Henrik Christiansen (swimmer)

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Henrik Christiansen
Personal information
NicknameOlympic Muffin Man
Born (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 27)
Lørenskog, Norway
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Gwangju 800 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Hangzhou 400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Melbourne 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Hangzhou 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Melbourne 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 London 400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 400 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Netanya 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Copenhagen 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Copenhagen 1500 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Dordrecht 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Dordrecht 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Dordrecht 1500 m freestyle

Henrik Christiansen (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian swimmer. He is a World Championships silver medalist, two-time World Championships (25m) silver and bronze medalist, two-time European Championships silver medalist, and European Short Course Championships silver and two-time bronze medalist. Christiansen is a three-time Olympian and competed at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. He holds the Norwegian national record in 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle in both long course and short course, and short course 4×200m freestyle relay. [1]

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Career

2014

Christiansen won three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships. [2]

2015

He also competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. [3]

2016

He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 400 metre freestyle. [4]

He turned down swimming scholarship offers from Stanford University and UC Berkeley to continue his training in Norway. [5]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was a finalist in the 1500m freestyle, placing 8th. [6] [7] He also competed in the 400m freestyle. [8]

International Swimming League

In 2019, he was a member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. He won the 400 m freestyle in London.

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle and 1500m freestyle. [9] [10] [11] [12]

2024 Summer Olympics

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Christiansen placed 25th in the 800m freestyle, 20th in the 1500m freestyle, and 25th in the 10km Marathon Swim. [13] [14]

Personal life

Christiansen went viral on TikTok during the 2024 Summer Olympics for several videos he posted about his love of the chocolate muffins served at the Olympic dining hall and was nicknamed the "Olympic Muffin Man." [15] [16] [17]

Records

He holds multiple national swimming records. [18]

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References

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