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Norwegian hammer thrower
Eivind Henriksen
Eivind Henriksen in 2022
Born (1990-09-14 ) 14 September 1990 (age 33)
Oslo , Norway Country
Norway Sport Athletics Event
Hammer throw Personal bests 81.58 m
NR Updated on 18 August 2022.
Eivind Henriksen (born 14 September 1990) is a Norwegian athlete competing in
hammer throw . His achivements include winning a silver medal at the Olympics, and bronze medals at the world championships and European championships.
Career
Henriksen won the silver medal at the
2020 Summer Olympics in the
hammer throw event,
[1] and also qualified for and competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in London.
[2] Among other significant results, Henriksen placed sixth at the
2019 World Championships and fifth at the
2018 European Championships .
In 2022 he won a bronze medal at the
2022 World Championships , and another bronze medal at the
2022 European Championships .
[3]
His personal best (also the
Norwegian record in the hammer throw) is 81.58 metres, set in 2021 at the
Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Personal life
Henriksen was born in
Oslo on 14 September 1990.
[3]
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Norway
2007
World Youth Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
9th
Hammer (5 kg)
71.10 m
European Junior Championships
Hengelo, Netherlands
22nd (q)
Hammer (6 kg)
61.48 m
2008
World Junior Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
–
Hammer (6 kg)
NM
2009
European Junior Championships
Novi Sad, Serbia
4th
Hammer (6 kg)
76.65 m
2010
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
22nd (q)
Hammer
69.98 m
2011
European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)
Sofia, Bulgaria
2nd
Hammer
72.37 m
European U23 Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
12th
Hammer
69.89 m
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
24th (q)
Hammer
71.27 m
2012
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
14th (q)
Hammer
72.54 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
13th (q)
Hammer
74.62 m
2014
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
17th (q)
Hammer
72.31 m
2015
Universiade
Gwangju, South Korea
6th
Hammer
71.47 m
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
16th (q)
Hammer
71.93 m
2018
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
5th
Hammer
76.86 m NR
2019
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
6th
Hammer
77.38 m
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
2nd
Hammer throw
81.58 m
NR
2022
World Championships
Eugene, United States
3rd
Hammer throw
80.87 m
European Championships
Munich, Germany
3rd
Hammer throw
79.45 m
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
7th
Hammer throw
77.06 m
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