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, and also qualified for and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 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.

Eivind Henriksen

Competition record

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Norwegian male hammer throwers

1990 births

Living people

Athletes from Oslo

Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes for Norway

Norwegian Athletics Championships winners

World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway

Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic silver medalists for Norway

Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Norwegian people European Athletics Championships medalists

Eivind Henriksen