Eivind Henriksen

Eivind Henriksen

Eivind Henriksen at the 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 31) Oslo, Norway
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	81.58 m NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Hammer throw
Updated on 4 August 2021.

Eivind Henriksen (born 14 September 1990) is a Norwegian athlete. He was born in Oslo. 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.

His personal best (also the Norwegian record in the hammer throw) is 81.58 metres, set in 2021 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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

References[]

External links[]

• Eivind Henriksen at World Athletics
• Eivind Henriksen at Olympedia

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