# Simon Claussen

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{{Short description|Norwegian sport shooter (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Simon Kolstad Claussen
| image =  Simon Kolstad Claussen.jpg
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1991|6|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Setskog](/source/Setskog), Norway
| nationality = Norwegian
| sport = [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports)
| event =  
| club = Høland/Bjørkelangen <br> Kisen
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) }}
{{MedalGold|[2022 Cairo](/source/2022_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships)|{{nowrap|300 m rifle prone}}}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Cairo|50 m rifle 3 positions team}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Cairo|{{nowrap|50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team}}}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Baku](/source/2023_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships)|300 m rifle prone team}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Cairo| 300 m standard rifle open}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Baku|{{nowrap|300 m rifle 3 positions team}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[European Games](/source/European_Games)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2023 Kraków–Małopolska](/source/2023_European_Games)|{{nowrap|[50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2023_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Mixed_team_50_metre_rifle_three_positions)}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/European_Shooting_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2021 Osijek](/source/2021_European_Shooting_Championships)|50 m rifle 3 positions team   }}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Osijek|{{Nowrap|50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team }}   }}
}}

'''Simon Kolstad Claussen''' (born 21 June 1991) is a Norwegian [sport shooter](/source/Shooting_sports). 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](/source/50_metre_rifle_three_positions) since 2021.

==Biography==
Born in [Setskog](/source/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.<ref name=snl/>

===2021===
Competing at the [2021 European Shooting Championships](/source/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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Helmatch-bronse til Jeanette Hegg Duestad – lagsølv til gutta |first=Dag |last=Rønning | url=https://www.skyting.no/2021/05/30/helmatch-bronse-til-jeanette-hegg-duestad-lagsolv-til-gutta/ |website=skyting.no |language=no |date=30 May 2021 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> He won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team, along with [Jenny Stene](/source/Jenny_Stene).<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagsølv på helmatch til riflejentene – bronse i mix-lag til Jenny og Simon |first=Dag |last=Rønning |url=https://www.skyting.no/2021/05/31/lagsolv-pa-helmatch-til-riflejentene-bronse-i-mix-lag-til-jenny-og-simon/ |website=skyting.no |language=no |date=31 May 2021 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> He also competed in 50 m rifle 3 positions, placing seventh. Together with [Jon-Hermann Hegg](/source/Jon-Hermann_Hegg) and [Henrik Larsen](/source/Henrik_Larsen_(sport_shooter)), 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=EM-gull på helmatch til Jon-Hermann Hegg – sølv til Henrik Larsen |first=Dag |last=Rønning |url=https://www.skyting.no/2021/05/29/em-gull-pa-helmatch-til-jon-hermann-hegg-solv-til-henrik-larsen/ |website=skyting.no |language=no |date=29 May 2021 |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>

===2022===
He won a silver medal in 300 m rifle at the [2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships](/source/2022_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships).<ref>{{cite web |title= VM-sølv til Simon Kolstad Claussen i Kairo |url= https://www.skyting.no/2022/10/25/vm-solv-til-simon-kolstad-claussen-i-kairo/ |website=skyting.no |language=no |date=25 October 2022 |access-date= 21 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= VM-sølv til Claussen |language=no |url= https://www.nrk.no/sport/vm-solv-til-claussen-1.16151601 |website=nrk.no | date=25 October 2022 |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> He won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Larsen and Hegg, after defeating a French team in the final match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/media/resultspdf/2022/3074/F100030TA2310221230.1.R3PTEAMM.0.001.pdf|website= isssf-sports.org |title=Men's 50 m rifle three positions team results |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Further, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone mixed team, along with [Jeanette Hegg Duestad](/source/Jeanette_Hegg_Duestad), as well as gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team, at the 2022 World Championships.<ref>{{cite news| title= Norge herjet på VMs siste dag – skytegull til Duestad og Claussen |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/2022/10/27/norge-herjet-pa-vms-siste-dag-skytegull-til-duestad-og-claussen/ |work=Dagsavisen | date=25 October 2022 |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>

===2023===
In June 2023 Claussen competed at the [2023 European Games](/source/2023_European_Games), where he won a bronze medal in [mixed team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2023_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Mixed_team_50_metre_rifle_three_positions), along with [Jenny Stene](/source/Jenny_Stene).<ref>{{cite web|title=Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team – Results|url=https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/SHO/EG2023_SHO_C73FD2_SHOXR3PMT-------------FNL---------.pdf|date=2 July 2023|access-date=31 July 2024|website=european-games.org}}</ref> Along with [Ole Martin Halvorsen](/source/Ole_Martin_Halvorsen) and [Jon-Hermann Hegg](/source/Jon-Hermann_Hegg), he qualified for the finals in 
[50 metre rifle team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2023_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_50_metre_rifle_three_positions), where they placed fourth, defeated by Serbia in the bronze medal match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Team – Results|url=https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/SHO/EG2023_SHO_C73FD2_SHOMR3PMT-------------FNL---------.pdf|date=29 June 2023|access-date=31 July 2024|website=european-games.org}}</ref>

At the [2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships](/source/2023_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) in Baku, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone team, along with [Kim-André Lund](/source/Kim-Andr%C3%A9_Lund) and [Odd Arne Brekne](/source/Odd_Arne_Brekne). He placed fourth in the individual contest.<ref>{{cite news |title=VM i skyting: Norge tok gull og sølv i lagkonkurransen på 300 meter rifle |url=https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/sport/2023/08/27/195944583/vm-i-skyting-norge-tok-gull-og-solv-i-lagkonkurransen-pa-300-meter-rifle |website=abcnyheter.no |language=no |date= 27 August 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title= Simon Kolstad Claussen |first=Svein-Erik |last=Tosterud |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Simon_Kolstad_Claussen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=21 August 2023}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{ISSF}} 
* {{Team Norway|sportsskyting/simon-kolstad-claussen|Simon Kolstad Claussen}}

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Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Aurskog-Høland
Category:Sport shooters from Akershus
Category:Norwegian male sport shooters
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Shooters at the 2019 European Games
Category:Shooters at the 2023 European Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games bronze medalists for Norway
Category:European Games medalists in shooting

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