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Simon Claussen

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Simon Kolstad Claussen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 35)
Setskog, Norway
Sport
SportShooting
ClubHøland/Bjørkelangen
Kisen
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo300 m rifle prone
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo50 m rifle 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place2022 Cairo50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku300 m rifle prone team
Silver medal – second place2022 Cairo300 m standard rifle open
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku300 m rifle 3 positions team
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków–Małopolska50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Osijek50 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal – third place2021 Osijek50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team

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.

Biography

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Born 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

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Competing 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

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He 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 Larsen and 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

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In 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

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  1. Tosterud, Svein-Erik. "Simon Kolstad Claussen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. Rønning, Dag (30 May 2021). "Helmatch-bronse til Jeanette Hegg Duestad – lagsølv til gutta". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "VM-sølv til Simon Kolstad Claussen i Kairo". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. "VM-sølv til Claussen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. "Men's 50 m rifle three positions team results" (PDF). isssf-sports.org. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. "Norge herjet på VMs siste dag – skytegull til Duestad og Claussen". Dagsavisen. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. "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.
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