Jon-Hermann Hegg
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1999 Dingle, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jon-Hermann Hegg (born 26 March 1999) is a Norwegian sport shooter. His achievements include winning individual gold medal at the European Championships and individual bronze at the World Championships, as well as team gold medals both in World and European championships. He holds a team world record in 50 metre rifle three positions since 2021.
2021
Hegg was born in Dingle, Ireland, on 26 March 1999.[1]
Competing at the 2021 European Shooting Championships in Croatia, Hegg won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions, ahead of silver medalist Henrik Larsen. Together with Simon Claussen, who placed 7th in the final, these three set a new world record for teams in the qualifications with a total of 3549 points, all three qualifying for the final.[2] He won a silver medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Simon Claussen and Henrik Larsen.[3]
He represented Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in men's 10 m air rifle and in 50 metre rifle three positions.[1]
2022
With a height of 196 cm and a longer neck than average, the rule change regarding the size of certain weapon details, effective from 1 January 2022, made the shooting process more comfortable for Hegg, who previously suffered from balance problems and neck pain due to unnatural headbending during shooting.[4]
At the 2022 European 25/50 m Events Championships, he won a gold medal in 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team, together with Jeanette Hegg Duestad.[5]
At the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo he won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Simon Claussen and Henrik Larsen, after defeating a French team in the final match.[6]
2023
At the 2023 European 10 m Events Championships in Tallinn, together with Jeanette Hegg Duestad he won the 10 m air rifle mixed team, defeating a team from Israel in the final.[7][8]
Competing at the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, he won the team gold medal in 50 m rifle prone, along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Henrik Larsen.[9] He won a bronze medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions team, along with Ole Martin Halvorsen and Henrik Larsen.[10]
2024
In May 2024 Hegg won a gold medal in 50 metre rifle match at the 2024 European Championships 25m & 50m events in Osijek, ahead of Serhiy Kulish and Patrik Jány. He also won the team gold medal in 50m rifle match with the Norwegian team, along with Henrik Larsen and Ole Martin Halvorsen.[11]
He was selected to represent Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12] His first competition in the Olympics was in mixed air rifle team with Jeanette Hegg Duestad, where they placed fifth, missing the final by a hair (0.1 points).[13]
2025
In March 2025 Hegg won a team gold medal in 10m air rifle at the 2025 European 10 m Events Championships in Osijek, along with Henrik Larsen and Ole Martin Halvorsen.[14] He also won a team bronze medal in 10m air rifle mix, together with Jeanette Hegg Duestad.[15]
