Henrik Christiansen (born 9 October 1996) is a Norwegian

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Junior career

He won three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships.

Senior career

He won a silver medal at the

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in the 400 metre freestyle. He also competed at the

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. He turned down swimming scholarship offers from

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and

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to continue his training in Norway.

International Swimming League

In 2019, he was a member of the

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representing Team Iron. He won the 400 m freestyle in London.

Records

He holds multiple national swimming records.

References

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* * * * * Living people 1996 births Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Norwegian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Norway European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Championships (multi-sport event) silver medalists World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Norwegian people 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-swimming-bio-stub