Norway at The 1972 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Audun Garshol

• Heat — 10.49 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
• Quarter final — 10.55 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Audun Garshol

• Heat — 21.16 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
• Quarter final — 25.30 s (→ did not advance)

Women's 1500 metres

• Wenche Sørum

• Heat — 4:14.10 min (→ advanced to the semi final)
• Semi final — 4:09.70 min (→ did not advance)

• Grete Waitz

• Heat — 4:16.00 min (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Per Halle

• Heat — 13:38.6 min (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 13:34.38 min (→ 7th place)

• Arne Risa

• Heat — 14:01.6 min (→ did not advance)

• Knut Børø

• Heat — 14:15.8 min (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Arne Risa

• Heat — 14:01.6 min (→ did not advance)

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

• Jan Voje

• Heat — 8:42.0 min (→ did not advance)

• Sverre Sørnes

• Heat — 8:54.8 min (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Leif Roar Falkum

• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Finn Bendixen

• Qualification — 7.61 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Kristen Fløgstad

• Qualification — 16.41 m (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 16.44 m (→ 8th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Bjørn Grimnes

• Round 1 — 77.54 metres (→ advanced to the final)
• Final — 83.08 metres (→ 5th place)

Men's 20 km walk

• Jan Rolstad — 1:33:03 hrs (→ 11th place)

Men's 50 km walk

• Kjell Georg Lund — 4:34.23 hrs (→ 24th place)