Håvard Haukenes (born 22 April 1990) is a Norwegian athlete. He has competed in two Olympic games in the 50 kilometre walk.
He made his
World Championships debut in Moscow 2013, later in
2015 World Championships in Beijing. His first Olympic Games was the
2016 Olympic Games
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, where he placed 7th in the 50 kilometre walk.
Haukenes was also ranked as world leader in 2017 leading into World Championship in London. In 2018, he finished 4th in the European championship in Berlin. In 2019, he was ranked as number 5 in the world and in 2020 he earned a national record on the 30 km walk. Haukenes competed in the Olympic games in Tokyo 2021 and in several
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. ...
s.
Haukenes was born in
Paradis, Bergen and represents the club ILI BUL.
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1990 births
Living people
Athletes from Bergen
Norwegian male racewalkers
World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Norway
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Norwegian people
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