Jon-Hermann Hegg
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1999 Dingle, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kisen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jon-Hermann Hegg (born 26 March 1999) is a Norwegian sport shooter. His achievements include winning individual gold medal at the European championships and individual bronze at the World championships., as well as team gold medals both in World and European championships. He holds a team world record in 50 metre rifle three positions since 2021.
Biography
[edit]Hegg was born in Dingle, Ireland, on 26 March 1999.[1]
2021
[edit]Competing at the 2021 European Shooting Championships in Croatia, Hegg won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions, ahead of silver medalist Henrik Larsen. Together with Simon Claussen, who placed 7th in the final, these three set a new world record for teams in the qualifications with a total of 3549 points, all three qualifying for the final.[2] He won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Simon Claussen and Henrik Larsen.[3]
He represented Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in men's 10 m air rifle and in 50 metre rifle three positions.[1]
2022
[edit]With a height of 196 cm and a longer neck than average, the rule change regarding the size of certain weapon details, effective from 1 January 2022, made the shooting process more comfortable for Hegg, who previously suffered from balance problems and neck pain due to unnatural headbending during shooting.[4]
At the 2022 European 25/50 m Events Championships, he won a gold medal in 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team, together with Jeanette Hegg Duestad.[5]
At the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo he won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Simon Claussen and Henrik Larsen, after defeating a French team in the final match.[6]
2023
[edit]At the 2023 European 10 m Events Championships in Tallinn, together with Jeanette Hegg Duestad he won the 10 m air rifle mixed team, defeating a team from Israel in the final.[7][8]
Competing at the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, he won the team gold medal in 50 m rifle prone, along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Henrik Larsen.[9] He won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Henrik Larsen.[10]
2024
[edit]In May 2024 Hegg won a gold medal in 50 metre rifle match at the 2024 European Championships 25m & 50m events in Osijek, ahead of Serhiy Kulish and Patrik Jány. He also won the team gold medal in 50m rifle match with the Norwegian team, along with Henrik Larsen and Ole Martin Halvorsen.[11]
He was selected to represent Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12] His first competition in the Olympics was in mixed air rifle team with Jeanette Hegg Duestad, where they placed fifth, missing the final by a hair (0.1 points).[13]
Records
[edit]| Current world records held in 50 metre rifle three positions | ||||||
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| Men's | Teams | 3549 |  Norway (Claussen, Larsen, Hegg)
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May 29, 2021 | Osijek (CRO) | edit |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jon-Hermann Hegg". olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rønning, Dag (30 May 2021). "Helmatch-bronse til Jeanette Hegg Duestad – lagsølv til gutta". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Solbakken, Hans (26 July 2024). "Norsk våpen-jubel før OL: Denne endringa gjer nordmann til OL-favoritt". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "European Championship 25/50m Wroclaw. 50m RIFLE 3 POSITIONS MIXED TEAM (FRI 16 SEP 2022)". results.sius.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Men's 50 m rifle three positions team results" (PDF). isssf-sports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Rønning, Dag (13 March 2023). "Historiske 3 gull til Jeanette". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Duestad med gull-hattrick i EM – dramatisk norsk lagseier i luftrifle". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Norsk VM-gull for første gang på 21 år: – Laggullene er de fineste". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "7. plass til Jenny Stene og 2 x lagbronse til Norge i 50m match". skyting.no (in Norwegian). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Jon-Hermann Hegg ble europamester". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "16 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL i Paris" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Olympiatoppen. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Jon-Hermann Hegg at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Jon-Hermann Hegg at Olympics.com
- Jon-Hermann Hegg at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
