Norway (NOR)

Overview

NOCNorges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité
Flagbearers97

Participants

Olympic Games 2354
Intercalated Games 32
Youth Olympic Games 207
Other competitors with NOR nationality 9

Description

Norway competed at the Olympics of 1900, and has since missed only the 1980 Olympic Games. The nation has also competed at every Olympic Winter Games. Until 1984, Norway could claim to be the top nation at the Olympic Winter Games in terms of medals and gold medals won. In that year, however, the Soviet Union surpassed Norway in both categories. With the demise of the Soviet Union, Norway again topped the list of most medals won by a single country at the Olympic Winter Games through 2022, with 408 medals, 148 of them gold. Norway shares with Liechtenstein and Austria the unusual distinction of having won more medals in the Winter Games than in the Summer Olympics.

Cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen won 15 medals and eight gold medals representing his country. Biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen won 13 medals with eight golds, followed by cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie, with 12 medals and eight gold medals. Bjørgen’s 15 medals is an absolute Winter Olympic record (through 2022), while the eight golds won by all three are also a record through 2022.

Norway’s top Winter sports have been cross-country skiing (129 medals, 52 gold), speed skating (87 medals, 28 gold), biathlon (55 medals, 22 gold), Alpine skiing (40 medals, 11 gold), ski jumping (36 medals, 12 gold), and Nordic combined (35 medals, 15 gold). Norway leads the Olympic Winter Games medal lists in biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping, and is third in speed skating. Norway has been the top nation at an Olympic Winter Games multiple times – 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1968, 1994 (medals only), 2002 (gold only), 2014 (gold only), 2018 and 2022. They have been second both in terms of medals and gold medals win in 1932 and 1998.

Until 2022, at the Summer Olympics, Norway has won a total of 157 medals and 59 gold. Shooter Otto Olsen leads the medal table, with eight medals and four golds. The gold medal count is led by another shooter: Ole Lilloe-Olsen, with five gold and one silver from 1920 to 1924. The most successful non-shooter Norwegian Summer Olympian was canoeist Knut Holmann, with six medals and three gold from 1992-2000.

Norway has twice hosted the Olympic Winter Games, in 1952 in Oslo and in 1994 in Lillehammer.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1900 Summer Olympics Norway 7 0 7 Results
1908 Summer Olympics Norway 69 0 69 Results
1912 Summer Olympics Norway 188 2 190 Results
1920 Summer Olympics Norway 188 6 194 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Norway 60 2 62 Results
1924 Winter Olympics Norway 13 1 14 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Norway 52 0 52 Results
1928 Winter Olympics Norway 22 3 25 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Norway 6 1 7 Results
1932 Winter Olympics Norway 18 1 19 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Norway 68 2 70 Results
1936 Winter Olympics Norway 25 6 31 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Norway 77 4 81 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Norway 45 4 49 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Norway 96 6 102 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Norway 61 12 73 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Norway 18 0 18 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Norway 37 8 45 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Norway 1 3 4 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Norway 39 1 40 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Norway 25 4 29 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Norway 24 2 26 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Norway 51 7 58 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Norway 38 8 46 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Norway 54 11 65 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Norway 101 11 112 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Norway 55 11 66 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Norway 60 6 66 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Norway 35 7 42 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Norway 55 9 64 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Norway 84 19 103 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Norway 50 8 58 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Norway 44 25 69 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Norway 53 10 63 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Norway 51 32 83 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Norway 61 19 80 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Norway 67 21 88 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Norway 42 55 97 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Norway 49 27 76 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Norway 44 49 93 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Norway 50 27 77 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Norway 35 17 52 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Norway 46 21 67 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Norway 30 54 84 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Norway 70 25 95 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Norway 33 28 61 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Norway 78 32 110 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Norway 29 33 62 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Norway 75 24 99 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Norway 59 34 93 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Norway 50 29 79 Results

