Simon Kolstad Claussen (born 21 June 1991) is a Norwegian sport shooter. His achievements include winning both individual and team medals in rifle shooting at the 2022 world championships. He co-holds a team world record in 50 metre rifle three positions since 2021.
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1991 Setskog, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Høland/Bjørkelangen Kisen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Setskog on 21 June 1991, Claussen represents the clubs Høland/Bjørkelangen skytterlag and Kisen MSL. He has won several national titles in rifle shooting, and represented Norway internationally.[1]
2021
editCompeting at the 2021 European Shooting Championships in Croatia, Claussen won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Jon-Hermann Hegg and Henrik Larsen.[2] He won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team, along with Jenny Stene.[3] He also competed in 50 m rifle 3 positions, placing seventh. Together with Jon-Hermann Hegg and Henrik Larsen, who won individual gold and silver medals, respectively, he set a new world record for teams in the qualifications with a total of 3549 points.[4]
2022
editHe won a silver medal in 300 m rifle at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships.[5][6] He won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Henrik Larsen and Jon-Hermann Hegg, after defeating a French team in the final match.[7] Further, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone mixed team, along with Jeanette Hegg Duestad, as well as gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team, at the 2022 World Championships.[8]
2023
editIn June 2023 Claussen competed at the 2023 European Games, where he won a bronze medal in mixed team, along with Jenny Stene.[9] Along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Jon-Hermann Hegg, he qualified for the finals in 50 metre rifle team, where they placed fourth, defeated by Serbia in the bronze medal match.[10]
At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone team, along with Kim-André Lund and Odd Arne Brekne. He placed fourth in the individual contest.[11]
References
edit- ^ Tosterud, Svein-Erik. "Simon Kolstad Claussen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Rønning, Dag (30 May 2021). "Helmatch-bronse til Jeanette Hegg Duestad – lagsølv til gutta". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Rønning, Dag (31 May 2021). "Lagsølv på helmatch til riflejentene – bronse i mix-lag til Jenny og Simon". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Rønning, Dag (29 May 2021). "EM-gull på helmatch til Jon-Hermann Hegg – sølv til Henrik Larsen". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "VM-sølv til Simon Kolstad Claussen i Kairo". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "VM-sølv til Claussen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 50 m rifle three positions team results" (PDF). isssf-sports.org. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Norge herjet på VMs siste dag – skytegull til Duestad og Claussen". Dagsavisen. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "VM i skyting: Norge tok gull og sølv i lagkonkurransen på 300 meter rifle". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
External links
edit- Simon Claussen at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Simon Claussen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
