Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Norway competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.

Norway at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Norway
IPC codeNOR
NPCNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Tokyo, Japan
August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25) – September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)
Competitors15 in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldBirgit SkarsteinRowingWomen's single sculls29 August
 GoldSalum Ageze KashafaliAthleticsMen's 100 metres T1229 August
 BronzeAida DahlenTable tennisWomen's individual class 828 August
 BronzeAnn Cathrin LubbeEquestrianIndividual freestyle test grade III30 August

Competitors
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics112
Badminton011
Equestrian011
Rowing011
Shooting134
Swimming213
Table tennis123
Total51015

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Salum Ageze Kashafali qualified to represent Norway after winning the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Badminton
Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Helle Sofie Sagøy Women's singles SL4  Dransfield (AUS)
W (21–17, 21–13)		  Meier (CAN)
W (21–6, 21–8)		  Srinavakul (THA)
W (21–14, 21–8)		 1 Q  Cheng (CHN)
L (15–21, 10–21)		  Ma (CHN)
L (12–21, 5–21)		 4

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Norway sent one athlete after qualified.[2]

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Norway qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria and securing one of seventh available place.[3]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Birgit Skarstein Women's single sculls 14:27.48 1 FA N/A 10:56.88 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Norway entered four athletes into the Paralympic competition. All of them successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2019 WSPS World Championships which was held in Sydney, Australia.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Sonja Jennie Tobiassen Mixed R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2
Paul Aksel Johansen Mixed R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1
Monica Lillehagen Women's R8 – 50 m rifle three position
Heidi Kristin Soerlie-Rogne Mixed R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Sarah Louise Rung and Andreas Skaar Bjornstad qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. But Norway qualified one more to represent.

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Norway entered three players into the table tennis competition at the games. Tommy Urhaug and Aida Dahlen qualified via World Ranking allocation and Nora Korneliussen who won a gold medal at the World Qualification Tournament.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tommy Urhaug Men's individual C5  Depergola (ARG)
W 3–0		  Palikuća (SRB)
L 0–3		 2 Q  Hunter-Spivey (GBR)
L 2–3		 Did not advance
Nora Korneliussen Women's individual C7  Korkut (TUR)
L 0–3		  Safonova (RPC)
L 0–3		 3 Did not advance
Aida Dahlen Women's individual C8  Lacerda (BRA)
W 3–0		  Wenjuan (CHN)
L 2–3		 2 Q N/A  Arlóy (HUN)
W 3–1		  Jingdian (CHN)
L 0-3		 did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. "2019 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's 100m T12 Final" (pdf). IPC. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  3. "2019 World Rowing Championships". www.worldrowing.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  5. "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
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