Intercalated Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1906 Intercalated Games Norway 32 0 32 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Norway 3 2 5 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Norway 14 14 28 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Norway 22 9 31 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Norway 39 34 73 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Norway 7 9 16 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Norway 26 28 54 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 63 42 105 Results
Archery 7 2 9 Results
Art Competitions 6 2 8 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 103 15 118 Results
Athletics 178 34 212 Results
Badminton 2 1 3 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 9 6 15 Results
Biathlon 40 25 65 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 25 0 25 Results
Boxing 50 0 50 Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) 4 0 4 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 43 8 51 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 121 52 173 Results
Curling 17 8 25 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 2 0 2 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 3 3 6 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 62 16 78 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 7 2 9 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 10 7 17 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 5 4 9 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 6 0 6 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 18 0 18 Results
Fencing 35 3 38 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 6 16 22 Results
Football (Football) 66 44 110 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 18 12 30 Results
Golf 3 3 6 Results
Handball 31 70 101 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 158 0 158 Results
Judo 4 0 4 Results
Luge 18 2 20 Results
Modern Pentathlon 5 0 5 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 69 0 69 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Rowing 119 7 126 Results
Sailing 184 24 208 Results
Shooting 110 10 120 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 5 0 5 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 2 1 3 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 75 7 82 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 16 10 26 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 111 21 132 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 32 14 46 Results
Taekwondo 1 3 4 Results
Tennis 9 2 11 Results
Triathlon 3 1 4 Results
Weightlifting 10 1 11 Results
Wrestling 58 1 59 Results

Intercalated Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 20 0 20 Results
Athletics 7 0 7 Results
Shooting 7 0 7 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 4 4 8 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 7 7 14 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 1 2 Results
Badminton 1 0 1 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 2 2 4 Results
Biathlon 8 8 16 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 1 1 2 Results
Boxing 1 0 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 0 1 1 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 7 7 14 Results
Curling 6 6 12 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 1 1 2 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 0 1 1 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 8 4 12 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Handball 14 0 14 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 17 17 34 Results
Karate 0 1 1 Results
Luge 1 4 5 Results
Mixed Sports 10 8 18 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 4 2 6 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Rowing 2 1 3 Results
Sailing 1 2 3 Results
Shooting 0 2 2 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 1 1 2 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 7 5 12 Results
Ski Mountaineering 1 1 2 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 3 4 7 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 6 5 11 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 5 4 9 Results
Taekwondo 1 0 1 Results
Wrestling 1 2 3 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2022 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 16 8 13 37
2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 14 14 11 39
1920 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 13 10 9 32
2002 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 13 5 7 25
2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 11 6 9 26
1994 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 10 11 5 26
1998 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 10 10 5 25
2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 9 8 6 23
1992 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 9 6 5 20
1936 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 7 5 3 15
1952 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 7 3 6 16
1968 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 6 6 2 14
1928 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 6 4 5 15
1924 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 2 3 10
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 0 1 6
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 4 9 6 19
1924 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 4 7 6 17
1948 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 4 3 3 10
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 3 3 10
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 4 2 3 9
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 2 2 8
1964 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 6 6 15
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 5 1 9
1932 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 4 3 10
1976 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 1 7
1960 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 0 6
1912 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 2 5 10
1984 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 2 4 9
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 2 0 5
2006 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 8 9 19
1972 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 5 5 12
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 5 2 9
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 4 1 7
1908 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 3 3 8
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 3 0 5
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 2 3 7
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 1 3 6
1956 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 1 4
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 1 4
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 1 4
1980 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 6 10
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 3 7
1936 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 2 6
1928 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 1 4
1906 Intercalated Games Intercalated Games 1 1 0 2
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 0 2
1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 0 2
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 0 3 4
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 2 3
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1988 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 3 2 5
1900 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 3 5
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 2 3
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 4 4
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cross Country Skiing 52 43 34 129
Speed Skating 28 29 30 87
Biathlon 22 18 15 55
Sailing 17 11 4 32
Nordic Combined 15 12 8 35
Shooting 13 8 11 32
Ski Jumping 12 10 14 36
Alpine Skiing 11 14 15 40
Athletics 8 7 8 23
Canoe Sprint 6 3 3 12
Freestyle Skiing 4 2 4 10
Rowing 3 7 8 18
Figure Skating 3 2 1 6
Handball 2 2 3 7
Wrestling 2 2 2 6
Boxing 1 2 2 5
Curling 1 2 2 5
Artistic Gymnastics 1 2 1 4
Football 1 0 2 3
Beach Volleyball 1 0 0 1
Cycling Mountain Bike 1 0 0 1
Cycling Track 1 0 0 1
Triathlon 1 0 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 0 1
Snowboarding 0 4 1 5
Taekwondo 0 2 0 2
Canoe Marathon 0 1 1 2
Swimming 0 1 1 2
Art Competitions 0 1 0 1
Equestrian Eventing 0 1 0 1
Fencing 0 1 0 1
Cycling Road 0 0 2 2
Tennis 0 0 1 1

