Heggemsnes was born in Oslo, Norway to a Swedish father of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent, and a Norwegian mother who was born in California. He has a twin brother, as well as two older brothers and two older sisters.[3]
Heggemsnes first took up football as a child, and used to celebrate goals by doing cartwheels. A parent of another player suggested to his mother that she should enroll him in gymnastics.[4][5] He started training in gymnastics at age nine.[6]
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Heggemsnes has been training with his current coach Valentyn Skrypin since age 11. He made his international debut at the 2016 Junior European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, placing 42nd in the all-around during qualifications. Later that year, he competed at the 2016 Northern European Championships in Trondheim, where he was part of the gold medal-winning Norwegian team. Individually, he took the silver medal in the all-around and on the pommel horse, and the bronze on the parallel bars.[7]
In 2019, Heggemsnes became the senior Norwegian all-around national champion and won a bronze medal on vault at the Szombathely World Cup in Hungary. He also had success at the 2019 Northern European Championships in Kópavogur, winning the all-around title with a score of 80.950, and helping Norway take the team gold ahead of Wales and Scotland. He also won gold on floor, silver on rings, parallel bars and horizontal bar, as well as a bronze on pommel horse.[9] Heggemsnes went on to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart where he placed 51st all-around in qualifications, scoring 79.623. His performance at the World Championships earned him an individual spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10]
At the Tokyo Olympics, Heggemsnes competed on pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and the horizontal bar but did not reach the finals.[11][12]
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^"Who's going to the Olympics?". Balance Beam Situation. May 4, 2021.
^"Norway's Heggemsnes on Tokyo 2020: 'The Emotion Took Me'". International Gymnast. February 18, 2020.
^"Sofus Heggemsnes - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). July 6, 2020.
^"The 2021 Olympians: Sofus Heggemsnes". The Gymternet. June 18, 2020.
^"Jeg gjør unge Sofus veldig stolt" [I make young Sofus very proud]. TV2 Sport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^"Resultater nordeuropeisk mesterskap". Gymogturn.no (in Norwegian). October 24, 2016.
^"HEGGEMSNES Sofus results". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^"2019 Northern European Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. September 25, 2019.
^"Olympic qualifiers". The Gymternet. October 7, 2019.
^"Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2021 July 24 - August 3 Artistic Gymnastics Men and Women". Gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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sofus, heggemsnes, born, july, 1999, norwegian, artistic, gymnast, competed, 2017, 2018, 2019, world, championships, represented, norway, 2020, summer, olympics, tokyo, japan, four, time, northern, european, champion, well, world, bronze, medalist, country, re. Sofus Heggemsnes born 13 July 1999 1 is a Norwegian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2017 2018 and 2019 World Championships He represented Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan 2 He is a four time Northern European champion as well as a World Cup bronze medalist Sofus HeggemsnesCountry represented NorwayBorn 1999 07 13 13 July 1999 age 24 Oslo NorwayHometownOslo NorwayDisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsLevelSenior International EliteClubOslo TurnforeningHead coach es Valentyn Skrypin Gabriel Negru Vitalij SolodkijsMedal record Artistic gymnastics Representing Norway Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIG World Cup 0 0 1 Northern European Championships 2016 Trondheim Team 2019 Kopavogur Team 2019 Kopavogur All Around 2019 Kopavogur Floor Exercise 2016 Trondheim All Around 2016 Trondheim Pommel Horse 2019 Kopavogur Rings 2019 Kopavogur Parallel Bars 2019 Kopavogur Horizontal Bar 2016 Trondheim Parallel Bars 2019 Kopavogur Pommel Horse Contents 1 Early life 2 Gymnastics career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editHeggemsnes was born in Oslo Norway to a Swedish father of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent and a Norwegian mother who was born in California He has a twin brother as well as two older brothers and two older sisters 3 Heggemsnes first took up football as a child and used to celebrate goals by doing cartwheels A parent of another player suggested to his mother that she should enroll him in gymnastics 4 5 He started training in gymnastics at age nine 6 Gymnastics career editHeggemsnes has been training with his current coach Valentyn Skrypin since age 11 He made his international debut at the 2016 Junior European Championships in Bern Switzerland placing 42nd in the all around during qualifications Later that year he competed at the 2016 Northern European Championships in Trondheim where he was part of the gold medal winning Norwegian team Individually he took the silver medal in the all around and on the pommel horse and the bronze on the parallel bars 7 Heggemsnes became a senior in 2017 making his international senior debut at the Varna World Cup in Bulgaria placing seventh in the pommel horse final He went on to compete at his first World Championships in Montreal Canada but did not make any finals In 2018 he competed at the European Championships in Glasgow and the World Championships in Doha where he placed 40th all around in qualifications and 22nd with the Norwegian team He also finished seventh on pommel horse at the 2018 Guimaraes World Cup 8 In 2019 Heggemsnes became the senior Norwegian all around national champion and won a bronze medal on vault at the Szombathely World Cup in Hungary He also had success at the 2019 Northern European Championships in Kopavogur winning the all around title with a score of 80 950 and helping Norway take the team gold ahead of Wales and Scotland He also won gold on floor silver on rings parallel bars and horizontal bar as well as a bronze on pommel horse 9 Heggemsnes went on to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart where he placed 51st all around in qualifications scoring 79 623 His performance at the World Championships earned him an individual spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 10 At the Tokyo Olympics Heggemsnes competed on pommel horse rings parallel bars and the horizontal bar but did not reach the finals 11 12 References edit Sofus Heggemsnes Profil Sport de Retrieved May 19 2021 Who s going to the Olympics Balance Beam Situation May 4 2021 Norway s Heggemsnes on Tokyo 2020 The Emotion Took Me International Gymnast February 18 2020 Sofus Heggemsnes FIG Athlete Profile International Gymnastics Federation FIG July 6 2020 The 2021 Olympians Sofus Heggemsnes The Gymternet June 18 2020 Jeg gjor unge Sofus veldig stolt I make young Sofus very proud TV2 Sport in Norwegian Retrieved 28 July 2021 Resultater nordeuropeisk mesterskap Gymogturn no in Norwegian October 24 2016 HEGGEMSNES Sofus results International Gymnastics Federation FIG Retrieved May 19 2021 2019 Northern European Championships Men s Results The Gymternet September 25 2019 Olympic qualifiers The Gymternet October 7 2019 Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2021 July 24 August 3 Artistic Gymnastics Men and Women Gymnasticsresults com Retrieved 28 July 2021 Sofus Heggemsnes Tokyo 2020 Athlete Profile Olympics com Retrieved 28 July 2021 External links editSofus Heggemsnes at the International Gymnastics Federation Sofus Heggemsnes at Olympics com Sofus Heggemsnes at Olympedia nbsp Sofus Heggemsnes at Team Norway in Norwegian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sofus Heggemsnes amp oldid 1156728024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
