Henrik Stephansen

{{Short description|Danish rower (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

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|image= Henrik Stephansen 2013.jpg

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|caption=Stephansen at the 2013 World Championships

|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|6 August 1988}}

|birth_place= Copenhagen, Denmark

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| height = 182 cm

| weight = 78 kg

|sport=Rowing

|club=Furesø RK

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Lake Bled | LM1x }}

{{MedalGold | 2012 Plovdiv | LM1x }}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Chungju|LM1x }}

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Henrik Victor Stephansen (born 6 August 1988) is a Danish rower who competes in single sculls. He won the world title in lightweight category in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and placed 13th at the 2012 Olympics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-world-championships/lightweight-mens-single-sculls/final/|title=2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bled, SLO -(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=30 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2012-world-championships/lightweight-mens-single-sculls/final/|title=2012 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Plovdiv, BUL -(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=30 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-world-championships/lightweight-mens-single-sculls/final/|title=2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=30 August 2017}} He also won the European title in the men's lightweight single scull in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-european-championships/lightweight-mens-single-sculls/final/|title=2013 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Seville, ESP -(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=30 August 2017}} He holds the world lightweight 2000 m record in indoor rowing and was also the first man in the lightweight category to go under 6 minutes for 2000 m.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130509120151/http://concept2.co.uk/records/2000_world World 2,000m Records]. concept2.co.uk{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/24173/stephansen-henrik|title=Henrik STEPHANSEN – worldrowing.com|website=worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=30 August 2017}}