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.
Career Henriksen made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 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.
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.
In September 2025 he qualified for the hammer throw final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, and placed ninth in the final.
Personal life Henriksen was born in Oslo on 14 September 1990.
Competition record Representing 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic9thHammer (5 kg)71.10 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands22nd (q)Hammer (6 kg)61.48 m2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland –Hammer (6 kg)NM2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia4thHammer (6 kg)76.65 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain22nd (q)Hammer69.98 m2011European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)Sofia, Bulgaria2ndHammer72.37 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic12thHammer69.89 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea24th (q)Hammer71.27 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (q)Hammer72.54 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom13th (q)Hammer74.62 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland17th (q)Hammer72.31 m2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea6thHammer71.47 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands16th (q)Hammer71.93 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5thHammer76.86 m NR2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6thHammer77.38 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan2ndHammer81.58 m 2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States3rdHammer80.87 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany3rdHammer79.45 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7thHammer77.06 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy7thHammer76.51 mOlympic GamesParis, France4thHammer79.18 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan9thHammer76.47 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom19th (q)Hammer72.06 m
References
External links
Eivind Henriksen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)