Simon Claussen

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.

Simon Kolstad Claussen

Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 34) Setskog, Norway
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Club	Høland/Bjørkelangen Kisen
Medal record World Championships 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle prone 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team 2023 Baku 300 m rifle prone team 2022 Cairo 300 m standard rifle open 2023 Baku 300 m rifle 3 positions team European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team European Championships 2021 Osijek 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2021 Osijek 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team

Biography

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

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

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 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

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]