Personal information | |
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Born | Oslo, Norway | 14 September 1990
Sport | |
Country | Norway |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests | 81.58 m NR |
Medal record | |
Updated on 18 August 2022 |
Eivind Henriksen (born 14 September 1990) is a Norwegian athlete competing in hammer throw. He is a three-time Olympian and won the silver medal in the men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Henriksen is also a World Championships and European Championships bronze medalist, and a thirteen-time Norwegian champion in hammer throw.[1]
Career
Henriksen made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2][3] He placed fifth at the 2018 European Championships and sixth at the 2019 World Championships. Henriksen won the silver medal in the men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, while also setting a new Norwegian record in the event at 81.58 metres.[2][4]
Henriksen won bronze medals in the hammer throw events at the 2022 World Championships and the 2022 European Championships.[5] He competed in the men's hammer throw event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, placing fourth in the event.[6]
Personal life
Henriksen was born in Oslo on 14 September 1990.[5]
Competition record
References
- ^ NRK (7 July 2023). "Mardal brøt Henriksens gullrekke - ble norgesmester i slegge" [Mardal broke Henriksen's gold streak - became Norwegian champion in hammer throw]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Skjerdingstad, Anders (4 August 2021). "Historiske Henriksen knuste den norske rekorden og tok OL-sølv" [Historical Henriksen crushed the Norwegian record and took Olympic silver]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Eivind Henriksen". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results - Men's hammer throw (Tokyo, 2020)". IOC. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b Hovde, Kjell-Olav; Sundby, Jørn. "Eivind Henriksen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Henriksen 21 centimeter fra OL-bronse: – For ti dager siden kunne jeg ikke kaste" [Henriksen 21 centimetres from Olympic bronze: – Ten days ago I couldn't throw]. Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
- Eivind Henriksen at World Athletics
- Eivind Henriksen at European Athletics
- Eivind Henriksen at Olympics.com
- Eivind Henriksen at Olympedia (archive)
- Eivind Henriksen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
- Norwegian male hammer throwers
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Oslo
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Norway
- Norwegian Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Norwegian athletics biography stubs