Håvard Jørgensen (wrestler)

Håvard Jørgensen (born 10 April 1999) is a Norwegian Greco‑Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Nordic champion and a bronze medalist at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships.

Håvard Jørgensen

Personal information
Born	(1999-04-10) April 10, 1999 (age 26)
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	67 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Kolbotn IL / Lambertseter BK
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Norway European Championships 2023 Zagreb 67 kg Grand Prix 2025 Zagreb 67 kg 2023 Dortmund 67 kg 2025 Budapest 67 kg Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2025 Varna 67 kg 2023 Sofia 67 kg Nordic Championships 2019 Kristiansund 67 kg 2021 Herning 72 kg World Cadets Championships 2014 Snina 50 kg European Cadets Championships 2016 Stockholm 63 kg

Career

Jørgensen has been one of Norway’s top Greco-Roman wrestlers since his teenage years. He became Nordic champion in 2019 in Kristiansund (67 kg) and again in 2021 in Herning (72 kg). That same year, he placed 10th at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo.^[1]

He represented Norway at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, where he finished 7th in the 67 kg category.^[2]

At the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Jørgensen won a bronze medal after defeating Pedro Caldas of Portugal and Murat Fırat of Türkiye in the repechage bracket, following a quarterfinal loss to eventual gold medalist Hasrat Jafarov of Azerbaijan.^[3]

Later that year, he competed at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. He defeated Ankit Gulia of India in the opening round but was eliminated by Azerbaijan’s Ulvu Ganizade in the round of 16.^[3]

Domestically, Jørgensen won the Norwegian national championship in 2023 and 2025, and previously earned silver in 2017 and bronze medals in 2015 and 2016.^[4]