Norway national badminton team
The Norway national badminton team () represents Norway in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Norwegian Badminton Association. Norway participated in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The national team have never qualified nor competed in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. Norway is also a medal contender in para-badminton. The nation has won a few gold medals at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, with most medals being won by para-badminton player Helle Sofie Sagøy. History The national team was formed after the formation of the Norwegian Badminton Association on 24 October 1938. Unlike other Scandinavian countries Denmark, Sweden and Finland, the Norwegian team had average results in team events in the 20th century. Men's team The Norwegian men's team lost 9-0 twice to Sweden twice in the qualifiers for the 1961 and 1964 Thomas Cup. The men's team later failed to qualify for the 1967 Thomas Cup after losing 7-2 to Ireland. In 1978, Norway failed to qualify for the Thomas and Uber Cup again when the men's team lost against the Netherlands 6-3. In 1988, they finished as group runners-up for the 1990 Thomas Cup qualifiers, the team won against Mozambique and performed upsets against