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Henri Junghänel
Junghänel in 2016
Personal information
Born (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)
Breuberg, Germany[1]
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Germany
SportShooting
EventISSF 50 meter rifle prone
College teamUniversity of Kentucky[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m rifle prone
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 50 m rifle prone

Henri Junghänel (also spelled Junghaenel, born 5 February 1988)[3] is a German shooter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event.

He attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Kentucky Wildcats rifle team and graduated in 2013 with a mechanical engineering degree.[2]

Olympic results

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Event 2016
50 metre rifle prone 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold
627.8+209.5

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Henri Junghänel". TeamDeutschland.de (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Former Kentucky All-American wins Olympic gold in rifle". Kentucky.com (Lexington Herald-Leader). 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Henri Junghaenel". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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