Henrik Larsen: Norway’s Rifle Prodigy Who Led Kentucky Rifle to New Height
A Meteoric Rise to Greatness
Henrik Larsen’s one sensational season at Kentucky (2017–18) rewrote the record books and cemented his legacy as one of the most dominant shooters in NCAA history. The Norwegian phenom:
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Led UK to the 2018 NCAA Rifle National Championship (team title)
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Captured the 2018 NCAA Air Rifle Individual National Championship
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Swept national honors:
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NCAA Shooter of the Year
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NCAA Freshman of the Year
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Set school records in smallbore, air rifle, and aggregate score—in just one year
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Won every event he entered except the NCAA Smallbore final—a near-flawless season
Olympian & World Champion
After turning pro post-freshman year, Larsen:
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Represented Norway at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Won GOLD at the 2022 ISSF World Championships (Smallbore Men)
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Established himself as one of Europe’s elite rifle shooters
Larsen’s Kentucky Legacy Endures
The most dominant single season in UK rifle history
The only shooter to win NCAA team, individual, and World Championship gold
Proved Kentucky’s ability to develop world-class talent—even in one year
“A shooting savant who made perfection look routine.”