Eivind Henriksen

Eivind Henriksen OLY (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]

Henriksen was born in Oslo on 14 September 1990.^[5]

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	81.58 m NR
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	3rd	Hammer	80.87 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	Hammer	79.45 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	Hammer	77.06 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	Hammer	76.51 m
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	4th	Hammer	79.18 m

^ 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.