Norway at the 2022 World Games

Norway at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors28 (9 men and 19 women) in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
World Games appearances

Norway competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Norway won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. The country finished in 26th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Kjell Egil Bakkelund Powerlifting Men's middleweight 9 July
 Gold Kasper Fosser Orienteering Men's middle distance 16 July
 Silver Women's team Beach handball Women's tournament 15 July
 Silver Mixed team Orienteering Mixed sprint relay 17 July
 Bronze Ingrid Lundanes Orienteering Women's middle distance 16 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Beach handball 0 10 10
Canoe marathon 1 1 2
Dancesport 1 0 1
Orienteering 3 2 5
Powerlifting 2 4 6
Sumo 1 2 3
Total 9 19 28

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

Norway competed in archery.[2]

Beach handball

Main article: Beach handball at the 2022 World Games

Norway won one silver medal in beach handball.[3][4]

Canoe marathon

Main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games

Norway competed in canoe marathon.[5]

Dancesport

Main article: Dancesport at the 2022 World Games

Norway competed in dancesport (breaking).[6]

Orienteering

Main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

Norway won three medals in orienteering.[7][8][9]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

Norway won one gold medal in powerlifting.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Kjell Egil Bakkelund Men's middleweight 327.5 232.5 300.0 860.0 107.33 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asgeir Hoel Men's heavyweight 400.0 255.0 325.0 980.0 100.39 5
Women
Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Karen Hesthammer Women's lightweight 190.0 102.5 175.0 467.5 95.85 4
Marte Elverum Women's heavyweight 250.0 137.5 245.0 632.5 104.57 5
Anna Heranger Women's super heavyweight 260.0 157.5 210.0 627.5 98.92 5
Hildeborg Hugdal 257.5 228.5 195.0 681.0 96.26 7

Sumo

Main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games

Norway competed in sumo.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Beach Handball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Dancesport Breaking Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ Brennan, Eliott (16 July 2022). "Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.