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| Nickname | Olympic Muffin Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1996 Lørenskog, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henrik Christiansen is a Norwegian swimmer.
Career
[edit]2014
[edit]He won three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships.[1]
2015
[edit]He also competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
2016
[edit]He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 400 metre freestyle.[3]
He turned down swimming scholarship offers from Stanford University and UC Berkeley to continue his training in Norway.[4]
International Swimming League
[edit]In 2019, he was a member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. He won the 400 m freestyle in London.
2024 Summer Olympics
[edit]During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Christiansen placed 25th in the 800-meter freestyle, competed in the 1,500-meter freestyle, and swam 10k in the Seine.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Christiansen went viral on TikTok during the 2024 Summer Olympics for several videos he posted about his love for the chocolate muffins served at the Olympic dining hall. He was dubbed the nickname "Olympic Muffin Man" due to this.[6][7][8]
Records
[edit]He holds multiple national swimming records.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Bowmile, Mitch (4 August 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Takes Huge Chunk Off Norwegian National Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Jones, Molly (24 August 2015). "Christiansen crushes Norwegian records". The Norwegian American. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "EM-sølv til Henrik Christiansen: – Jeg har ikke toppet formen - Svømming - VG". Vg.no. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Dropper anerkjente universitet i USA". NRK (in Norwegian). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Tumin, Remy (2024-07-31). "How a Norwegian Swimmer Made Chocolate Muffins a Hit at the Olympics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ Tumin, Remy (1 August 2024). "The hottest item at the Olympics is a chocolate muffin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Treisman, Rachel (1 August 2024). "A Norwegian swimmer's love affair with chocolate muffins may be winning the Olympics". NPR. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Apstein, Stephanie (1 August 2024). "Do You Know the Olympics' Muffin Man?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Marsteller, Jason (22 March 2015). "Henrik Christiansen Dominates Norwegian Champs". Swimming World. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Henrik Christiansen at World Aquatics
- Henrik Christiansen at Swimrankings.net
- Henrik Christiansen at Olympics.com
- Henrik Christiansen at Olympedia
- Henrik Christiansen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
