Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics


Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games. A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June, 1 July, 14 July and 17 July. A total of 85 participants were selected for the Olympics.

Medalists

Athletics

;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
Ida MarcussenResult14.071.7112.9725.026.0647.372:14.96601521*
Ida MarcussenPoints968867725885868809893601521*

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Marcussen moved up a position.

Canoeing

Sprint

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

On 1 August, Thor Hushovd announced his withdrawal due to an illness, and was replaced by Nordhaug.

Mountain biking

BMX

Equestrian

Show jumping

* Tony André Hansen's horse Camiro tested positive for the pain relieving medication capsaicin, a banned substance. Hansen was later disqualified. Without Hansen's score, the team was below the threshold to advance to round 2 of the finals. Therefore, the bronze medal was stripped and awarded to the team from Switzerland.

Fencing

;Men

Football

The men's under-21 team failed to qualify after drawing with Bosnia-Herzegovina and losing to Armenia in the first qualifying stage. Meanwhile, the women's team qualified for the Olympics after placing in the semi-final round at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play

Handball

The women's team qualified due to winning the European Championships.

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold medal game
;Final rank

Rowing

;Men
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

;Men
;Women
The Norwegian Shooting Federation had suggested selecting Ingrid Stubsjøen for the team, but the Norwegian National Olympic Committee selected Vestveit instead after good performances in the final World Cup event of the 2008 season.

Swimming

Alexander Dale Oen won Norway's first ever swimming medal at the Olympics.
;Men
;Women

Taekwondo

Volleyball

Beach

Weightlifting

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman