List of Norwegian sportspeople

This is a list of people from Norway involved in sports or athletics.

Association football

 * Marius Aam, defender
 * Magnus Aasbrenn, defender
 * Paal Christian Alsaker, midfielder
 * Henning Berg, defender, coach, and manager
 * Tommy Bertheussen, goalkeeper
 * Oscar Bobb, winger
 * Daniel Braaten, winger
 * Thomas Breivik, defender
 * Gøran van den Burgt, midfielder
 * John Carew, forward
 * Lorenzo Caroprese, defender
 * Nils Arne Eggen, defender, coach, and manager
 * Mathias Eikenes, forward
 * Herman Ekeberg, defender
 * Martin Elvestad, midfielder
 * Robert Evensen, defender
 * Torill Fjellestad, defender
 * Tore André Flo, striker and youth coach
 * Olav Førli, goalkeeper
 * Morten Gamst Pedersen, winger
 * Thomas Gjørtz, defender
 * Erling Haaland, striker
 * Vebjørn Hagen, defender
 * Espen Hagh, midfielder
 * Trond Hansen, footballer, coach, and manager
 * Endre Hansen, midfielder
 * Ørjan Berg Hansen, defender
 * Åge Hareide, defender, coach, and manager
 * Ada Hegerberg, striker
 * Isabell Herlovsen, midfielder and striker
 * Øystein Hesjedal, defender
 * Ulf Karlsen, defender
 * Jørn Karlsrud, midfielder
 * Edwin Kjeldner, midfielder
 * Morten Kolseth, defender
 * Øyvind Leonhardsen, midfielder
 * Johan Martin Lianes, goalkeeper
 * Atle Maurud, striker
 * Aurora Mikalsen, goalkeeper
 * John Ole Moe, goalkeeper
 * Torger Motland, striker
 * Thomas Myhre, goalkeeper
 * Colin N'kee, forward
 * Erik Noppi, defender
 * Gunnar Norebø, midfielder
 * Martin Ødegaard, Striker
 * Jan Økern, footballer
 * Egil "Drillo" Olsen, winger, coach and manager
 * Morten-André Olsen, goalkeeper
 * Jan Petter Olsen, striker
 * Helge Øvreberg, defender
 * Lars Øvrebø, midfielder
 * Arild Rebne, midfielder
 * Kjetil Rekdal, midfielder, coach, and manager
 * Guro Reiten, midfielder
 * Bjørn Helge Riise, midfielder
 * Hege Riise, Olympic footballer
 * John Arne Riise, left back and midfielder
 * Karl Erik Rimfeldt, defender
 * Ludvig Rinde, defender
 * Torgeir Rugtvedt, defender
 * Tommy Runar, goalkeeper
 * Pål Rustadstuen, midfielder
 * Vegard Sannes, midfielder
 * Jan Magne Skanke, footballer
 * Espen Skistad, goalkeeper
 * Iver Sletten, striker
 * Trond Sollied, defender and manager
 * Ole Gunnar Solskjær, forward and manager
 * Lars Sørlien, midfielder
 * Tim Henrik Sperrevik, forward
 * Jens Petter Stang, defender
 * Ronny Støbakk, midfielder
 * Pål Anders Stubsveen, footballer
 * Geir Sundal, defender
 * Tor Sveen, striker
 * Erik Thorstvedt, goalkeeper
 * Thomas Tøllefsen, goalkeeper
 * Finn-Georg Tomulevski, defender
 * Frank Tønnesen, defender
 * Kenneth Trones, defender
 * Leif Tsolis, coach
 * Øystein Vetti, defender
 * Trond Vinterstø, defender
 * Morten Wivestad, defender
 * Martin Ødegaard, midfielder

Handball

 * Ane Eidem, right back
 * Sebastian Barthold, left wing
 * Are Grongstad, handballer
 * Birgitte Karlsen Hagen, left back
 * Anja Hammerseng-Edin, central back
 * Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Olympian, center back
 * André Jørgensen, left back
 * Kristian Kjelling, left back
 * Lars Nordberg, back player
 * Inga Berit Svestad, right wing
 * Hermann Vildalen, left back

Rowing

 * Alf Hansen, rower
 * Frank Hansen, rower
 * Olaf Tufte, rower

Running

 * Mensen Ernst, long distance
 * Filip Ingebrigtsen, middle distance
 * Henrik Ingebrigtsen, middle distance
 * Jakob Ingebrigtsen, middle distance
 * Ingrid Kristiansen, long distance
 * Christina Vukicevic, hurdle race
 * Grete Waitz, long distance
 * Susanne Wigene, middle and long distance
 * Susanne Wigene, middle and long distance

