Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Each of the undersigned Officers of Oglebay Norton Company (the “Company”), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to their knowledge:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ending June 30, 2003 (the “Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

DATE: August 8, 2003	By:	/s/ Michael D. Lundin
	Michael D. Lundin President and Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ Julie A. Boland
	Julie A. Boland Vice President and Chief Financial Officer