Intercalated Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Artistic Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cross Country Skiing 4 4 4 12
Biathlon 2 5 1 8
Alpine Skiing 1 2 1 4
Swimming 1 1 4 6
Freestyle Skiing 1 1 1 3
Mixed Sports 1 1 0 2
Curling 1 0 0 1
Karate 1 0 0 1
Wrestling 1 0 0 1
Ski Jumping 0 2 0 2
Skeleton 0 1 0 1
Speed Skating 0 0 2 2
Artistic Gymnastics 0 0 1 1
Beach Volleyball 0 0 1 1
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Handball 0 0 1 1
Nordic Combined 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Marit Bjørgen NOR 8 4 3 15
Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR 8 4 1 13
Bjørn Dæhlie NOR 8 4 0 12
Johannes Thingnes Bø NOR 5 2 1 8
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo NOR 5 1 1 7
Ole Lilloe-Olsen NOR 5 1 0 6
Thomas Alsgaard NOR 5 1 0 6
Otto Olsen NOR 4 3 1 8
Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR 4 3 1 8
Kjetil André Aamodt NOR 4 2 2 8

Intercalated Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Oskar Bye NOR 1 0 0 1
Harald Halvorsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Peter Hol NOR 1 0 0 1
Eugen Ingebretsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Per Jespersen NOR 1 0 0 1
Frithjof Olsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Carl Alfred Pedersen NOR 1 0 0 1
Carl Albert Andersen NOR 1 0 0 1
Conrad Carlsrud NOR 1 0 0 1
Harald Eriksen NOR 1 0 0 1
Osvald Falch NOR 1 0 0 1
Kristian Fjerdingen NOR 1 0 0 1
Yngvar Fredriksen NOR 1 0 0 1
Andreas Hagelund NOR 1 0 0 1
Karl Haagensen NOR 1 0 0 1
Finn Münster NOR 1 0 0 1
Thorleif Petersen NOR 1 0 0 1
Rasmus Petersen NOR 1 0 0 1
Thorleiv Røhn NOR 1 0 0 1
Johan Stumpf NOR 1 0 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Nikolai Holmboe NOR 2 1 0 3
Sivert Bakken NOR 2 1 0 3
Marthe Johansen NOR 1 3 0 4
Tomoe Hvas NOR 1 1 1 3
Fredrik Bucher-Johannessen NOR 1 1 0 2
Thomas Larsen NOR 1 1 0 2
Sebastian Østvold NOR 1 0 1 2
Mikkel Remsøy NOR 1 0 0 1
Maria Hartz Melling NOR 1 0 0 1
Grunde Buraas NOR 1 0 0 1
Nora Østgård NOR 1 0 0 1
Lukas Høstmælingen NOR 1 0 0 1
Ingeborg Forbregd NOR 1 0 0 1
Nora Pollestad NOR 1 0 0 1
Patrik Dalen NOR 1 0 0 1
Gyda Westvold Hansen NOR 1 0 0 1
Nora Midtsundstad NOR 1 0 0 1
Grace Bullen NOR 1 0 0 1
Daniel Jensen NOR 1 0 0 1
Andreas Molden NOR 1 0 0 1
Silje Theodorsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Marit Øygard NOR 1 0 0 1
Birk Ruud NOR 1 0 0 1
Ane Farstad NOR 1 0 0 1
Annika Sælid NOR 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

Henrik Angell 1905—1907
Thomas Heftye 1907—1908
Johan Sverre 1908—1927
Sir Thomas Fearnley 1927—1950
Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen 1948—1967
Sir Thomas Fearnley 1950—1961
Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen 1966—1978
Jan Staubo 1967—2000
Olaf Poulsen 1992—1994
Gerhard Heiberg 1994—2017
Johann Olav Koss 1999—2001
Jan Staubo 2000—2003
Ådne Søndrål 2002—2006
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 2014—2016
Gerhard Heiberg 2017—
Kristin Kloster Aasen 2017—
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 2021—