Håvard Jørgensen (wrestler)
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| Born | April 10, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kolbotn IL / Lambertseter BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Håvard Jørgensen (born 10 April 1999) is a Norwegian Greco‑Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Nordic champion and a bronze medalist at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships.
Career
Jørgensen has been one of Norway’s top Greco-Roman wrestlers since his teenage years. He became Nordic champion in 2019 in Kristiansund (67 kg) and again in 2021 in Herning (72 kg). That same year, he placed 10th at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo.[1]
He represented Norway at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, where he finished 7th in the 67 kg category.[2]
At the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Jørgensen won a bronze medal after defeating Pedro Caldas of Portugal and Murat Fırat of Türkiye in the repechage bracket, following a quarterfinal loss to eventual gold medalist Hasrat Jafarov of Azerbaijan.[3]
Later that year, he competed at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. He defeated Ankit Gulia of India in the opening round but was eliminated by Azerbaijan’s Ulvu Ganizade in the round of 16.[3]
Domestically, Jørgensen won the Norwegian national championship in 2023 and 2025, and previously earned silver in 2017 and bronze medals in 2015 and 2016.[4]
References
- ^ "Håvard Jørgensen – Athlete Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Håvard Jørgensen – Bryting.no". Norges Bryteforbund. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Håvard Jørgensen – UWW Profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Navn: Jørgensen Håvard". Norges Bryteforbund Database. Retrieved 8 September 2021.