Simon Claussen

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Simon Kolstad Claussen
File:Simon Kolstad Claussen.jpg
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 34)
Setskog, Norway
Sport
SportShooting
ClubHøland/Bjørkelangen
Kisen
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle prone
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 300 m rifle prone team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 300 m standard rifle open
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 300 m rifle 3 positions team
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Osijek 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Osijek 50 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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