Norway at the World Athletics Championships

Norway at the
World Championships in Athletics
Norway at the; World Championships in Athletics
WA code	NOR
National federation	Norges Friidrettsforbund
Website	www.friidrett.no
Medals; Ranked 21st	Gold 12 Silver 6 Bronze 6 Total 24
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
	1980; 1983; 1987; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023;

Norway has participated in every edition of the World Athletics Championships since 1980.^[1]^: 538

Medalists[edit]

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Bronze	Ingrid Kristiansen^[1]^: 267	1980 Sittard	Women's 3000 metres
Gold	Grete Waitz^[1]^: 277	1983 Helsinki	Women's marathon
Gold	Ingrid Kristiansen^[1]^: 273	1987 Rome	Women's 10,000 metres
Silver	Lars Arvid Nilsen^[1]^: 180	1991 Tokyo	Men's shot put
Gold	Trine Hattestad^[1]^: 329	1993 Stuttgart	Women's javelin throw
Bronze	Vebjørn Rodal^[1]^: 113	1995 Gothenburg	Men's 800 metres
Gold	Hanne Haugland^[1]^: 297	1997 Athens	Women's high jump
Gold	Trine Hattestad^[1]^: 330	1997 Athens	Women's javelin throw
Bronze	Trine Hattestad^[1]^: 330	1999 Seville	Women's javelin throw
Silver	Andreas Thorkildsen^[1]^: 199	2005 Helsinki	Men's javelin throw
Silver		2007 Osaka	Men's javelin throw
Gold		2009 Berlin	Men's javelin throw
Gold	Trond Nymark^[1]^: 216	2009 Berlin	Men's 50 kilometres walk
Silver	Andreas Thorkildsen^[1]^: 200	2011 Daegu	Men's javelin throw
Gold	Karsten Warholm^[2]^[3]^{: 09 Aug 2017}	2017 London	Men's 400 metres hurdles
Bronze	Filip Ingebrigtsen^[3]^{: 13 Aug 2017}	2017 London	Men's 1500 metres
Gold	Karsten Warholm	2019 Doha	Men's 400 metres hurdles
Gold	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	2022 Eugene	Men's 5000 metres
Silver	Jakob Ingebrigtsen		Men's 1500 metres
Bronze	Eivind Henriksen		Men's Hammer throw
Gold	Karsten Warholm	2023 Budapest	Men's 400 metres hurdles
Gold	Jakob Ingebrigtsen		Men's 5000 metres
Silver	Jakob Ingebrigtsen		Men's 1500 metres
Bronze	Narve Gilje Nordås		Men's 1500 metres

Medal tables[edit]

By championships[edit]


Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1976 Malmö	0	0	0	0
1980 Sittard^[1]^: 538	0	0	1	1
1983 Helsinki^[1]^: 538	1	0	0	1
1987 Rome^[1]^: 538	1	0	0	1
1991 Tokyo^[1]^: 538	0	1	0	1
1993 Stuttgart^[1]^: 538	1	0	0	1
1995 Gothenburg^[1]^: 538	0	0	1	1
1997 Athens^[1]^: 538	2	0	0	2
1999 Seville^[1]^: 538	0	0	1	1
2001 Edmonton	0	0	0	0
2003 Saint-Denis^[1]^: 538	0	0	0	0
2005 Helsinki^[1]^: 538	0	1	0	1
2007 Osaka^[1]^: 538	0	1	0	1
2009 Berlin^[1]^: 538	2	0	0	2
2011 Daegu^[1]^: 538	0	1	0	1
2013 Moscow^[1]^: 538	0	0	0	0
2015 Beijing	0	0	0	0
2017 London^[3]^{: Medal Table}	1	0	1	2
2019 Doha	1	0	0	1
2022 Eugene	1	1	1	3
2023 Budapest	2	1	1	4
Totals (21 entries)	12	6	6	24

By event[edit]


Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Throwing	3	4	2	9
Hurdling	3	0	0	3
Middle-distance running	2	2	4	8
Long-distance running	2	0	0	2
Jumping	1	0	0	1
Racewalking	1	0	0	1
Totals (6 entries)	12	6	6	24

By gender[edit]


Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Men	7	6	4	17
Women	5	0	2	7

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Butler, Mark, ed. (2017). IIAF World Championships London 2017 Statistics Handbook (PDF). Retrieved 9 Oct 2019.
^ Casert, Raf (August 10, 2017). "Makwala reaches 200 final at world championships". The Sentinel. Vol. 157, no. 42. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Lee Enterprises. Associated Press. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. The biggest surprise on a cold and wet night came in the 400 hurdles. Karsten Warholm of Norway held off Yasmani Copello of Turkey and Kerron Clement of the United States for gold.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Norway". IAAF World Championships London 2017. IAAF. Retrieved 9 Oct 2019.

[StatsBook_IIAFLondon2017-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Butler, Mark, ed. (2017). IIAF World Championships London 2017 Statistics Handbook (PDF). Retrieved 9 Oct 2019.

[2] Casert, Raf (August 10, 2017). "Makwala reaches 200 final at world championships". The Sentinel. Vol. 157, no. 42. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Lee Enterprises. Associated Press. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. The biggest surprise on a cold and wet night came in the 400 hurdles. Karsten Warholm of Norway held off Yasmani Copello of Turkey and Kerron Clement of the United States for gold.

[NorwayIAAF2017-3] "Norway". IAAF World Championships London 2017. IAAF. Retrieved 9 Oct 2019.

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