Other

 * Simen Agdestein, chess player
 * Bea Ballintijn, swimmer at the 1948 Summer Olympics
 * Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, flyweight boxer
 * Edvald Boasson Hagen, cyclist
 * Henrik Bjørnstad, golfer
 * Cecilia Brækhus, boxer
 * Magnus Carlsen, World chess champion
 * Rune Dalsjø, rally driver
 * Egil Danielsen, javelin thrower, Olympian
 * Trygve Diskerud, harness racer
 * Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, mountain biker, Olympian
 * Ailo Gaup, FMX motorcyclist
 * Stian Grimseth, weightlifter
 * Bente Grønli, multiple Paralympic medallist in swimming and ice sledge racing
 * Kjell Håkonsen, harness racing coachman
 * Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
 * Joachim Hansen, MMA fighter
 * Harald V of Norway, yacht sailor, Olympian
 * Trine Hattestad, javelin thrower
 * Dennis Hauger, racing driver
 * Knut Holmann, kayaker
 * Viktor Hovland, golfer
 * Anne Sophie Hunstad, javelin thrower
 * Thor Hushovd, cyclist
 * Nila Håkedal, beach volleyball player
 * Richard Ordemann, taekwondo athlete
 * Suzann "Tutta" Pettersen, golfer
 * Bartosz Piasecki, fencer
 * Kjersti Plätzer, race walker
 * Knute Rockne, American college football coach
 * Jon Rønningen, wrestler
 * Casper Ruud, tennis player
 * Henning Solberg, rally driver
 * Petter Solberg, rally driver
 * Jan Stenerud, American football kicker
 * Steffen Tangstad, heavy weight boxer
 * Andreas Thorkildsen, javelin thrower
 * Sune Wentzel, flying disc athlete
 * Babe Didriksen Zaharias, Olympic athlete and LPGA golfer

Curling

 * Linn Githmark, curler
 * Dordi Nordby, curler
 * Pål Trulsen, curler
 * Thomas Ulsrud, curler

Ice hockey

 * Mats Zuccarello (born 1987), winger
 * Jørn Goldstein (born 1953), goalie, player at the 1984 Winter Olympics
 * Espen "Shampoo" Knutsen (born 1972), retired centre, now manager
 * Patrick Thoresen, winger, player at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics
 * Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, defenceman, player at the 2010 Winter Olympics
 * Tore Vikingstad, retired centre

Skiing

 * Hans Anton Aalien, blind cross-country skier
 * Finn Aamodt, former head coach of the Norwegian alpine skiing team
 * Kjetil André Aamodt, alpine skier
 * Geir Ludvig Aasen Ouren, cross-country skier
 * Thomas Alsgaard, cross-country skier
 * Berit Aunli, cross-country skier
 * Anders Bardal, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
 * Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier
 * Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier
 * Espen Bredesen, ski jumper
 * Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier
 * Bjørn Einar Romøren, ski jumper
 * Stein Eriksen, alpine skier
 * Frode Estil, cross-country skier
 * Johan Remen Evensen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
 * Kristin Fridtun, ski jumper
 * Tord Asle Gjerdalen, cross-country skier
 * Kim-Roar Hansen, ski jumper
 * Tom Hilde, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
 * Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, cross-country skier
 * Anders Jacobsen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
 * Lasse Kjus, alpine skier
 * Frode Lillefjell, cross-country skier and coach
 * Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper
 * Ingolf Mork, ski jumper
 * Sondre Norheim, pioneering alpine skier
 * Petter Northug, double Olympic Gold cross- country skier
 * Simen Østensen, cross-country skier
 * Hilde G. Pedersen, cross-country skier
 * Øystein Pettersen, cross-country skier
 * Sigurd Pettersen, ski jumper
 * Kathrine Rokke, cross-country skier
 * Birger Ruud, ski jumper
 * Oddvar Saga, ski jumper
 * Bente Skari, cross-country skier
 * Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier
 * Vegard Sklett, ski jumper
 * Herman Smith-Johannsen, supercentenarian Norwegian-Canadian skiing pioneer
 * John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson, Norwegian-American skiing pioneer
 * Ole Martin Storlien, Nordic combined skier
 * Kari Traa, freestyle skier
 * Vegard Ulvang, cross-country skier
 * Bjørn Wirkola, ski jumper

Snowboarding

 * Kjersti Buaas, bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics women's competition
 * Daniel Franck, silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics men's competition
 * Terje Håkonsen, professional freestyle snowboarder active in the 1990s
 * Torstein Horgmo, professional snowboarder
 * Stine Brun Kjeldaas, silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics women's competition
 * Silje Norendal, professional snowboarder, participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Speed skating

 * Roald Aas
 * Hjalmar Andersen
 * Ivar Ballangrud
 * Eskil Ervik
 * Bernt Evensen
 * Rolf Falk-Larssen
 * Sverre Farstad
 * Per Willy Guttormsen
 * Øystein Grødum
 * Finn Helgesen
 * Bjørg Eva Jensen
 * Knut Johannesen
 * Geir Karlstad
 * Johann Olav Koss
 * Fred Anton Maier
 * Oscar Mathisen
 * Per Ivar Moe
 * Sten Stensen
 * Jan Egil Storholt
 * Ådne Søndrål
 * Magne Thomassen
 * Even Wetten

Other

 * Ole Einar Bjørndalen, biathlete
 * Sonja Henie, figure skater and movie star
 * Tore Johannessen, president of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
 * Axel Paulsen, figure skater
 * Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée, biathlete
 * Robert Sørlie, dogsled racer