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Latest Norway Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Handball | Women's Team Handball | |
| Gold | Canoe/Kayak | Men's Kayak Singles 1000m | Eirik Veras Larsen |
| Silver | Fencing | Men's Individual Epee | Bartosz Piasecki |
| Bronze | Cycling | Men's Road Race | Alexander Kristoff |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Men's Marathon | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Handball | Women's Team Handball | Final | Montenegro 23 - 26 Norway |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Men's Javelin Throw | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Cycling | Women's Cross-Country | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Men's 50km Race Walk | Final | See Results |
| Diving | Men's 10m Platform | Preliminary | See Results |
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Schedule
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- Symbol for Regular Contest
- Medals
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- Rank 35
- Gold 2
- Silver 1
- Bronze 1
- Total 4
- Capital City
- Oslo
- Official Languages
- Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official)
- National Languages
- Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities
- Total Area
- 125,021 miles² (323,802 km²)
- Population
- 4,644,457 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |