Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics
No Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club
1 1 GK Erika Skarbø ( 1987-06-12 ) 12 June 1987 ( aged 21 ) 7 0 Arna-Bjørnar Fotball
2 2 DF Ane Stangeland Horpestad ( c ) ( 1980-06-02 ) 2 June 1980 ( aged 28 ) 100 5 Klepp IL
3 2 DF Gunhild Følstad ( 1981-11-03 ) 3 November 1981 ( aged 26 ) 69 1 Trondheims-Ørn SK
4 3 MF Ingvild Stensland ( 1981-08-03 ) 3 August 1981 ( aged 27 ) 68 2 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
5 2 DF Siri Nordby ( 1978-08-04 ) 4 August 1978 ( aged 30 ) 38 1 Røa IL
6 3 MF Marie Knutsen ( 1982-08-31 ) 31 August 1982 ( aged 25 ) 48 5 Røa IL
7 2 DF Trine Rønning ( 1982-06-14 ) 14 June 1982 ( aged 26 ) 83 15 Kolbotn Fotball
8 4 FW Solveig Gulbrandsen ( 1981-01-12 ) 12 January 1981 ( aged 27 ) 121 39 Kolbotn Fotball
9 4 FW Isabell Herlovsen ( 1988-06-23 ) 23 June 1988 ( aged 20 ) 35 5 Kolbotn Fotball
10 4 FW Melissa Wiik ( 1985-02-07 ) 7 February 1985 ( aged 23 ) 30 12 Asker SK
11 4 FW Leni Larsen Kaurin ( 1981-03-21 ) 21 March 1981 ( aged 27 ) 44 3 1 . FFC Turbine Potsdam
12 2 DF Marit Fiane Christensen ( 1980-12-11 ) 11 December 1980 ( aged 27 ) 58 7 Røa IL
13 3 MF Lene Storløkken ( 1981-06-20 ) 20 June 1981 ( aged 27 ) 34 5 Team Strømmen FK
14 4 FW Guro Knutsen ( 1985-01-10 ) 10 January 1985 ( aged 23 ) 8 1 Røa IL
15 2 DF Marita Skammelsrud Lund ( 1989-01-29 ) 29 January 1989 ( aged 19 ) 7 0 Team Strømmen FK
16 4 FW Elise Thorsnes ( 1988-08-14 ) 14 August 1988 ( aged 19 ) 16 1 Arna-Bjørnar Fotball
17 4 FW Lene Mykjåland ( 1987-02-20 ) 20 February 1987 ( aged 21 ) 18 5 Røa IL
18 1 GK Christine Colombo Nilsen ( 1982-04-30 ) 30 April 1982 ( aged 26 ) 5 0 Kolbotn Fotball
Football -- Women 's tournament
Roster The following is the Norway squad in the women 's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics . [ 11 ] [ 12 ] viewtalk Head coach : Bjarne Berntsen .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player th { background-color : inherit ; border:0 } .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player td { text-align : center ; border:0 }
Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games. A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June, 1 July, 14 July (a handball squad) and 17 July. A total of 85 participants were selected for the Olympics.