title: Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Magnar Solberg | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
  | Gold | Pål Tyldum | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km (classical) |
  | Silver | Pål Tyldum | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km (classical) |
  | Silver | Magne Myrmo | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km (classical) |
  | Silver | Oddvar Brå Pål Tyldum Ivar Formo Johs Harviken | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
  | Silver | Roar Grønvold | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
  | Silver | Roar Grønvold | Speed skating | Men's 5000m |
  | Bronze | Ivar Formo | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km (classical) |
  | Bronze | Johs Harviken | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km (classical) |
  | Bronze | Inger Aufles Aslaug Dahl Berit Mørdre Lammedal | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3 × 5 km relay |
  | Bronze | Sten Stensen | Speed skating | Men's 5000m |
  | Bronze | Sten Stensen | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Peik Christensen | Downhill | | | | | 1:59.71 | 36 |
  | Erik Håker | Downhill | | | | | 1:53.16 | 5 |
  | Otto Tschudi | Giant Slalom | 1:57.42 | 50 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Peik Christensen | Giant Slalom | 1:38.27 | 33 | 1:40.42 | 17 | 3:18.69 | 23 |
  | Erik Håker | Giant Slalom | 1:31.70 | 1 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  
  ### Men's slalom
  
  | Athlete | Classification | Classification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Peik Christensen | 1:45.36 | 2 | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
  | Erik Håker | DSQ | – | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Otto Tschudi | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Karianne Christiansen | Downhill | | | | | 1:41.25 | 21 |
  | Gyri Sørensen | Downhill | | | | | 1:40.77 | 17 |
  | Toril Førland | Downhill | | | | | 1:40.25 | 11 |
  | Gyri Sørensen | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:37.32 | 28 |
  | Karianne Christiansen | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:37.18 | 27 |
  | Anne Brusletto | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:34.43 | 19 |
  | Toril Førland | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:34.15 | 17 |
  | Gyri Sørensen | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
  | Anne Brusletto | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Karianne Christiansen | Slalom | 52.59 | 24 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Toril Førland | Slalom | 47.75 | 10 | 48.01 | 11 | 1:35.76 | 9 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time $^1$ | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 km | Ragnar Tveiten | 1'17:19.91 | 7 | 1'24:19.91 | 29 |
  | 20 km | Kåre Hovda | 1'16:20.37 | 6 | 1'22:20.37 | 18 |
  | 20 km | Tor Svendsberget | 1'15:26.54 | 3 | 1'18:26.54 | 8 |
  | 20 km | Magnar Solberg | 1'13:55.50 | 2 | 1'15:55.50 | |
  
      $^1$ One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
  
  ### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^2$ | Time | Rank |
  | Tor Svendsberget Kåre Hovda Ivar Nordkild Magnar Solberg | 7 | 1'56:24.21 | 4 |
  
      $^2$ A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km | Magne Myrmo | 47:02.55 | 19 |
  | 15 km | Johs Harviken | 46:46.36 | 15 |
  | 15 km | Oddvar Brå | 46:25.88 | 9 |
  | 15 km | Ivar Formo | 46:02.68 | |
  | 30 km | Ole Ellefsæter | 1'44:25.21 | 31 |
  | 30 km | Magne Myrmo | 1'42:23.40 | 21 |
  | 30 km | Johs Harviken | 1'37:32.44 | |
  | 30 km | Pål Tyldum | 1'37:25.30 | |
  | 50 km | Ole Ellefsæter | 2'46:46.94 | 10 |
  | 50 km | Reidar Hjermstad | 2'44:14.51 | 4 |
  | 50 km | Magne Myrmo | 2'43:29.45 | |
  | 50 km | Pål Tyldum | 2'43:14.75 | |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Oddvar Brå Pål Tyldum Ivar Formo Johs Harviken | 2'04:57.06 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km | Katharina Mo-Berge | 17:49.06 | 17 |
  | 5 km | Inger Aufles | 17:33.14 | 12 |
  | 5 km | Aslaug Dahl | 17:17.49 | 8 |
  | 5 km | Berit Mørdre-Lammedal | 17:16.79 | 7 |
  | 10 km | Katharina Mo-Berge | 37:33.16 | 29 |
  | 10 km | Berit Mørdre-Lammedal | 36:29.43 | 14 |
  | 10 km | Inger Aufles | 36:07.08 | 12 |
  | 10 km | Aslaug Dahl | 35:18.84 | 6 |
  
  ### Women's 3 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Inger Aufles Aslaug Dahl Berit Mørdre-Lammedal | 49:51.49 | |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### First round
  
  Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Finland | 13–1 | Norway |
  
  ### Consolation Round
  
  | Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
  | 8 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
  | 9 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
  | 10 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
  | 11 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
  
