Henrik Christiansen (swimmer)
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1996 Lorenskog, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henrik Christiansen (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian swimmer.
Junior career[edit]
He won three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships.[1]
Senior career[edit]
He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 400 metre freestyle.[2]
He also competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
He turned down swimming scholarship offers from Stanford University and UC Berkeley to continue his training in Norway.[4]
International Swimming League[edit]
In 2019, he was a member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. He won the 400 m freestyle in London.
Records[edit]
He holds multiple national swimming records.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Bowmile, Mitch (4 August 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Takes Huge Chunk Off Norwegian National Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "EM-sølv til Henrik Christiansen: – Jeg har ikke toppet formen - Svømming - VG". Vg.no. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Jones, Molly (24 August 2015). "Christiansen crushes Norwegian records". The Norwegian American. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Dropper anerkjente universitet i USA". NRK (in Norwegian). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Marsteller, Jason (22 March 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Dominates Norwegian Champs". Swimming World. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
External links[edit]
- Henrik Christiansen at World Aquatics
- Henrik Christiansen at Swimrankings.net
- Henrik Christiansen at Olympics.com
- Henrik Christiansen at Olympedia
- Henrik Christiansen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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- 1996 births
- Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Norwegian male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Norway
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Championships (multi-sport event) silver medalists
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Norwegian people
- Norwegian swimming biography stubs