Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Audun Garshol
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- Heat — 10.49 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
- Quarter final — 10.55 s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Audun Garshol
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- Heat — 21.16 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
- Quarter final — 25.30 s (→ did not advance)
Women's 1500 metres
- Wenche Sørum
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- Heat — 4:14.10 min (→ advanced to the semi final)
- Semi final — 4:09.70 min (→ did not advance)
- Grete Waitz
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- Heat — 4:16.00 min (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Per Halle
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- Heat — 13:38.6 min (→ advanced to the final)
- Final — 13:34.38 min (→ 7th place)
- Arne Risa
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- Heat — 14:01.6 min (→ did not advance)
- Knut Børø
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- Heat — 14:15.8 min (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Arne Risa
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- Heat — 14:01.6 min (→ did not advance)
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
- Jan Voje
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- Heat — 8:42.0 min (→ did not advance)
- Sverre Sørnes
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- Heat — 8:54.8 min (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Leif Roar Falkum
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- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Finn Bendixen
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- Qualification — 7.61 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Kristen Fløgstad
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- Qualification — 16.41 m (→ advanced to the final)
- Final — 16.44 m (→ 8th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Bjørn Grimnes
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- 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)
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