  * Norway 5-2 Yugoslavia
  * West Germany 5-1 Norway
  * Japan 4-5 Norway
  * Norway 5-3 Switzerland
  * Contestants Kåre Østensen Thore Wålberg Øivind Berg Jan Kinder Svein Norman Hansen Terje Steen Birger Jansen Thor Martinsen Tom Røymark Tom Christensen Steinar Bjølbakk Svein Haagensen Roy Jansen Bjørn Johansen Morten Sethereng Terje Thoen Bjørn Andreassen Arne Mikkelsen
  
  ## Luge
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Stephen Sinding | 54.98 | 27 | 54.05 | 19 | 53.19 | 20 | 53.19 | 19 | 3:35.41 | 22 |
  | Bjørn Dyrdahl | 54.73 | 25 | 55.13 | 31 | 54.67 | 36 | 53.52 | 24 | 3:38.05 | 30 |
  | Christian Strøm | 53.79 | 13 | 53.68 | 16 | 52.46 | 12 | 53.08 | 17 | 3:33.01 | 14 |
  
  (Men's) Doubles
  
  | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Christian Strøm Stephen Sinding | 45.81 | 14 | 46.25 | 16 | 1:32.06 | 14 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Gjert Andersen | Individual | 67.0 | 71.5 | 173.3 | 23 | 52:04.8 | 187.015 | 26 | 360.315 | 23 |
  | Henning Weid | Individual | 71.0 | 74.0 | 181.3 | 15 | 51:58.1 | 188.020 | 25 | 369.320 | 19 |
  | Kjell Åsvestad | Individual | 71.0 | 74.0 | 183.1 | 13 | 51:36.2 | 191.305 | 23 | 374.405 | 14 |
  | Kåre Olav Berg | Individual | 72.5 | 73.0 | 180.4 | 16 | 50:08.9 | 204.400 | 7 | 384.800 | 8 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Jo Inge Bjørnebye | Normal hill | 68.5 | 90.3 | 67.0 | 83.9 | 174.2 | 51 |
  | Nils-Per Skarseth | Normal hill | 73.5 | 101.3 | 71.0 | 96.3 | 197.6 | 33 |
  | Ingolf Mork | Normal hill | 78.0 | 112.0 | 78.0 | 113.5 | 225.5 | 4 |
  | Frithjof Prydz | Normal hill | 80.0 | 114.2 | 74.0 | 103.6 | 217.8 | 11 |
  | Jo Inge Bjørnebye | Large hill | 85.5 | 86.7 | 81.5 | 81.1 | 167.8 | 34 |
  | Frithjof Prydz | Large hill | 85.0 | 89.0 | 95.5 | 105.7 | 194.7 | 15 |
  | Ingolf Mork | Large hill | 89.0 | 95.6 | 83.0 | 77.7 | 173.3 | 28 |
  | Bjørn Wirkola | Large hill | 93.0 | 97.7 | 74.5 | 64.8 | 162.5 | 37 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Ole Christian Iversen | DNF | – |
  | 500 m | Johan Lind | 41.14 | 18 |
  | 500 m | Lasse Efskind | 40.60 | 12 |
  | 500 m | Per Bjørang | 39.91 | 4 |
  | 1500 m | Dag Fornæss | 2:09.52 | 13 |
  | 1500 m | Svein-Erik Stiansen | 2:08.63 | 11 |
  | 1500 m | Bjørn Tveter | 2:05.94 | 4 |
  | 1500 m | Roar Grønvold | 2:04.26 | |
  | 5000 m | Willy Olsen | 7:36.47 | 5 |
  | 5000 m | Sten Stensen | 7:33.39 | |
  | 5000 m | Roar Grønvold | 7:28.18 | |
  | 10,000 m | Dag Fornæss | 15:53.33 | 13 |
  | 10,000 m | Per Willy Guttormsen | 15:48.71 | 11 |
  | 10,000 m | Sten Stensen | 15:07.88 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 46.33 | 19 |
  | 500 m | Kirsti Biermann | 46.18 | 17 |
  | 500 m | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 45.70 | 11 |
  | 1000 m | Kirsti Biermann | 1:35.76 | 23 |
  | 1000 m | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 1:35.56 | 22 |
  | 1000 m | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 1:33.13 | 9 |
  | 1500 m | Kirsti Biermann | 2:29.94 | 23 |
  | 1500 m | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 2:28.36 | 19 |
  | 1500 m | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 2:24.07 | 8 |
  | 3000 m | Kirsti Biermann | 5:26.21 | 20 |
  | 3000 m | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 5:07.76 | 10 |
  