Eivind Henriksen
{{Short description|Norwegian hammer thrower (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Eivind Henriksen 6206.jpg
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| caption = Henriksen in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| height =
| weight =
| country = {{NOR}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = Hammer throw
| coach =
| highestranking =
| pb = 81.58 m {{AthAbbr|NR|Norwegian}}
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{NOR}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2020 Tokyo|Hammer throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Eugene|Hammer throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Munich|Hammer throw}}
| updated = 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.{{Cite web |last=NRK |date=7 July 2023 |title=Mardal brøt Henriksens gullrekke - ble norgesmester i slegge |trans-title=Mardal broke Henriksen's gold streak - became Norwegian champion in hammer throw |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/mardal-brot-henriksens-gullrekke---ble-norgesmester-i-slegge-1.16476144 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}
Career
Henriksen made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.{{Cite web |last=Skjerdingstad |first=Anders |date=4 August 2021 |title=Historiske Henriksen knuste den norske rekorden og tok OL-sølv |trans-title=Historical Henriksen crushed the Norwegian record and took Olympic silver |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/historiske-henriksen-knuste-den-norske-rekorden-og-tok-ol-solv-1.15598473 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}{{cite web |title=Eivind Henriksen |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/henriksen-eivind-1043996/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601151807/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/henriksen-eivind-1043996/ |archive-date=1 June 2013 |accessdate=31 July 2012 |work=Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-hammer-throw-fnl-000100-.htm |title=Athletics - Final Results - Men's hammer throw (Tokyo, 2020) |publisher=IOC |date=4 August 2021 |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804194201/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-hammer-throw-fnl-000100-.htm |url-status=dead}}
Henriksen won bronze medals in the hammer throw events at the 2022 World Championships and the 2022 European Championships. He competed in the men's hammer throw event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, placing fourth in the event.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2024 |title=Henriksen 21 centimeter fra OL-bronse: – For ti dager siden kunne jeg ikke kaste |trans-title=Henriksen 21 centimetres from Olympic bronze: – Ten days ago I couldn't throw |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/2024/08/04/medaljen-rok-med-fa-centimeter-tross-arsbeste-i-finalen-for-henriksen/ |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=Dagsavisen |language=no}}
Personal life
Henriksen was born in Oslo on 14 September 1990.
Competition record
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{NOR}} |
|---|
| rowspan=2|2007
|9th |Hammer (5 kg) |71.10 m |
| European Junior Championships
|22nd (q) |Hammer (6 kg) |61.48 m |
| 2008
| – |Hammer (6 kg) |NM |
| 2009
|European Junior Championships |4th |Hammer (6 kg) |76.65 m |
| 2010
|22nd (q) |Hammer |
| rowspan=3|2011
|European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Hammer |72.37 m |
| European U23 Championships
|12th |Hammer |
| World Championships
|24th (q) |Hammer |
| rowspan=2|2012
|14th (q) |Hammer |
| Olympic Games
|13th (q) |Hammer |
| 2014
|17th (q) |Hammer |
| 2015
|6th |Hammer |
| 2016
|16th (q) |Hammer |
| 2018
|5th |Hammer |
| 2019
|6th |Hammer |
| 2021
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |Hammer |81.58 m {{AthAbbr|NR|Norwegian}} |
| rowspan=2|2022
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Hammer |
| European Championships
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Hammer |
| 2023
|7th |Hammer |
| rowspan=2|2024
|7th |Hammer |
| Olympic Games
|4th |Hammer |
References
{{Reflist |refs=
{{cite encyclopedia |title=Eivind Henriksen |first1=Kjell-Olav |last1=Hovde |first2=Jørn |last2=Sundby |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Eivind_Henriksen |language=no |access-date=21 January 2024}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Eivind Henriksen}}
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{European Athletics|14215311}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|eivind-henriksen}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/eivind-henriksen_1878346 Eivind Henriksen] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Team Norway|friidrett/eivind-henriksen}}
- {{Store norske leksikon}}
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Category:Norwegian male hammer throwers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Norway
Category:Norwegian Athletics Championships winners
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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