Norway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.
Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 Games and the 1980 Games which Norway boycotted. Historically, Norway's strongest sports have been sailing and shooting.
Read more about Norway At The 2004 Summer Olympics: Medalists, Non-competing Athletes
Famous quotes containing the words norway and/or summer:
“Such was the very armor he had on
When he the ambitious Norway combated.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Nature confounds her summer distinctions at this season. The heavens seem to be nearer the earth. The elements are less reserved and distinct. Water turns to ice, rain to snow. The day is but a Scandinavian night. The winter is an arctic summer.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)