Henrik Larsen (born 8 September 1997) is a Norwegian

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

. His achievements include individual gold and silver medals at the European championships, and team gold medals both in World and European championships. He holds a team world record in

50 metre rifle three positions 50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing ...

since 2021.

Biography

Larsen was born in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

on 8 September 1997. He enrolled at the

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(UK) in 2017, but only spent the 2017–18 school year there. During his year at UK, he competed for the school's rifle team, leading the Wildcats to an NCAA team title, winning the individual NCAA title in air rifle, and being named a first-team All-American in all three possible disciplines (air rifle, smallbore, aggregate).

2021

Competing at the

2021 European Shooting Championships The 2021 European Shooting Championships were held from 22 May to 5 June 2021 in Osijek, Croatia. 1,473 athletes from 52 countries competed. The championship was originally scheduled to only include events for shotgun, cartridge rifle and pistol ...

in Croatia, Larsen won an individual gold medal in 50 m rifle prone. This was Larsen's first international medal in senior championships. He won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions, behind winner Jon-Hermann Hegg. Together with Simon Claussen, who placed 7th in the final, these three set a new world record for teams in the qualifications, with 3549 points, all three qualifying for the final. He won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Jon-Hermann Hegg and Simon Claussen. He represented Norway at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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2021, competing in men's 10 m air rifle and in 50 metre rifle three positions.

2022

At the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo he won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Simon Claussen and Jon-Hermann Hegg, after defeating a French team in the final match.

2023

At the 2023 European 10 m Events Championships in Tallinn, he won the bronze final against Sweden in 10 m air rifle mixed team, teamed with Jenny Stene. Competing at the

2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 53rd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 14 August to 1 September 2023. They also served as a qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Medal table Men Non-Olympic event Women Non-O ...

in Baku, he won the team gold medal in 50 m rifle prone, along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Jon-Hermann Hegg. He won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Jon-Hermann Hegg.

2024

In May 2024 Larsen won a team gold medal in 50 metre rifle match at the European Championships with the Norwegian team, along with Jon-Hermann Hegg and Ole Martin Halvorsen. He placed seventh in the final in the individual contest.

2025

In March 2025 Larsen won a team gold medal in 10m air rifle at the European championships, along with Jon-Hermann Hegg and Ole Martin Halvorsen.

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