Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...
competed at the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internationa ...
in
Salt Lake City
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,
United States
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. The nation enjoyed its best ever results in gold medals, most notably in the
biathlon events, when
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen () (born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional biathlete and coach, often referred to by the nickname, the "King of Biathlon". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the list of multiple medal ...
swept all four gold medals.
With 13 gold medals, Norway tied the
Soviet Union at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
During the games, the Soviet Union won 13 gold medals, the most any country won at a single Winter Olympics. Norway tied this record during the Salt Lake City ga ...
for most gold medals a country won at a Winter Olympics.
[ However, ]Canada
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broke this record with 14 when they hosted the Vancouver games.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men
Men's combined
;Women
Biathlon
;Men
;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
;Women
;Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
: 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
: 2 Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
: 3 One minute added per missed target.
: 4 Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.
Bobsleigh
;Men
Cross-country skiing
;Men
Sprint
Pursuit
: 1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 10 km relay
;Women
Sprint
Pursuit
: 2 Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 5 km relay
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
Medal round
Semi-final
Gold medal game
Contestants
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
Contestants
Freestyle skiing
;Women
Nordic combined
Men's sprint
Events:
* large hill ski jumping
* 7.5 km cross-country skiing
Men's individual
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Men's Team
Four participants per team.
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 5 km cross-country skiing
Skeleton
;Men
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hill
: 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.
Snowboarding
;Men's halfpipe
;Women's halfpipe
Speed skating
;Men
Notes
References
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Top Winter Olympics medal-winning nations
Nations at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002
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2002 in Norwegian sport