Editing Harald V (section)

=== Sporting role ===
In 1994, both the King and Crown Prince Haakon played roles during the opening ceremony of the [[1994 Winter Olympics|Lillehammer Olympics]]. The King opened the games, while the Crown Prince [[List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron|lit the cauldron]], paying tribute to both the King and his [[Olav V of Norway|grandfather]] as Olympians. The King has also represented Norway at opening ceremonies of Olympic Games, among them [[2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Torino]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Beijing]]. However, he was not present in [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Vancouver]]; the Crown Prince attended instead, with the King and Queen attending later in the games.

With his sailing crew he won World Championship bronze, silver and gold medals, in 1988, 1982 and 1987, respectively. In July 2005, the King and his crew aboard the royal sailboat ''Fram XV'' won the gold medal at the European Championships in Sweden. In the 2007 World Championship the King came in sixth place.<ref>[http://www.sb.no/article/20070818/NTBS/2098715440 Sandefjords Blad on the King's performance in the World Championship] {{in lang|no}} Retrieved 10 September 2007. {{dead link|date=December 2015}}</ref>