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Ole Martin Halvorsen

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Ole Martin Halvorsen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportShooting
ClubKisen
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 50 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 50 m rifle 3 positions team

Ole Martin Halvorsen (born 11 February 2000) is a Norwegian sport shooter. His achievements include winning team gold and bronze medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships, and one individual victory in an ISSF World Cup event.

Biography

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Halvorsen was born on 11 February 2000. Hailing from Blomøy, he represents the club Kisen Miniatyrskytterlag.[1][2]

2023

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In June 2023 Halvorsen competed at the 2023 European Games, along with Simon Claussen and Jon-Hermann Hegg. The Norwegian team qualified for the finals in 50 metre rifle, where they placed fourth, defeated by Serbia in the bronze medal match.[3]

Competing at the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, Halvorsen won the team gold medal in 50 m rifle prone, along with Jon-Hermann Hegg and Henrik Larsen.[4] He also won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Hegg and Larsen.[5]

2024

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At the European Championships in May 2024 Halvorsen won a team gold medal in 50m rifle match with the Norwegian team, along with Henrik Larsen and Jon-Hermann Hegg.[6] At the 2024 ISSF World Cup event in Munich in June, he placed first in 50 m rifle match, ahead of István Péni and Jon-Hermann Hegg.[7][8]

He was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, along with five other Norwegian shooters.[9] His first competition in the Olympics was in mixed air rifle team with team mate Synnøve Berg.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Ole Martin ble verdensmester". Vestnytt (in Norwegian). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Ole Martin Halvorsen". teamnor.no. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Norsk VM-gull for første gang på 21 år: – Laggullene er de fineste". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "7. plass til Jenny Stene og 2 x lagbronse til Norge i 50m match". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Jon-Hermann Hegg ble europamester". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Ole Martin Halvorsen med verdenscupseier i OL-øvelsen 50 meter match". vg.no. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Ukjente Ole Martin Halvorsen vant verdenscupkonkurranse i skyting". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ "16 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL i Paris" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Olympiatoppen. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ Fange, Per Øyvind; Solbakken, Hans; Svarstad, Anne (27 July 2024). "OL-drama: Tapte med 0,1 poeng i sluttsekundene". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2024.