Jon-Hermann Hegg

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Jon-Hermann Hegg
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Hegg in 2023
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 26)
Dingle, Ireland
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport Shooting
ClubKisen
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Baku 50 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Cairo50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Baku50 m rifle 3 positions team
World Cup Final
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Doha 50 m rifle 3 positions
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cairo 10 m air rifle mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rio De Janeiro 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Rio De Janeiro 50 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rio De Janeiro 10 m air rifle mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Munich 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rio De Janeiro 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rio De Janeiro 50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Rio De Janeiro 10 m air rifle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Munich 50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rio De Janeiro 10 m air rifle team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Bologna 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Osijek 50 m rifle 3 positions
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Wrocław 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Tallinn 10 m air rifle mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Croatia10 m air rifle team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Châteauroux 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Châteauroux 50 m Rifle Prone
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Châteauroux 50 m Rifle Prone Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Osijek50 m rifle 3 positions team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Wrocław50 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Wrocław50 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Bologna50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Osijek 10 m air rifle mixed team

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.

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Biography

Hegg was born in Dingle, Ireland, on 26 March 1999. [1]

2021

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

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

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

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]

2025

In March 2025 Hegg won a team gold medal in 10m air rifle at the 2025 European 10 m Events Championships in Osijek, along with Henrik Larsen and Ole Martin Halvorsen. [14] He also won a team bronze medal in 10m air rifle mix, together with Jeanette Hegg Duestad. [15]

Records

Current world records held in 50 metre rifle three positions
Men'sTeams3549Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Claussen, Larsen, Hegg)May 29, 2021 Osijek (CRO) edit

References

  1. 1 2 "Jon-Hermann Hegg". olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Rønning, Dag (30 May 2021). "Helmatch-bronse til Jeanette Hegg Duestad – lagsølv til gutta". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "European Championship 25/50m Wroclaw. 50m RIFLE 3 POSITIONS MIXED TEAM (FRI 16 SEP 2022)". results.sius.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Rønning, Dag (13 March 2023). "Historiske 3 gull til Jeanette". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Duestad med gull-hattrick i EM – dramatisk norsk lagseier i luftrifle". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Norsk VM-gull for første gang på 21 år: – Laggullene er de fineste". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Jon-Hermann Hegg ble europamester". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "16 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL i Paris" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Olympiatoppen. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "To EM-gull til Norge i skyting". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Rønning, Dag (14 March 2025). "4 gull i Norge i EM luftvåpen for senior i Kroatia". skyting.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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