Eivind Henriksen

Norwegian hammer thrower

Eivind Henriksen

Eivind Henriksen in 2022

Personal information

Born

(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 33)
Oslo, Norway

Sport

Country

Norway

Sport

Athletics

Event

Hammer throw

Achievements and titles

Personal bests

81.58 m NR

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Norway
Olympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	Hammer throw
World Championships
	2022 Eugene	Hammer throw
European Championships
	2022 Munich	Hammer throw

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
2007	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
2012	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
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	Hammer throw	79.45 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	Hammer throw	77.06 m

References

^ "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.
^ "Eivind Henriksen". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ ^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.