Norway at the
2017 Deaflympics
IOC codeNOR
Websitewww.doveidrett.no
in Samsun
Competitors7
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer appearances
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1931
  • 1935
  • 1939
  • 1949
  • 1953
  • 1957
  • 1961
  • 1965
  • 1969
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  • 1981
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  • 2001
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  • 2009
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  • 2017
  • 2021

Norway competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun, Turkey. Norway sent a delegation consisting of 7 participants for the event.[1] This was the 20th consecutive time that Norway participated at the Summer Deaflympics since making its Deaflympic debut in 1931.

Norwegian athletes claimed 2 medals in the event including a gold medal and a bronze medal.[2] Trude Raad won the women's hammer throw event and broke her own world record in the women's hammer throw after claiming gold medal with a record time of 66.05[3][4]

Medalists

Name Medal Sport Event
Trude Raad  Gold Athletics Women's hammer throw
Andrea Hjellegjerde  Bronze Golf Women's individual

Medal table

Sport  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Athletics 1 0 0 1
Golf 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ↑ "Norway | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Women's hammer throw | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
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