Norway competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was the first and only time at the Winter Olympics that Norway failed to win a gold medal.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Cross-country skiing Men's 15 kilometre classical 19 February Marit Wold Cross-country skiing Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay 21 February Ski jumping Large hill individual 23 February Cross-country skiing Men's 30 kilometre classical 15 February Ski jumping Large hill team 24 February
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 3 0 3Biathlon 6 – 6Cross-country skiing 7 8 15Ice hockey 23 – 23Nordic combined 4 – 4Ski jumping 5 – 5Speed skating 5 2 7 Total 53 10 63
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankFinn Christian JaggeDownhill2:07.6435Jan Einar Thorsen2:04.7724Atle Skårdal2:03.2615Jan Einar ThorsenSuper-GDNF–Atle SkårdalDNF–Finn Christian JaggeDNF–Finn Christian JaggeGiant Slalom1:09.70DNFDNF–Finn Christian JaggeSlalom53.40DNFDNF–
Men's combined AthleteDownhillSlalomTotalTimeTime 1Time 2PointsRankFinn Christian Jagge1:54.6643.3542.7995.219Jan Einar Thorsen1:51.89DNF–DNF–Atle Skårdal1:50.27DNF–DNF–
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km SprintSverre Istad527:34.330Eirik Kvalfoss426:51.920Frode Løberg126:32.914Geir Einang026:13.311
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank20 kmSylfest Glimsdal55:46.981'03:46.939Gisle Fenne56:56.551'01:56.530Frode Løberg56:52.741'00:52.720Eirik Kvalfoss54:54.6357:54.66
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankGeir EinangFrode LøbergGisle FenneEirik Kvalfoss01'25:57.06
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 km CTerje Langli42:59.312Vegard Ulvang42:31.57Oddvar Brå42:17.34Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass41:33.430 km CMartin Hole1'31:47.531Tor Håkon Holte1'29:59.521Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass1'25:44.66Vegard Ulvang1'25:11.650 km FTor Håkon Holte2'12:56.631Torgeir Bjørn2'08:41.011Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass2'08:20.09Vegard Ulvang2'06:32.34
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankPål Gunnar MikkelsplassOddvar BråVegard UlvangTerje Langli1'46:87.76
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank5 km CBrit Pettersen15:36.711Marianne Dahlmo15:30.49Inger Helene Nybråten15:17.76Anne Jahren15:12.6410 km CAnne Jahren31:34.116Marit Wold31:31.615Brit Pettersen31:20.514Inger Helene Nybråten30:51.7620 km FMarit Wold1'00:55.024Anette Bøe59:45.820Marit Elveos59:33.218Marianne Dahlmo58:31.18
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankTrude DybendahlMarit WoldAnne JahrenMarianne Dahlmo1'01:33.0
Ice hockey
Group B Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round. PldWLTGFGAPts55003210 10 54101912 853202314 652302727 450411229 150411132 1
Soviet Union 5-0 Norway West Germany 7-3 Norway Czechoslovakia 10-1 Norway USA 6-3 Norway Austria 4-4 Norway
Game for 11th place
Team roster Jarl Eriksen Vern Mott Cato Tom Andersen Morgan Andersen Tor Helge Eikeland Åge Ellingsen Tommy Skaarberg Truls Kristiansen Kim Søgaard Petter Salsten Jørgen Salsten Arne Billkvam Stephen Foyn Jarle Friis Rune Gulliksen Geir Hoff Roy Johansen Erik Kristiansen Ørjan Løvdal Sigurd Thinn Petter Thoresen Marius Voigt Lars Bergseng Head coach: Lennart Åhlberg
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalPointsRankStart atTimePointsRankHallstein BøgsethIndividual197.7223:25.443:39.4394.45023Torbjørn Løkken199.4193:14.040:53.0?6Knut Leo Abrahamsen204.1162:42.744:06.2390.42526Trond Arne Bredesen215.261:28.741:42.6411.96511
Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events: normal hill ski jumping 10 km cross-country skiing
AthletesSki jumpingCross-countryTotalPointsRankStart atTimeRankHallstein BøgsethTrond Arne BredesenTorbjørn Løkken596.632:46.01'21:34.44
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankErik JohnsenNormal hill75.080.179.091.0171.141Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl79.591.380.093.1184.422Ole Christian Eidhammer79.592.380.594.4186.719Vegard Opaas80.592.972.073.3166.245Jon Inge KjørumLarge hill107.099.2101.590.0189.215Vegard Opaas106.099.897.585.4185.219Ole Christian Eidhammer108.5104.898.083.1187.917Erik Johnsen114.5113.7102.094.2207.9
Men's team large hill AthletesResultPoints 1RankOle Christian EidhammerJon Inge KjørumOle Gunnar FidjestølErik Johnsen596.1
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mBjørn Hagen37.6918Frode Rønning37.31101000 mBjørn HagenDNF–Rolf Falk-Larssen1:15.4226Frode Rønning1:15.39251500 mFrode Syvertsen1:58.3733Rolf Falk-Larssen1:55.94215000 mFrode Syvertsen7:05.5733Rolf Falk-Larssen6:54.3712Geir Karlstad6:50.88710,000 mGeir KarlstadDNF–Frode Syvertsen14:32.0821
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mEdel Therese Høiseth40.95141000 mEdel Therese Høiseth1:21.90151500 mMinna Nystedt2:12.4025Edel Therese Høiseth2:09.34203000 mMinna Nystedt4:35.35255000 mMinna Nystedt7:54.1124
References
Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com