Men

Pursuits

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final/ Bronze medal race | Final/ Bronze medal race |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | 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 |
| Morten Jahr | Men's Individual Road Race - LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:50:15 (+4:12) | 18 |

## 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

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ann Cathrin Lübbe | Zanko | Individual championship test - grade IV | 68,516 | |
| Ann Cathrin Lübbe | Zanko | Individual freestyle test - grade IV | 75.046 | |
| Sigrid Rui | Nanof | Individual championship test - grade IV | 60,064 | 10 |
| Sigrid Rui | Nanof | Individual freestyle test - grade IV | 69.498 | 4 |
| Mariette Garborg | Luthar | Individual championship test - grade II | 64.182 | 10 |
| Mariette Garborg | Luthar | Individual freestyle test - grade II | 63.554 | 12 |
| Silje Gillund | Dundee Klint | Individual championship test - grade III | 58.720 | 9 |
| Silje Gillund | Dundee Klint | Individual freestyle test - grade III | 61.056 | 11 |
| Jens Lasse Dokkan | Lacour | Individual championship test - grade Ib | 68.857 | |
| Jens Lasse Dokkan | Lacour | Individual freestyle test - grade Ib | 65.555 | 5 |

Team

| Athletes | Horses | Event | Team Test | Team Test | Team Test | Championship Test | Championship Test | Championship Test | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Horses | Event | Result | Team Total | Rank | Result | Team Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Jens Lasse Dokkan, Mariette Garborg, Ann Cathrin Lubbe, Sigrid Rui | Lacour, Luthar Zanko Nanof | Team | 69.765 65.238 67.785 63.357# | 202.788 | 3 | 68.857 64.182 68.516 60.064# | 201.555 | 3 | 404.343 | |

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

## Sailing

4 competitors:

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Score | Rank |
| Bjørnar Erikstad | 1Person Keelboat - 2.4mR | 6 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | CAN | 64 | 8 |
| Per Eugen Kristiansen, Jostein Stordahl, Aleksander Wang-Hansen | 3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 OCS | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 4 |

* CAN - Race cancelled
* OCS - On the course side

## Shooting

1 competitor:

Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Monica Lillehagen | R2-10m air rifle standing - SH1 | 389 | 3 Q | 99.3 | 488,3 | 5 |

## Swimming

5 competitors:

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Stian Helgeland | Men's 50 m butterfly - S6 | 37.41 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stian Helgeland | Men's 50 m freestyle - S6 | 35.07 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stian Helgeland | Men's 100 m freestyle - S6 | 1:15.68 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stian Helgeland | 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 | |
| Cecilie Drabsch Norland | 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 | did not advance |
| Jørgen Tadvin | Men's 400 m freestyle - S6 | 6:03.36 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariann Vestbøstad | Women's 100 m backstroke - S8 | 1:21.77 | 1 Q | 1:20.86 | |
| Mariann Vestbøstad | Women's 100 m freestyle - S8 | 1:14.62 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariann Vestbøstad | 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

2 competitors:

Men

Individual

| Athlete | Event | Group Match 1 | Group Match 2 | Group Match 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze medal match | Final/ Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tommy Urhaug | Individual Class 4/5 | Durasinovic (SRB) W 3-0 | Starl (AUT) W 3-0 | N/A | 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 | Final/ Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Serbia (SRB) W 3-0 | China (CHN) L 1-3 | France (FRA) L 0-3 | 4 | 4 |
