| Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | NOR |
| NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| inTokyo, Japan August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25) – September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) | |
| Competitors | 15 in 7 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Norway competed at the2020 Summer Paralympics inTokyo,Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgit Skarstein | Rowing | Women's single sculls | 29 August | |
| Salum Ageze Kashafali | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T12 | 29 August | |
| Aida Dahlen | Table tennis | Women's individual class 8 | 28 August | |
| Ann Cathrin Lubbe | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade III | 30 August |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Salum Ageze Kashafali qualified to represent Norway after winning the gold medal in themen's 100 metres T12 event at the2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
| 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 | W (21–17, 21–13) | W (21–6, 21–8) | W (21–14, 21–8) | 1Q | L (15–21, 10–21) | L (12–21, 5–21) | 4 |
Norway sent one athlete after qualified.[2]
Norway qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the games by winning the gold medal at the2019 World Rowing Championships inOttensheim,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 | 1FA | N/A | 10:56.88 | ||
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);R=Repechage
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 inSydney,Australia.[4]
Sarah Louise Rung andAndreas Skaar Bjornstad qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. But Norway qualified one more to represent.
Norway entered three players into the table tennis competition at the games.Tommy Urhaug andAida Dahlen qualified via World Ranking allocation andNora Korneliussen who won a gold medal at the World Qualification Tournament.[5]
| 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 | W 3–0 | L 0–3 | 2Q | L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Nora Korneliussen | Women's individual C7 | L 0–3 | L 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Aida Dahlen | Women's individual C8 | W 3–0 | L 2–3 | 2Q | N/A | W 3–1 | L 0–3 | did not advance | |